§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions the interim procurator fiscal has appeared in the sheriff court at Arbroath since his appointment. [32527]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe interim procurator fiscal at Arbroath has not appeared personally in the sheriff court there since his appointment.
§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many trials were fixed and how many and what percentage of trials proceeded with evidence led in respect of (i) the sheriff courts of Arbroath and Forfar and district 101W courts of Arbroath, Brechin and Forfar and (ii) the remainder of the sheriff courts and district courts within the sheriffdom of Tayside Central and Fife between (a) January and December 1994, (b) January and December 1995 and (c) December 1995 and April 1996. [32508]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonFigures for the district courts are not held centrally. Figures for the sheriff courts are as follows.
Trial fixed Trials evidence led Percentage of trials evidence led to trials fixed January to December 1994 Arbroath 578 147 25 Forfar 438 100 23 Remaining courts 9,314 2,390 26 January to December 1995 Arbroath 486 90 19 Forfar 398 68 17 Remaining courts 8,768 1,916 22 December 1995 to April 1996 Arbroath 175 18 10 Forfar 75 25 33 Remaining courts 3,379 733 22