HC Deb 24 February 1997 vol 291 c21W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Attorney-General what is the number and percentage of cases completed by the Crown Prosecution Service at magistrates courts that have been(a) discontinued, (b) written off, (c) discharged at committal proceedings, (d) committed for trial, (e) bound over and (f) heard in court; and what was the total proceeded against in each of the 13 CPS areas in England and Wales in each year since 1992. [16238]

The Attorney-General

Tables setting out the information sought by the hon. Member would be too extensive to be included in theOfficial Report and I have placed them in the Libraries of the House. The figures contained in them are exclusive of pre-charge advice work and non-criminal proceedings, and do not include the specialised casework undertaken at CPS headquarters by Central Casework.