§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Attorney-General how many appeals against(a) sentence and (b) conviction were made to the Court of Appeal in each of the last three years; and how many of those were successful. [35717]
§ Mr. HoonI have been asked to reply. The figures requested are as follows:
Year Appeals against sentence made Appeals against sentence allowed Appeals against conviction made Appeals against conviction allowed 1995 5,794 1,222 2,393 253 1996 6,436 1,379 2,288 250 1997 6,357 1,331 2,318 186