HC Deb 23 February 1999 vol 326 c235W
Mr. Blizzard

To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department what progress has been made in the fast tracking of young offenders through the magistrates courts. [70857]

Mr. Hoon

In the youth court the average number of days from charge or summons to "completion" fell from 87 days in June 1997 to 77 days in June 1998.