§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, in how many and what percentage of either-way cases(a) magistrates declined jurisdiction, (b) defendants consented to magistrates' jurisdiction and (c) defendants elected for jury trial; and if he will make a statement. [99791]
§ Mr. StrawThe information requested is being prepared; I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as it becomes available, and place a copy in the Library.