§ Mr. Marshall-AndrewsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list for 1995 to 1999 the number and percentage of those who elected trial by jury in either way offences and who subsequently pleaded guilty who were committed jointly charged with others who contested the case in the Crown Court. [110819]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeAs I stated in my reply to a question from my hon. and learned Friend on 9 December 1999,Official Report, column 618W, the information requested is not collected centrally.
§ Mr. Marshall-AndrewsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people ordinarily resident in Scotland elected trial by jury in either way offences in the United Kingdom in each year from 1995 to 1999. [110818]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe information requested is not collected centrally. It is only in England and Wales that defendants have the option of electing trial by jury.