§ Dr. IddonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the backlog of cases awaiting examination at the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and what was the backlog on the same date in each year since its establishment. [123602]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI understand that, at the end of April this year, the Criminal Cases Review Commission had 921 cases awaiting review. The number of cases awaiting review at the end of April in 1997, 1998 and 1999 were 412, 860 and 1,198 respectively.