§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many committals for sentence there were at the Crown court by magistrates in each of the last five years for which figures are available. [123864]
§ Mr. LockThe total number of cases committed for sentence to the Crown court by magistrates courts for the last five years are:
Years Number 1995 8,757 1996 9,287 1997 11,835 1998 26,090 1999 27,086