HL Deb 15 April 2002 vol 633 c135WA
Lord Beaumont of Whitley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the figure for the number of times (total and percentage) the London magistrates' courts and London youth courts have had to adjourn trials

Month Total cases Number of adjourned cases Percentage of adjourned cases Number of cases adjourned due to lack of court time Cases adjourned due to lack of court time as a percentage of all adjourned cases
June 25,081 1,827 7.28 34 1.9
July 24,766 2,687 10.85 93 3.5
August 26,558 2,565 9.66 46 1.8
September 24,066 2,377 9.88 49 2.1
October 27,899 2,767 9.92 50 1.8
November 28,087 2,588 9.21 75 2.9