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Written Answers to Questions

Wednesday 29 November 1995

HOUSE OF COMMONS

Quality of Service Survey

Mr. Dalyell: To ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will list (a) the cost of the Serjeant at Arms quality of service survey and (b) the payment to Janet Levin Associates for its services in connection with the survey. [2435]

Mr. Beith: The final cost of the survey is dependent on the amount of work which is considered necessary at each stage to complete it satisfactorily. I have asked the Serjeant at Arms to write to the hon. Member with details.

PRIME MINISTER

Cyprus

Mr. Cox: To ask the Prime Minister what issues concerning Cyprus were discussed by him during his recent meeting with the Prime Minister of Turkey; and if he will make a statement. [3171]

The Prime Minister: I discussed with Mrs. Ciller the prospects for a solution of the Cyprus problem. We agreed that the status quo was not acceptable. I urged Mrs. Ciller to bring positive Turkish influence to bear in moving towards a settlement.

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

Legal Aid

Mr. Marshall: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department when the Green Paper on legal aid to the seemingly wealthy was published; when the consultation period ended; and when a decision will be announced. [2001]

Mr. Evans: The Lord Chancellor published his consultation paper on legal aid for the apparently wealthy on 20 December 1994. The consultation period ended on 1 March 1995 and a press release listing the Lord Chancellor's proposals was issued on 26 April 1995. A

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report by the study group on the establishment of the special investigations unit will go before the Lord Chancellor in the near future. Proposed amendments to the regulations will be placed before Parliament early in 1996.

Justices of the Peace

Mr. John D. Taylor: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many justices of the peace there are per 1,000 persons in each of the district council areas in Northern Ireland. [1668]

Mr. Jonathan Evans: Justices of the peace are appointed to serve in county court divisions. Details of the number of justices of the peace per 1,000 persons in each division in Northern Ireland are as follows:

Ards: 1.7
Antrim: 1.3
Armagh and South Down: 1.6
Belfast: 2.0
Craigavon: 2.0
Fermanagh and Tyrone: 1.0
Londonderry: 2.0.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Crown Prosecution Service

Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Attorney-General if he will list for (a) each court circuit in Wales, (b) for Wales as a whole and (c) for England for each of the last three years for which figures are available: (i) the number of cases submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service by the police for consideration of bringing proceedings, (ii) the number of prosecutions brought by the Crown Prosecution Service and (iii) the figures in (ii) expressed as a percentage of (i); and if he will make a statement. [1090]

The Attorney-General: The tables of figures show the number of cases received from the police and those dealt with by the Crown Prosecution Service during the last three years, for Wales and for England. The figures comprise proceedings in the magistrates courts, but do not include the specialised casework handled by the headquarters of the service. No figures are held for individual court circuits.

The percentage of cases discontinued, expressed as a proportion of those dealt with, was:

	Wales percentage	England percentage
Year ending September 1993	11.8	13.5
Year ending September 1994	11.1	11.9
Year ending September 1995	12.1	11.9

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CPS England Magistrates' Courts cases

				Of which . . .
	Received	Dealt with(1)	Completed in Magistrates' Courts	Discontinued	Committed to Crown Court	Other disposals(2)
Year ending September 1993	1,365,586	1,285,624	898,971	173,423	97,121	116,109
Year ending September 1994	1,354,692	1,245,974	868,062	148,440	98,563	130,909
Year ending September 1995	1,293,999	1,243,964	861,904	147,561	89,566	144,933

(1) Cases dealt with comprise all those completed, excluding advice cases and non criminal proceedings.

(2) Other disposals comprise committal hearings in which the defendant was discharged, cases in which the defendant was bound over to keep

the peace, instances where the defendant could not be found, and other cases in which the prosecution could not proceed (e.g., through the death of the defendant).

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CPS Wales Magistrates' Courts cases

				Of which . . .
	Received	Dealt with(3)	Completed in Magistrates' Courts	Discontinued	Committed to Crown Court	Other disposals(4)
Year ending September 1993	105,328	105,407	72,623	12,401	6,144	14,239
Year ending September 1994	100,736	95,759	65,521	10,645	5,698	13,895
Year ending September 1995	95,815	90,826	63,442	11,033	5,662	10,689

(3) Cases dealt with comprise all those completed, excluding advice cases and non criminal proceedings.

(4) Other disposals comprise committal hearings in which the defendant was discharged, cases in which the defendant was bound over to keep

the peace, instances where the defendant could not be found, and other cases in which the prosecution could not proceed (e.g., through the death of the defendant).

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NATIONAL HERITAGE

Football Trust

Ms Lynne: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what was the income of the Football Trust in each week since 1 November 1994 (a) in total, (b) from pool betting duty and (c) from "spot the ball". [2268]

Mr. Sproat: The information contained in the following table has been obtained from the Football Trust.

The Football Trust: Weekly income since November 1994

	Total income	Pool betting duty	Spot the ball
Week ending	£	£	£
1994
November
4	733,750	473,752	259,998
11	724,750	468,851	255,899
18	758,972	479,946	279,026
25	730,158	473,315	256,843
December
2	703,908	455,816	248,092
9	694,337	450,908	243,429
16	675,709	448,161	227,548
23	696,142	460,085	236,057
30	1,460,364	924,477	535,887
1995
January
6	119,323	116,368	2,955
13	161,749	160,420	1,329
20	583,560	393,654	189,906
27	610,005	404,662	205,343
February
3	614,825	408,250	206,575
10	605,460	408,357	197,103
17	606,123	401,609	204,514
24	599,293	398,305	200,988
March
3	594,043	398,545	195,498
10	584,063	389,026	195,037
17	579,733	386,974	192,759
24	586,984	386,892	200,092
31	578,654	381,238	197,416
April
7	565,827	369,835	195,992
14	565,397	372,364	193,033
21	567,903	375,494	192,409
28	551,028	363,933	187,095
May
5	475,885	349,427	126,458
12	491,057	354,366	136,691
19	483,546	354,411	129,135
26	462,926	336,321	126,605
June
2	466,731	335,725	131,006
9	459,213	328,176	131,037
16	428,790	311,703	117,087
23	443,163	321,627	121,536
30	434,357	313,315	121,042
July
7	435,190	312,106	123,084
14	427,861	309,524	118,337
21	411,226	297,011	114,215
28	420,019	304,625	115,394
August
4	414,367	299,673	114,694
11	399,916	289,773	110,143
18	382,969	279,530	103,439
25	397,699	289,334	108,365
September
1	409,326	299,532	109,794
8	404,044	297,407	106,637
15	400,544	295,237	105,307
22	410,667	302,533	108,134
29	415,098	306,839	108,259
October
6	407,116	300,100	107,016
13	405,738	297,780	107,958
20	407,511	298,040	109,471
27	411,044	301,645	109,399
November
3	405,125	295,681	109,444
10	405,849	298,747	107,102
17	404,842	294,120	110,722

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Ms Lynne: To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what has been the annual income of the Football Trust for each year since 1990. [2269]

Mr. Sproat: This information is available from the Football Trust annual reports held in the Library of the House.

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