Written question asked by Jackie Lawrence (Labour) on Monday, 24 January 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 April 2005. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Tuesday, 5 April 2005 on behalf of the Solicitor General.

Solicitor-General

Question: To ask the Solicitor General, if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency, the effects on Preseli Pembrokeshire of her Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997.

Answer: Mrs. Lawrence: To ask the Solicitor-General if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency, the effects on Preseli Pembrokeshire of her Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [211317] The Solicitor-General: Since 1997 the Government has embarked on a programme of reform in the criminal justice system to deliver justice for all by convicting and punishing the guilty and helping them to stop offending, while protecting the innocent. Statistics are not maintained at a constituency level, but within the Dyfed Powys area, the introduction of a statutory charging scheme has already had an impact on the number of cases falling out of the criminal justice system after charge. There has been a reduction from 21.2 per cent. to 17.3 per cent. since 2002-03.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 211317; 432 c1334-5W
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Government departments Policy Solicitor General Preseli Pembrokeshire
Contains statistics: Yes
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