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Lord Chancellors Dept

Answer

Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will list the monthly court sitting hours for (a) 1998, (b) 1999, (c) 2000 and (d) 2001 for the magistrates courts in (i) Kingston-upon-Thames, (ii) Merton, (iii) Richmond- upon-Thames, (iv) Sutton and (v) Croydon. [43799] Mr. Wills: Court sitting hours are collected annually for the Magistrates Courts Committees (MCC) areas rather than individual courts. The figures for the five MCC areas in the question are contained in the table. Figures for 2001-02 are not yet available for the single entity of the Greater London Magistrates Courts Authority (GLMCA) which was formed in April 2001 and incorporates the previous 22 Greater London MCCs including the five courts in question. Court sitting hours _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998{ 1} April 1999 to March 2000{ 1} April 2000 to March 2001 Kingston upon Thames 2,915 2,960 2,718 Merton 3,426 3,670 4,148 Richmond upon Thames 2,920 2,606 3,134 Sutton 2,622 2,628 2,780 Croydon 7,273 6,658 7,098 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} At the end of 1998, the system was amended to collection based upon financial rather than calendar years.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

43799; 382 c415W;382 c413W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Courts Croydon Working hours Sutton Surrey Merton Richmond upon Thames Kingston upon Thames

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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