Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) total and (b) effective trials there were for the (i) production, (ii) supply and (iii) possession with intent to supply of class A drugs in each quarter between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022.

Data on total and effective trials in the Crown Court can be found in the attached tables (table 1 for production of class A drugs offences, table 2 for supply of class A drugs and table 3 for possession with intent to supply class A drugs). There are a number of reasons why a trial may be ineffective, including witness absence, insufficient juror availability and the defence not being ready.