Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of adjournments is per case in (a) all cases heard in the criminal courts and (b) cases relating to (i) murder, (ii) rape (iii) sexual assault, (iv) burglary and (v) crimes against the person in each year since 2010.
The information requested about the number of adjournments per case in all cases in the (a) the Criminal Courts and (b) relating to (i) murder, (ii) rape, (iii) sexual assault, (iv) burglary and (v) crimes against the person each year since 2010 could only be provided at disproportionate cost.