Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length was between plea and commencement of trial in cases at (a) Bury Magistrates' Court, (b) Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court and (c) all magistrates' courts.

This information is centrally held but not routinely reported in this format.

I will write to the Hon member with this information and place a copy in the library of the House in due course.