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Lord Windlesham
asked Her Majesty's Government:What was the number of either-way offences committed to trial in the Crown Court in each of the years from 1987 to 1997 inclusive, showing the annual year on year percentage change and the proportion of elected cases to all cases committed for trial in the Crown Court. [HL726]
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Figures provided by the Attorney-General's department which relate to prosecutions by the Crown Prosecution Service are given in the table:
| Year | Either-way offences committed for trial | Year on year per cent change | Per cent of either-way cases committed on election of defendant |
| 1987 | 95,854 | 53 | |
| 1988 | 105,505 | +10 | 45 |
| 1989 | 98,542 | -7 | 42 |
| 1990 | 94,149 | -4 | 38 |
| 1991 | 97,622 | +4 | 36 |
| 1992 | 91,829 | -6 | 37 |
| 1993 | 75,867 | -17 | 35 |
| 1994 | 71,436 | -6 | 35 |
| 1995 | 79,324 | +11 | 33 |
| 1996 | 71,654 | -10 | 32 |
| 1997 | 77,804 | +9 | 28 |