Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Attorney-General – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 20 January 1997.
The north-west area of the Crown Prosecution Service makes a strong contribution to the overall success of the service. The number and proportion of cases discontinued has been reduced to below the national average and conviction rates in the magistrates and Crown courts are 98.5 per cent. and 91.6 per cent. respectively.