Written question asked by Ross Cranston (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2005. It was answered by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate he has made of the difference in cost of permanently locating a High Court judge or judges in a large commercial centre such as Birmingham compared with the costs of the present system of visiting High Court judges.

Answer: Ross Cranston: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what estimate he has made of the difference in cost of permanently locating a High Court judge or judges in a large commercial centre such as Birmingham compared with the costs of the present system of visiting High Court judges. [222771] Mr. Leslie: No assessment has been made of the difference in cost of permanently locating High Court judges to the larger commercial centres as compared to the present system, although the cost effectiveness of the current arrangements for housing High Court judges while out on circuit is regularly reviewed.

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