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Proceeding contribution from Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 December 2010. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Courts Service Estate.


Courts Service Estate

My hon. Friend the Member for Burton (Andrew Griffiths) secured an Adjournment debate in July, and I think he accepted the need to make savings, but urged Ministers to consider the wider impacts. There is a high density of county courts in Staffordshire and west Mercia. Burton sat for 199 days in 2009-10, and there are no members of the judiciary based permanently at the court. Although facilities are adequate, closure would mean that Her Majesty's Courts Service would not be liable for an additional investment of around £450,000. None the less, I would of course be delighted to meet my hon. Friend to discuss the matter further.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
520 c823;520 c822 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Courts Cost effectiveness Closures Buildings Capital investment County courts Magistrates' courts Liverpool Travel Witnesses Victims Video conferencing HM Courts Service Newcastle-under-Lyme Prestatyn Camberwell
Link
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