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Written question asked by John Hemming (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 25 February 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 27 February 2015. It was answered by Shailesh Vara (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 March 2015 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Courts

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courtrooms there are in (a) the High Court at the Royal Courts of Justice, (b) the County Court in Birmingham, (c) the Family Court in Birmingham and (d) the High Court in Birmingham.

Answer

The Royal Courts of Justice has 122 court rooms which are available for use by the High Court. The Birmingham Civil Justice Centre has 56 court rooms available for use by the High Court, family court and the county court. The use of a courtroom for any particular case will be a matter for listing and the judiciary.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
225310
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Courts Birmingham Royal Courts of Justice
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk