Written questions

Administration of Justice: Finance

Commons · Question 34192 · Tabled 26 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Ben Maguire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to take steps to increase funding for the judicial system.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 10 Mar 2025

This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. Since taking office, the Lord Chancellor has funded up to 2,500 additional Crown Court sitting days this financial year, taking the total number of days sat to 108,500, the highest level since ...