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1079585

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date	01/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people under 18 years old are serving life sentences due to convictions under joint enterprise law.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice only collects information on how many defendants are prosecuted and convicted for each offence in any given year. Information is not collated on whether a prosecution or conviction relied on the law of joint enterprise. Such information may be held on court records, but could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 17:36:43 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1079549

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts and Probation: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of estimated cost to the public purse of the probation and courts IT systems failure in January 2019 has been recovered from IT suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	227392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The financial impact(s) on operations following the IT outage are still being assessed, therefore at this stage the Ministry of Justice cannot provide an estimate of the cost to the public purse. We continue to work to leverage remedies available under the contract with our supplier, but at this stage cannot state how much will be recovered.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 17:28:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1079550

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts and Probation: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has undertaken a review into the causes of the probation and courts IT systems failure in January 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	227393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>A review of the IT issues experienced in January and the resiliency of our core IT systems is currently being conducted by a Ministry of Justice Non-Executive Director and will report to the Permanent Secretary.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 17:34:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1060755

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts his Department has closed since 1 January 2010; on what dates those court buildings were sold; and what the value of each of those sales was.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	220973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The sale of surplus buildings provides important funding for the programme of reform which is transforming our courts and tribunals. We make sure that the sale of former court buildings maximises the amount we can reinvest in modernisation.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 18:44:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1079552

registered interest
date	01/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of court closures on the time taken for hearings to be listed.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	227395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service closely monitors the operational performance of courts in England and Wales, including listing timeliness. Court statistics, including listing timeliness, are routinely published on GOV.UK;</p><p> </p><p>Criminal - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Family - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Civil - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly#2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly#2018</a></p><p> </p><p>Court performance is influenced by many factors which include, but are not limited to, available judicial resource, changes in the offence and case mix and the overall performance of other justice sector agencies.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to close a court has not been taken lightly. In the case of court closure, we undertook a public consultation exercise and considered the responses we received very carefully. The Lord Chancellor only agreed to close the court when satisfied that there was sufficient capacity in the remaining estate, and that effective access to justice would be maintained when the court closed.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 18:43:46 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 106176 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1082372

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts his Department closed in 2010; on what dates those court buildings were sold; and what the value was of those sales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	228767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The decision to close a court is never taken lightly. Court closures have taken place following a public consultation and only when the Lord Chancellor was satisfied that effective access to justice could be maintained. We have closed less efficient courts allowing for resources to be concentrated into a smaller number of better quality and more flexible buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a list of courts closed in the 2010/11 financial year, their date of sale and the disposal proceeds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Courts and tribunals closed during 2010-2011 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date sold</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeds</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wantage Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Jan-16</p></td><td><p>657,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note the list does not include court integrations.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 17:46:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1082374

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts his Department closed in 2011; on what dates those court buildings were sold; and what the value was of each of those sales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	228769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The decision to close a court is never taken lightly. Court closures have taken place following a public consultation and only when the Lord Chancellor was satisfied that effective access to justice could be maintained. We have closed less efficient courts allowing for resources to be concentrated into a smaller number of better quality and more flexible buildings. The table below provides a list of courts closed in the 2011/12 financial year, their date of sale and the disposal proceeds. <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Courts closed during 2011/12 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date Sold</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeds (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdare County Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-12</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdare Magistrates Court,</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abertillery Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>81,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acton Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>1,176,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alnwick Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amersham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Amersham Law Courts, building did not close</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ammanford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Oct-12</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashford County Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>375,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Balham Youth Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>2,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking &amp; Dagenham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>505,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barry Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Batley &amp; Dewsbury Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bingley (Keighley) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-18</p></td><td><p>253,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishop Auckland County Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blandford Forum Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>175,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaydon Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>145,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brentford Magistrates Court,</p></td><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgwater Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>186,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camborne Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>137,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardigan Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>48,910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheltenham County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court, building did not close.</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chepstow County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chepstow Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chorley County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-17</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coalville Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>245,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coleford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>170,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consett County Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>95,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cromer Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>325,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daventry Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dewsbury County Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>276,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Didcot Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>400,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ely Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>750,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epsom County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epsom Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Evesham County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flint Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>87,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frome Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>397,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goole County Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-15</p></td><td><p>60,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goole Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gosforth Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>378,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grantham County Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gravesend County Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grays Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>365,475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guisborough (East Langbaurgh) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>275,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halesowen Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>314,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harlow County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>1,125,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hemel Hempstead Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-13</p></td><td><p>650,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hitchin County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honiton Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Nov-14</p></td><td><p>183,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Houghton-Le-Spring Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-15</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Huntingdon County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Huntingdon Law Courts, building did not close</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ilford County Court</p></td><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>1,313,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ilkeston Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Oct-12</p></td><td><p>610,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Keighley County Court</p></td><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>130,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kidderminster County Court,</p></td><td><p>Located within Kidderminster Magistrates' Court, building did not close</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston-upon-Thames Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley Magistrates Court,</p></td><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>1,900,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liskeard Magistrates Court,</p></td><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>380,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llandovery Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Owned by local authority</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llangefni Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property - Lease sold</p></td><td><p>32,228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llwynypia Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-11</p></td><td><p>471,010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lowestoft County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Lowestoft Magistrates' Court, building did not close</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ludlow County Court,</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ludlow Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Disposal pending - Offer received and in solicitors hands</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Drayton Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-15</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Harborough Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>291,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melton Mowbray County Court</p></td><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>147,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melton Mowbray Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid-Sussex (Haywards Heath) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>2,105,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haywards Heath County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newark County Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>405,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newark Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newbury County Court,</p></td><td><p>Co-located in Newbury Magistrates' Court which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northwich County Court (same building as Mags),</p></td><td><p>Apr-12</p></td><td><p>260,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northwich Magistrates Court (FPC) (same as County)</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry County Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-18</p></td><td><p>110,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>110,602</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penrith County Court (same building as Mags)</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>174,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penrith Magistrates Court (same building a County)</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penzance County Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-12</p></td><td><p>230,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penzance Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontypool County Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-14</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poole County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Poole Magistrates' Court which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pwllheli Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-12</p></td><td><p>131,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rawtenstall County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rawtenstall Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>135,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redditch County Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>345,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jan-14</p></td><td><p>151,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-14</p></td><td><p>330,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby County Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-13</p></td><td><p>285,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Runcorn County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Runcorn Magistrates' Court which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutland Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within County Court business centre (Admin centre)</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>544,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sittingbourne Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>430,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skegness County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Skegness Magistrates' Court, which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport (North Sefton) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>May-14</p></td><td><p>304,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stourbridge County Court</p></td><td><p>May-16</p></td><td><p>345,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stratford Upon Avon County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>112,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton Coldfield Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-12</p></td><td><p>440,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>2,247,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaffham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>155,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tamworth County Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>437,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tamworth Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Located within same building as above</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thetford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>232,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totnes Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Sep-16</p></td><td><p>237,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Towcester Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-18</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tynedale (Hexham) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>102,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wellingborough County Court</p></td><td><p>Based within a Department of Work and Pensions building</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Bromwich Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>160,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitehaven County Court</p></td><td><p>Leasehold property</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitehaven Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wimborne Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-15</p></td><td><p>310,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wisbech Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>151,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Witney Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-11</p></td><td><p>330,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woking Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>1,050,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>335,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worksop County Court</p></td><td><p>Located within Worksop Magistrates' Court, which remained open</p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td></tr></tbody></table>To note, the list does not include court integrations.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 17:47:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1082376

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts his Department closed in 2012; on what dates those court buildings were sold; and what the value was of each of those sales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	228771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The decision to close a court is never taken lightly. Court closures have taken place following a public consultation and only when the Lord Chancellor was satisfied that effective access to justice could be maintained. We have closed less efficient courts allowing for resources to be concentrated into a smaller number of better quality and more flexible buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a list of courts closed in the 2012/13 financial year, their date of sale and the disposal proceeds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Courts closed during year 2012/13 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date Sold</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeds (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burton Upon Trent County Court</p></td><td><p>May-15</p></td><td><p>185,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-14</p></td><td><p>10,100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontefract Magistrates and County Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>205,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke on Trent Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Apr-15</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Selby Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-14</p></td><td><p>186,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Super Mare Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Aug-16</p></td><td><p>116,078</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note the list does not include court integrations.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 17:49:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1082377

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts his Department closed in 2013; on what dates those court buildings were sold; and what the value was of each of those sales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	228772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The decision to close a court is never taken lightly. Court closures have taken place following a public consultation and only when the Lord Chancellor was satisfied that effective access to justice could be maintained. We have closed less efficient courts allowing for resources to be concentrated into a smaller number of better quality and more flexible buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a list of courts closed in the 2013/14 financial year, their date of sale and the disposal proceeds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Courts closed during 2013/14 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date Sold</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeds (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-16</p></td><td><p>460,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andover Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-15</p></td><td><p>537,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denbigh Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>165,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Liverpool Community Justice Centre</p></td><td><p>Leasehold</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Bridge Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>8,525,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To note, the list does not include integrations.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 17:49:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1082378

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which courts his Department closed in 2014; on what dates those court buildings were sold; and what the value was of each of those sales.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	228773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The decision to close a court is never taken lightly. Court closures have taken place following a public consultation and only when the Lord Chancellor was satisfied that effective access to justice could be maintained. We have closed less efficient courts allowing for resources to be concentrated into a smaller number of better quality and more flexible buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides a list of courts closed in the 2014/15 financial year, their date of sale and the disposal proceeds.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Courts closed during 2014/15 financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date Sold</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeds (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alton Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Disposal pending – offer received and in the hands of solicitors</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Jun-16</p></td><td><p>1,000,001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knutsford Crown Court</p></td><td><p>Feb-15</p></td><td><p>1,600,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Jul-14</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spalding Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Dec-16</p></td><td><p>270,430</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>To note, the list does not include court integrations.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/03/2019 17:48:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon