Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 June 2018.
Yasmin Qureshi
Shadow Minister (Justice)
12:00,
5 June 2018
The recent National Audit Office report on the courts programme says:
“Expected costs have increased and planned benefits have decreased.”
Given that the National Audit Office says the courts programme will now cost £1.2 billion—£200 million more than the Government previously stated—will it lead to even deeper cuts elsewhere in the Ministry of Justice’s budget?