Court Closures

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Justice – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 June 2018.

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Photo of Yasmin Qureshi 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?