Ministry of Justice written question – answered at on 4 March 2015.
John Hemming
Liberal Democrat, Birmingham, Yardley
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.
Shailesh Vara
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
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.
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No1 person thinks not
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