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Crown Court

Asked by Karl TurnerIndependentMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 19 January 2026UIN 103236

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current average number of Crown court courtrooms that are not sitting in a month is; and what steps he is taking to address the issue of Crown Courts not sitting.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 6 January to question 100312.

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