Debates between Sheryll Murray and Andrew Gwynne during the 2019-2024 Parliament

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Debate between Sheryll Murray and Andrew Gwynne
Tuesday 14th December 2021

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Sheryll Murray Portrait Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (Con)
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16. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the backlog of cases in the court system.

Andrew Gwynne Portrait Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)
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20. What estimate he has made of the length of time required to clear the backlog of Crown court cases resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.

James Cartlidge Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (James Cartlidge)
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We are already seeing the results of our efforts to tackle the impact of the pandemic on our justice system. Outstanding cases in magistrates courts are falling and are close to recovering to pre-pandemic levels. In the Crown court, the backlog is stabilising. The spending review provides an extra £477 million for the criminal justice system, which will allow us to reduce Crown court backlogs caused by the pandemic from about 60,000 today to an estimated 53,000 by March 2025.