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Written Question
Courts
Thursday 9th July 2026

Asked by: Gideon Amos (Liberal Democrat - Taunton and Wellington)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.

Answered by Ellie Reeves - Attorney General

This Government inherited a justice system in crisis, with a backlog of eighty thousand criminal cases in the Crown court.

That is why we are investing over two and a half billion pounds in our courts. This will fund unlimited sitting days, boost legal aid, and ultimately speed up justice for victims.