Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to increase public confidence in the criminal justice system in Newport West constituency.

The overall changes we are making to improve the criminal justice system are designed to give all communities increased confidence. This includes recruiting 20,000 extra police officers, improving handovers between agencies, and addressing the backlog through our Court Recovery Plan. We are increasing the transparency of the criminal justice system by publishing quarterly scorecards detailing national and regional performance. The first national scorecards were published in December 2021 and the next publication in early 2022 will include local scorecards for the first time. In Wales, the Criminal Justice Board for Wales continues to bring together key partners to drive forward the recovery effort, prioritising the needs of victims and witnesses, the needs of those who have offended, early intervention and prevention and race equality in Wales.