Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the physical condition of court buildings.

The condition of the HMCTS estate is kept under review to make sure court and tribunal buildings are safe, secure and meet statutory obligations.

We have spent over £185 million on court maintenance and repairs in the two years to April 2023, to enhance the resilience of the estate and maintain court capacity. An extra £38m was also spent in 2022/23 on additional minor repairs and replacement items.

We have a planned pipeline of future works to improve the resilience and quality of the court estate, and we will continue to work closely with local judiciary and staff to identify and address areas of the highest maintenance priority.