Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2019 to Question 214022 on Courts: Closures, for how many years do staff who move their work location to an alternative court as part of the Estates Rationalisation Programme have access to the Excess Fares Allowance; and if he will make a statement.

Staff who incur additional travel costs as a result of a permanent compulsory transfer from their current work location to an alternative location, as part of the Estates Rationalisation Programme, will have access to Excess Fares Allowance for a period of 3 years. In certain exceptional circumstances the period of Excess Fares Allowance may be extended by an additional year.