Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department has carried out an assessment of the effect of the proposed closure of Bury Magistrates' Court on the (a) cost and (b) duration of journeys to the next nearest magistrates' courts for witnesses and victims of crime.

No decision has been taken to close Bury Magistrates’ Court and County Court.

We will consider all identified impacts and costs once the consultation closes and all responses have been fully analysed.