Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Government's past announcement of removing the limit to court sitting days, how many days courts are currently being instructed to sit.

In April this year, we removed the limit on sitting days in the Crown Court for 2022/23.

While the listing of cases into allocated sitting days is a matter for the independent judiciary, Resident Judges and listing officers are clear that they are free to list to sit as many days as capacity, particularly judicial capacity, will allow.