Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Crown , (b) County and (c) Magistrates' Courts his Department has closed since 2010.
Lucy Frazer, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: The number of Crown, County and Magistrates’ Courts closed since 2010 is provided in the table.
Category |
Number |
Crown Courts |
4 |
County Courts |
71 |
Magistrates’ Courts |
141 |
Crown and Magistrates’ Courts (Combined) |
3 |
Magistrates’ and County Courts (Combined) |
13 |
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