Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“If he will publish the Government's plans for environmental protections in the development process.”
Tabled: 8 June 2021Answered: 14 June 2021
Asked by
Gareth Bacon
Conservative — Orpington
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Heidi Alexander)
The Government have made it clear that we are fully committed to bearing down on the Crown court caseload. To relieve pressure on Ipswich Crown court in particular, the south-east region has begun sending appropriate cases to Cambridge Crown court for hearing. Nationally, we have increased the number of Crown court sitting days to 106,500, which is 500 more than agreed by the previous Lord Chancellor.