Oral Question·Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
“What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on increasing support for businesses in Scotland.”
Tabled: 15 July 2020Answered: 21 July 2020
Asked by
Stephen Flynn
Scottish National Party — Aberdeen South
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Shabana Mahmood)
The Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. We are investing more than the Conservatives ever did, and funding a record allocation of Crown court sitting days—110,000 days this year, which is 4,000 more than during the last Government—but we must reform, too. Sir Brian Leveson will soon present his recommendations for delivering once-in-a-generation reform and swifter justice for victims.