Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

What steps he is taking to attract inward investment.

Tabled: 27 August 2024Answered: 5 September 2024

Asked by

Yuan Yang

LabourEarley and Woodley

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Answer from Hansard

The Solicitor General

This Government inherited a justice system in crisis, with a backlog of 80,000 criminal cases in the Crown court. That is why we are investing over £2.5 billion in our courts to fund unlimited sitting days, boost legal aid and, ultimately, speed up justice for victims. Let me be clear: jury trials will remain a cornerstone of our justice system, but justice delayed is justice denied.