Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“What steps he is taking to improve the court estate through restoration and renewal.”
Tabled: 10 September 2025Answered: 16 September 2025
Asked by
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Sarah Sackman)
For years, our court buildings under the last Government were left to crumble and decay. This Government have boosted capital funding from £120 million last year to over £148 million for this year. From Reading to Blackpool, we are building new courts and restoring old ones.