Oral QuestionDepartment for Business and Trade

“What steps her Department is taking to help reduce potential barriers to trade for Cornish businesses.”

Tabled: 22 June 2023Answered: 29 June 2023

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

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.