Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 95430

Courts: Greater Manchester

Tabled: 28 November 2025

Answered: 3 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op) — Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to question 78371, whether he plans to increase court numbers in Greater Manchester to deal with the backlog of cases; and if he will prioritise co-location with a new po

Answer

Sarah Sackman

The Government inherited a justice system in crisis, with a record and rising open caseload of nearly 80,000 criminal cases waiting to be heard in the Crown Court and too many victims waiting years for justice.Upon entering office, the Deputy Prime Minist...

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