Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 101744

Mediation

Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

ConservativeSkipton and Ripon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had conversations with colleagues in the English Law Promotion Panel on the potential effects of greater use of mediation within the civil justice system on a) investment, b) economic growth, and c

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The English Law Promotion Panel has been established to support the growth of the legal sector and to strengthen the global competitiveness of English and Welsh law. This initiative forms part of the Government’s mission to drive economic growth, as outli...

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