Crown Courts: Outstanding Cases

Debate between Lord Stewart of Dirleton and Lord Ashton of Hyde

Thursday 15th April 2021 Lords Chamber

[Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con)]

My Lords, we ought to allow the Minister to reply.

[The Advocate-General for Scotland (Lord Stewart of Dirleton) (Con)]

My Lords, in relation to the Question posed by the noble Lord on behalf of the noble Lord, Lord Beith, we spent more than a quarter of £1 billion on recovery in the last financial year, making court buildings safe, rolling out new technology for remote hearings and opening 60 Nightingale courtrooms. Although there is further to go, this has made a difference. In the Crown Courts, we are completing around 2,000 cases each week, which is the same as before the pandemic.