Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Ministry of Justice

Oral Answers to Questions

Gary Streeter Excerpts
Tuesday 13th December 2011

(13 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gary Streeter Portrait Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker—I shall be brief. Is not one of the most important aspects of access to justice the time it takes to get a decision? Are there not still too many unnecessary adjournments in our court process, and what is the Minister doing about that?

Jonathan Djanogly Portrait Mr Djanogly
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With my honourable colleagues on the criminal side of the Department, I am looking at many areas in which to speed up court processes. Indeed, the speed of the magistrates court process has increased dramatically since we came into power.