Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Nightingale Courts are planned by region; and for how long his Department plans to operate each such court.

18 Nightingale Courts, totalling 36 courtrooms, have been announced with sites in each region. HM Courts & Tribunals Service continue to review capacity requirements across the estate and where necessary we will consider additional temporary court provision. Plans for any further courts will be announced in due course.

We will continue to operate each site on a rolling basis as need requires.