Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his department has spent on Recorder sitting days in each of the last 10 years.

Spend on Recorders is available for the last 5 years, financial year 2015/16 onwards. Historical costs on Recorders prior to this cannot be separately identified in our current reporting system.

*The identifiable costs for Recorders are basic salary. Any associated pension and employer national insurance contributions are reported in totality and Recorder costs cannot be separately identified in our current reporting system.