Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June to Question 61493 on Courts: Disability, how many disabled court users have participated in remote hearings since March 2020.

This information is not collected in a way that enables central collation of the data.

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) have worked closely with the judiciary to safely continue thousands of hearings during the pandemic.

HMCTS is currently undertaking an evaluation of the use of remote hearings during the covid-19 outbreak and will publish the findings of once it is complete and has been quality assured.

The findings will be disaggregated by protected characteristic, including disability, where data are available and robust conclusions can be drawn.