Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on maintenance or improvement of courts which have been scheduled to be closed in the last five years; and what costs were incurred in planning future improvements to those courts which will now be written off.

Three courts – Rhyl County Court, Abergavenny Magistrates’ Court and Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court – have previously been announced for closure and are yet to close. Any work undertaken on them has been necessary for the courts to function, such as essential maintenance and making the buildings suitable for disabled access. Resource maintenance and capital expenditure is in the attached table.