Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the running costs of the Probate Office were in March (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
Answer to question part:
a) The costs of the Probate jurisdiction for 2017-18 were £5.7m.
b) The costs of the Probate jurisdiction for 2018-19 were £5.9m.
c) The costs of the Probate jurisdiction for 2019-20 were £7.5m.