Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to sell former court buildings; and to what purpose he plans to apply monies raised from such sales.

Following completion of our consultation on the courts estate, consideration will be given as to the best way to dispose of the court to maximise value for money for the tax payer. Capital receipts from the sale of any surplus assets would be reinvested into HM Courts & Tribunals Service to help create a more modern, efficient and user-focused courts system.