HC Deb 22 January 2002 vol 378 cc803-4W
Bob Russell

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, pursuant to his answer of 15 January 2002,Official Report, column 172W, what progress has been made with the PFI scheme for a new court house in Colchester. [28677]

Mr. Wills

Work on completing the outline business case for the provision of new and refurbished magistrates courts across Essex is in progress. It is anticipated that the business case will be ready for submission to the Essex magistrates courts committee, its paying authorities, my Department and the Office of Government Commerce's project review group for approval by the end of February.