§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor"s Department (1) if he will place in the Library copies of the consultancy work purchased by the Greater London Magistrates Court Authority in drawing up their Strategic Plan, 2002 to 2006; and if he will make a statement; [43796]
(2) if he will place in the Library copies of the consultancy work purchased by the Greater London Magistrates" Court Authority in drawing up their proposals to close the Magistrates court at the Guildhall, Kingston-upon-Thames; and if he will make a statement; [43797]
(3) which consultants have been employed by the Greater London Magistrates Courts Authority since it was established; how much has been spent by the GLMCA on consultants; and what the remits were for each of the consultancy projects the GLMCA has procured. [43798]
§ Mr. WillsDecisions on the number, location and future of magistrates" courts in the Greater London area are for the Greater London Magistrates Courts Authority 413W to determine, in consultation with its local paying authorities. The issues raised in these three questions are, therefore, matters for that authority.