HC Deb 10 December 1959 vol 615 c65W
89. Mr. Hayman

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in his consideration of proposals for the purchase or adaptation of magistrates' courthouses, he applies as far as practicable at least the minimum standards of accommodation for offices recommended in the Gowers Report.

Mr. R. A. Butler

Responsibility for making proposals about courthouses for magistrates' courts rests with the Magistrates' Courts Committee and the local authority concerned. The Home Office, in considering any proposals, and in offering advice, bear in mind the best modern practice.