HC Deb 09 April 1973 vol 854 cc209-10W
Mr. Oakes

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provision is being made for new magistrates' courts buildings in the new Merseyside county area; how many are planned or under construction; where they are sited; and when it is anticipated that they will be completed.

Mr. Carlisle

Magistrates' courts buildings in the new Merseyside county area will in due course become the responsibility of the new magistrates' courts committees and the metropolitan district councils.

The proposals made by existing authorities for the area of the new county include new courthouses at St. Helens and at Huyton with Roby, both of which are under construction and due for completion later this year. Other new courthouses have been proposed at Crosby, to start during the financial year 1975–76, for completion during 1977–78, and at Liverpool, to start during 1977–78, for completion during 1981–82. In addition, sub-

February 1973 September 1972 to February 1973 1972
Admitted Departed Admitted Departed Admitted Departed
Associated States* 92 56 906 545 2,077 878
Barbados 233 88 2,627 2,117 5,291 4,553
Guyana 161 112 1,893 1,874 4,706 4,395
Jamaica 961 707 10,532 10,880 24,440 26,239
Trinidad and Tobago 385 358 4,193 4,118 9,939 9,212
Total 1,832 1,321 20,151 19,534 46,453 45,277
*Antigua; Dominica; Grenada; St. Kitts; Nevis; Anguilla; St. Lucia; and St. Vincent.

stantial extensions and adaptations of existing courthouses are proposed at Bootle, Birkenhead, Liverpool and Wallasey, all of which it is hoped will proceed during the present financial year

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