§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Attorney-General whether he is satisfied with existing court accommodation in Hull; and if he has proposals to improve it.
§ The Attorney-GeneralMy noble and learned Friend the Lord Chancellor is aware of the shortage of court accommodation at Kingston upon Hull and has 255W asked the Department of the Environment to provide a new complex of six courts to serve the needs of the Crown court and county court. It is hoped that the courthouse will be completed by 1980.
Magistrates' courts accommodation is primarily a matter for the Magistrates' Courts Committee and the local authority. My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary, who is responsible for magistrates' courts, informs me that additional courtroom accommodation was provided by adaptation in 1970, but no further proposals for improvement have been submitted.