§ 27. Mr. Amessasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the building of a new courthouse in Basildon.
§ Mr. John PattenEssex county council is responsible for providing the new magistrates' courthouse, in consultation with the magistrates' courts committee. We set a cost limit for the scheme earlier in the year and authorised Essex county council to go to tender without further reference to the Home Office.