§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Attorney-General if he will give details of the county court trial centres which are to be established following the passage of the Courts and Legal Services Act.
§ The Attorney-GeneralA total of 74 county court trial centres have already been established in England and Wales, which between them provide continuous trial facilities for over 250 county courts. A further six trial centres are planned. A full list of existing trial centres and those planned will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Attorney-General if county court trial facilities will now be made available at the Royal Courts of Justice.
§ The Attorney-GeneralThere are no existing plans to use the Royal Courts of Justice for county court trials. Additional facilities for county court trials were established in the court complex at Wood Green in May this year.