§ Mr. ToddTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements will be made to accommodate the local Probation Service and to provide its services in South Derbyshire, and at what cost, following the proposed closure of Swadlincote Magistrates Court. [49747]
§ Ms QuinThe Derbyshire probation service have decided to await the outcome of the appeal against the closure of the magistrates' court before making a decision about replacement accommodation in Swadlincote. Following the outcome of this and the Prisons-Probation Review, Derbyshire probation service will be reviewing their provision and accommodation needs before deciding whether to acquire or lease new accommodation in Swadlincote. The cost of such accommodation would depend on local property market conditions at the time.