HC Deb 09 May 2000 vol 349 c332W
Mr. Hurst

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will estimate the cost to the probation services in England and Wales consequent upon the closure of magistrates courts from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1999. [121030]

Mr. Boateng

The information on which such estimates could be based is not held locally.