§ 26. Mr. Bob RussellTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement on progress towards building a new courthouse at Colchester. [121903]
§ Jane KennedyThere are no plans to build a new Crown court or county court in Colchester. I cannot say when a new magistrates court will be built there as the accommodation requirements for Essex is a matter for the Magistrate's Courts Committee. The need to improve magistrates courts accommodation in Essex has been accepted by the Lord Chancellor's Department and is in the Private Finance Initiative building programme.