§ Lord Phillips of Sudburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer of the Lord Chancellor on 12 November 2001 (Official Report, col. WA 49) whether he has been advised of any further closures of magistrates' courthouses in England and Wales in each of the last 10 years for which statistics are available; and what are the locations of such closures. [HL2132]
§ The Lord ChancellorI have been further advised that Gravesend courthouse in Kent closed on 9 June 2000, bringing the annual total to 13 in 2000. I was unaware on 12 November 2001 that it had been closed. All other figures and locations in my earlier Answer are unchanged.