§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Chichester constituency, the effects on Chichester of she Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [155286]
§ Jane KennedyThe Lord Chancellor's Department is responsible for the administration of the courts and for legal services. We have taken steps to improve the management and effectiveness of the services we provide and to meet customer needs, including working closely with other agencies to provide a fair, swift and effective system of justice, improve the availability of affordable and good-quality legal services and to improve the lives of children and help build and sustain strong families.
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Sitting hours Courthouse Courtrooms January-December 1998 April 1999-March 2000 April 2000-December 2000 Abingdon, Oxon 1 520.10 Closed — 5 King George V Road, Amersham 1 608.50 568.00 268.00 5 King George V Road, Amersham 2 368.00 298.25 120.00 Walton Street, Aylesbury 1 1,111.75 990.25 837.75 Walton Street, Aylesbury 2 459.75 726.00 695.50 Walton Street, Aylesbury 3 993.00 657.75 546.25 Warwick Road, Banbury 1 1,073.00 928.15 756.20 Warwick Road, Banbury 2 864.00 924.30 737.80 Warwick Road, Banbury 3 278.00 164.30 95.45 Windsor End, Beaconsfield 1 433.00 559.75 306.50 Windsor End, Beaconsfield 2 677.75 241.75 664.75 Queen's Avenue, Bicester 1 785.00 553.45 485.80 Queen's Avenue, Bicester 2 249.00 378.15 301.40 Town Square, Bracknell 1 869.75 923.75 539.25 Town Square, Bracknell 2 578.25 483.25 375.50 Town Square, Bracknell 3 59.50 72.67 6.25 Verney Close, Buckingham 1 272.25 246.00 147.00 Mereland Road, Didcot 1 459.40 798.30 693.00 Mereland Road, Didcot 2 96.80 60.60 89.50 Northfield End, Henley On Thames 1 232.10 Closed — Bridge Road, Maidenhead 1 783.25 942.30 841.50 Bridge Road, Maidenhead 2 465.00 539.85 472.00 Bridge Road, Maidenhead 3 227.00 331.80 282.00 The Arun, Chichester and Horsham Community Legal Services Partnership (CLSP), which covers the Chichester constituency, is one of 165 CLSPs throughout England and Wales.
Within Chichester, the Legal Services Commission awarded contracts for 2000–01 to the value of £111,339. The contracts cover a range of categories and these include family, employment, housing, mediation, mental health and personal injury.