§ Mr. GroganTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs when the decision on the application from the North Yorkshire Magistrates' Courts committee for private finance initiative funding for building new magistrates' courts in York and Selby will be announced. [132406]
§ Mr. LeslieFurther work is being undertaken on the business case and the Court Service and the Magistrates' Court Service are jointly reviewing their strategy for court provision in the area. This means that the earliest an announcement could be made is in spring 2004.