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Civil Proceedings: Judges

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of District Judges in hearing civil litigation cases.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
12 May 2025
Target answer date
16 May 2025
Answer
16 May 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of District Judges in hearing civil litigation cases.

  2. 16 May 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 May 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the honourable Member to the Department’s evidence to the Justice Select Committee into the work of the County Court, which explained the current capacity for civil cases: Work of the County Court - Committees - UK Parliament.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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