Question follow-through · 120727
Crown Court
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of available courtrooms currently sitting in the Crown Court estate, and whether additional courtrooms could be brought into use.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 13 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 23 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of available courtrooms currently sitting in the Crown Court estate, and whether additional courtrooms could be brought into use.
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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23 Mar 2026
Answer published
In January 2026 there were 508 Crown courtrooms available for use in the court estate.In respect of whether additional courtrooms can be brought into use, Harrow Crown Court which has been closed since August 2023, will reopen in April following significa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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