Question follow-through · 908340
Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 11 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Mar 2026
Answer published
Sir Brian’s report set out a blueprint for pragmatic structural reform in our criminal courts and made clear that action across the process is essential.The Courts and Tribunals Bill is the first step to putting that blueprint into law. Coupled with recor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Financial Services: Regulation
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Civil Justice Council’s review of litigation funding to strengthen protections for consumers, whether she plans to extend Financial Conduct Authority regulation to cover portfolio-based liti