Question follow-through · 900936
Courts
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.
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- Answering body
- Attorney General
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to help reduce the backlog of court cases.
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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9 Jul 2026
Answer published
This Government inherited a justice system in crisis, with a backlog of eighty thousand criminal cases in the Crown court. That is why we are investing over two and a half billion pounds in our courts. This will fund unlimited sitting days, boost legal ai...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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