Sadiq Khan – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-07-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent each month on court buildings that were closed in the period up to their disposal since May 2010.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The Department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs. Spend for each month on court buildings that were closed in the period up to their disposal since May 2010 can only be provided at disproportionate costs.

The total cumulative gross benefits expected from the Court Estate Reform Programme (CERP) are £152m over the Strategic Review (SR10) period, consisting of resource savings from court closures of £99m and gross capital proceeds of £53m from the sale of buildings.