To ask the Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department how many magistrates' courts in England and Wales still in use are over 100 years old; and if he will make a statement. [79697]

The magistrates courts of England and Wales are a locally managed service in accordance with the provisions of the Justices of the Peace Act 1997. Buildings, that house magistrates courts are owned or leased by local authorities. The information requested is not collected centrally. It may be provided only at disproportionate cost by contacting each local authority.