To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the budget is for the court service in each criminal justice area in 2006-07; and what percentage change each figure represents of the budget for 2005-06. (106330)

Her Majesty’s Courts Service consists of 42 criminal justice areas. The budget data for each area has been placed in both libraries of the House.

Her Majesty’s Courts Service operates a unified court structure and a unified budget. The budget allocated to each criminal justice area is made up of funding for both criminal and civil courts. The information provided, while broken down by criminal justice area, is the budget for the court service not the budget for criminal justice.