Scotland’s Courts Maintenance Backlog: The Parliament debated S6M- 07327 in the name of Liam Kerr—That the Parliament notes reports that there is a £7.3 million maintenance backlog across Scotland’s courts, including courts in the north east, such as in Forfar and Peterhead; recognises that repairs to Scotland’s courts often require closures, which can add to the already large number of outstanding criminal trials, which, it understands, currently stands at 30,588 trials; acknowledges that the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service had its capital budget frozen in 2022...