Written questions

2,337 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has he made of the cost to the public purse of Novus delivering Prison Education Services since 2010.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the complaints process within his Department without an independent ethics advisor.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison and Probation Service: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has he made of the cost to the public purse of (a) prison and (b) probation staff absence due to (i) stress at work and (ii) other mental health related factors in the last three years.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of verbal abuse towards Departmental staff; and what steps his Department is taking to better protect departmental staff.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Ministers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, through what mechanism a civil servant in his Department can raise a complaint of (a) bullying, (b) sexual harassment and (c) other misconduct against a minister during any time the post of Independent Adviser on

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Bullying and Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) bullying and (b) discrimination within his Department.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Bullying

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints about bullying were made by staff in his Department, in each year since 2010.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Crimes against the Person

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any complaints of (a) bullying, (b) harassment or (c) discrimination by were dismissed by his Department in each of the last five years.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Crimes against the Person

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of staff who have been victims of (a) sexual harassment and (b) bullying in his Department in each year since 2018.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff left his Department by mutual consent in the period between (a) September 2019 and September 2020, (b) September 2020 and September 2021 and (c) September 2021 and September 2022.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department took time off work due to (a) poor mental health, (b) stress and (c) anxiety in the period between (i) September 2019 and September 2020, (ii) September 2020 and September 2021 an

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff left his Department in the period between (a) September 2019 and September 2020, (b) September 2020 and September 2021 and (c) September 2021 and September 2022.

23 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of what the capacity of the prison estate will be for (a) male prisoners, (b) female prisoners and (c) young offenders in each of the next five years.

8 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Stalking: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were found guilty of stalking involving fear or violence in each of the last five years.

8 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Life Imprisonment: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of whole-life order sentences.

8 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were found guilty of (a) rape, (b) abduction and (c) murder in (i) 2022, (ii) 2021, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2019 and (v) 2018.

8 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Homicide

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of undertaking the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review.

8 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sentenced for rape in each year since 2018 inclusive.

8 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of rape were released from prison within (a) one year, (b) two years and (c) three years of sentencing in 2022.

8 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Prison Sentences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of people who have been sentenced for rape have received sentences of seven years or more in each of the last five years.

31 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Custody: Self Harm

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Annual self-harm incidents 1,2,3,4 by method, England and Wales, 2004-2021, how many self-harm incidents by (a) cutting and scratching, (b) hanging, (c) overdose, self-poisoning or swallowin

31 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Self Harm

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Safety in Custody Statistics: Self-harm annual tables, 2004 - 2021, what steps he is taking to reduce self-harming incidents in female establishments.

31 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Accommodation: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the official statistics entitled Safety in the Children and Young People Secure Estate: Update to June 2022, published on 27 October 2022, for what reasons the annualised rate of self-harm incid

27 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Charter Flights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on chartered flights for (a) ministers, (b) civil servants and (c) prisoners in (i) 2022 and (ii) since 2010.

27 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff were assaulted during the month of October 2022.

27 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoner Escapes and Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have (a) escaped from prison and (b) been accidentally released from prison since 2010.

27 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide details of number of prison cells which have been taken permanently out of use in each year since 2010.

27 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Per Capita Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of each prison place created under the Prison Estate Transformation Programme.

27 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison cells were not in use due to disrepair or poor estate conditions as of 27 October 2022.

25 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the trial specialist rape courts in (a) Leeds, (b) Newcastle and (c) Snaresbrook held their first trial

Source: official written-questions record.