Written questions

2,337 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts and Tribunals: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) magistrates’ courts, (b) county courts, (c) dedicated tribunal buildings, (d) family courts and (e) crown courts have closed since 2010.

25 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts and Tribunals: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the courts and tribunals that his Department has listed for closure in England and Wales since 2010.

25 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts and Tribunals: Closures

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the courts and tribunals that his Department has closed in England and Wales since 2010.

25 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2022 to Question 45824 on the pilot of Specialist Sexual Violence Support in the Crown Court, what the budgets are for the pilot in each location, as announced on 16 June 20

7 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Crime Prevention: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press notice entitled Extra funding for organisations that steer women away from crime, published by his Department on 23 January 2021, when his Department expects this project to be complet

7 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Crime Prevention: Females

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press notice entitled Extra funding for organisations that steer women away from crime, published by his Department on 23 January 2021, how much his Department expects to spend in each of th

7 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve the retention of prison staff.

6 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total increase in pay to prison staff was in each of the last five years.

6 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average pay was for band (a) three, (b) four and (c) five prison officers in the latest period for which data is available.

6 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison Service: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison staff have left HM Prison Service in each of the last five years.

5 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 20 July 2022, HCWS 244 on Call for Evidence Response on SLAPPs, when his Department plans to legislate to tackle Strategic Lawsuits Against Public participation.

5 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Support Through Court: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to continue providing funding to the charity Support Through Court.

2 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) capital and (b) revenue budgets allocated for each of the pilot specialist rape courts are, as announced on 16 June 2022.

2 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Women's Prisons: Prison Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press notice entitled Extra funding for organisations that steer women away from crime, published by his Department on 23 January 2021, how much his Department has spent on on building new p

21 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) amber and (b) red market supplements to prison officers in each of the last five years.

20 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Food

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average daily cost of food per prisoner was in each prison in England and Wales in the last 12 months.

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which probation contact centres in England and Wales have been visited by Ministers from his Department in 2022.

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Courts in England and Wales have been visited by Ministers from his Department in 2022.

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons in England and Wales have been visited by Ministers from his Department in 2022.

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2022 to Question 34937, on Prisoners, on how many occasions the minimum number of staff on a residential unit required during periods of unlock has not been met, in each of the p

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2022 to Question 34937 on Prisoners, what data his Department holds on the number of prisoners per on-duty prison officer in each prison in England and Wales.

15 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Stalking: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of stalking offences after having been previously convicted for stalking in each of the last 30 years for which data is available.

15 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Stalking: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were brought for stalking offences against people previously convicted of stalking in each of the last 30 years for which data is available.

14 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 25 of his Department's publication entitled Final Report: Review of legal aid for inquests, if his Department will publish the method by which it assessed that it would cost between £30 mil

13 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Pilot Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the speech entitled Lord Chancellor’s Speech: White Paper Launch - A Smarter Approach to Sentencing, published on 16 September 2020, whether his Department has implemented the pilots for the pro

13 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the full list of Ministerial responsibilities within his Department.

13 Jul 2022 · Home Office

Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an estimate of the number of domestic abuse victims killed by a partner previously convicted of a domestic abuse offence in each of the last 30 years.

13 Jul 2022 · Attorney General

Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders

To ask the Attorney General, how many people were charged with domestic abuse offences after having being previously convicted of domestic abuse offences in each of the last 30 years for which data is available.

12 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of domestic abuse offences after having being previously convicted of domestic abuse offences in each of the last ten years for which data is available.

12 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Cameras

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether restrictions on the use of cameras in court rooms prevents the wearing of body-worn cameras being worn by staff escorting suspects into court.

Source: official written-questions record.