Written questions

2,337 written questions tabled, most recent first.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Custody

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the potential number of (a) filled and (b) vacant places in each youth custody setting in each of the next five years.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Schools: Medway

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to have the first children resident at the Medway secure school.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Secure Schools: Medway

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on costs associated with the new secure school in Medway as of 11 May 2022.

11 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds data on the reoffending rate of prisoners by the day of the week that the prisoner is released.

10 May 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Robbery

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median time was from offence to completion for cases of robbery in each crown court in England and Wales in the past three years.

22 Apr 2022 · Attorney General

Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what the (a) total number and (b) proportion of prosecutions in each offence group is in each (i) region and (ii) local justice area of England and Wales that have stopped post-charge because a victim did not provide evidence

21 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Pre-sentence Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of pre-sentence reports requested by the judiciary in each year since 2015.

21 Apr 2022 · Attorney General

Fraud: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what steps her Department is taking to increase prosecution rates for fraud.

21 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released from custodial sentences on a Friday in each of the last five years.

21 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of prisoners with substance abuse issues (a) before their entry into prison and (b) after their sentence finishes.

21 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Personation: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of successful prosecutions for identity fraud in each of the last five years.

20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Drugs: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median time was from offence to completion for cases of drug offences in each (i) region of (A) England and (B) Wales and (ii) Local Justice Area in each of the last five years.

20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 19 April 2022 to Question 151126, how many offenders who had a community order terminated early for failing to comply with their requirements (a) had their orders amended to make them mo

20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Arson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median number of days taken from offence to completion of arson cases was for (i) Crown and (ii) Magistrates Court in England and Wales, by (A) individual court and (B) region for each o

20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Robbery

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median time was from offence to completion for cases of robbery and armed robbery in each (i) region of (A) England and (B) Wales and (ii) Local Justice Area in each of the last five yea

20 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2022 to Question 141201, on Rape: Criminal Proceedings, how many rape prosecutions were stopped post-charge because a victim has withdrawn in each police force area or local jus

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median number of days taken was from offence to completion of fraud cases for (i) Crown and (ii) Magistrates Court in England and Wales, by (A) individual court and (B) region for each o

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Burglary

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median number of days taken was from offence to completion of burglary cases for (i) Crown and (ii) Magistrates Court in England and Wales, by (A) individual court and (B) region for eac

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Drugs: Misuse

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) mean and (b) median number of days taken was from offence to completion of drug offence cases for (i) Crown and (ii) Magistrates Court in England and Wales, by (A) individual court and (B) region for

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials in each of the last three years have been ineffective due to (a) defence not ready, (b) defendant not produced by Prison Escort Custody Service, (c) defence increase time estimate, (d) defence adv

19 Apr 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court and Magistrates' Courts: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) Crown court and (b) Magistrates court trials in each of the last three years have been ineffective due to (i) the prosecution not being ready, (ii) prosecution witness being absent, (iii) prosecution

31 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Community Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders have had a community order terminated early for failing to comply with requirements in each of the last five years.

31 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Public Sector Apprenticeships Target, how many apprentices were employed in his Department in the financial year 2021-22; and what proportion of the total workforce in 2021-2022 were apprent

31 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Public Participation: Administration of Justice

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will include legislative proposals to prevent strategic lawsuits against public participation in the forthcoming Queen's Speech.

31 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Parole: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the criteria his Department uses to decide on the appropriateness of releasing an offender from prison as part of its reforms to the parole process; and if he will make a statement.

30 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Parole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his plans to reform the parole process will consider preventing released offenders living near their victim where that is against the victim's wishes.

30 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Parole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the assessment of risk to the public in his plans to reform the parole process will include the risk of re-traumatising victims.

30 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Parole

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parole board releases for offenders convicted of (a) rape, (b) murder and (c) terror-related offences did the Secretary of State for Justice ask the parole board to reconsider in each year since 2016.

29 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Legal Ombudsman

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish all data it holds on the performance of the Legal Ombudsman scheme.

29 Mar 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Youth Custody: Restraint Techniques

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish figures for the number of occasions on which children and young adults required medical treatment for an injury following the use of force in youth custody in each of the last 10 years.

Source: official written-questions record.