Written questions

2,337 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Offensive Weapons: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of possession of weapon cases were stopped where a victim or witness no longer supported the case for prosecution on the day of trial in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Attorney General

Offensive Weapons: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what percentage of possession of weapon cases were stopped after a defendant had been charged due to a victim no longer supporting the case for prosecution in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Robbery: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of robbery cases were ended where a victim or witness no longer supported the case for prosecution on the day of trial in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Attorney General

Robbery: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what percentage of robbery cases stopped after a defendant had been charged due to a victim no longer supporting the case for prosecution in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Robbery: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of robbery investigations were closed before coming to court because the victim did not support police action in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Fraud: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the percentage of fraud cases which did not proceed due to a victim or witness no longer supporting the case for prosecution on the day of trial in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Attorney General

Fraud: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what percentage of fraud cases were stopped after a defendant had been charged due to a victim no longer supporting the prosecution in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Fraud: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of fraud investigations were closed due to the victim not supporting police actions in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Theft: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of theft cases in which the victim or witness no longer supported the prosecution were stopped on the day of trial in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Attorney General

Theft: Prosecutions

To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of theft cases were stopped after a defendant had been charged due to a victim no longer supported the prosecution in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Home Office

Theft: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of theft investigations were closed due to the victim did not support police action in each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of court trials for (a) rape, (b) sexual assault, (c) violence against a person, (d) murder, (e) theft, (f) possession of weapons and (g) fraud have been delayed each year since 2010.

12 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of court fines have been written back in each year since 2010.

11 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the implementation of Operation Safeguard.

11 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the proportions of eligible prison population that have (a) completed a course below level 2, (b) completed a course at level 2 or higher, (c) completed an initial (i) Maths and (ii

11 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: Nationalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the (a) privatisation and (b) subsequent renationalisation of probation services since 2012.

11 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Crime Prevention: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled £300 million to cut youth crime and make streets safer, published on 20 May 2022, if he will publish a breakdown of (a) what this funding has been spent on

10 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Video Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of recordings under s.28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 in each year for which data is available.

10 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Video Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total number of recordings under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 that can be stored at any one time.

10 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Legal Opinion

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the Government offering free and independent legal advocacy to complainants of sexual violence and abuse.

3 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of applications received for jobs in prisons at grade band three to five in each year since 2010.

3 Jul 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of amount of unused office capacity there is within his Department's headquarters.

27 Jun 2023 · Home Office

Theft: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the average time taken in theft cases between the report of the theft and a charge being made in each year since 2012.

27 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many National Probation Service local delivery units were operating as of 28 June 2023; and how many National Probation Service local delivery units closed in each year since 2010.

27 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of probation Community Integration Teams in each of the last five years.

27 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to ensure all prison leavers have a resettlement plan.

20 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of tackling substance misuse in prisons in each year since 2010.

20 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisons have an operational drug recovery wing.

20 Jun 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prisoners were transferred from prison to hospital due to a drug overdose in each of the last three years for which data is available.

20 Jun 2023 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an estimate of the number of prison (a) officers and (b) staff that have been [arrested/charged/investigated] in relation to the supply of drugs in prisons in each year since 2010.

Source: official written-questions record.