Written questions

207 written questions tabled, most recent first.

12 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Terrorism: Detainees

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent terrorists from using ECHR (a) rights and (b) procedures to avoid detention in separation centres.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners did not return to detention from day release from prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months.

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Denny De Silva

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to R (Denny De Silva) v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EWHC 128 (Admin), how much his Department has paid Mr Denny De SIlva in (a) damages, (b) other compensation, (c) ex gratia or out-of-co

11 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Fuad Awale

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to R (Awale) v Secretary of State for Justice [2024] EWHC 2322 (Admin), how much his Department has paid Mr Fuad Awale in (a) damages, (b) other compensation, (c) any ex gratia or out-of-court paym

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Television Licences: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases awaiting trial are related to non-payment of the BBC license fee by (a) age and (b) sex.

5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Television Licences: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases awaiting trial are related to non-payment of the BBC license fee.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release entitled Major safety boost for frontline prison staff, published on 21 September 2025, how many stab vests have been issued to frontline prison staff since that announcement.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish an update on plans to trial chemical castration for sexual offenders.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Manchester and HMP Pentonville: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what visits he has conducted to (a) HMP Pentonville and (b) HMP Manchester since he became Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of subjecting prison officers to security checks upon entering prisons.

4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoner Escorts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of instances of prisoners bring transferred from prison to court late in the last 12 months.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that foreign-born prison officers undergo appropriate (a) vetting and (b) background checks before appointment.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Hadush Kebatu

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of the operation to (a) locate and (b) re-apprehend Hadush Kebatu following his release from custody.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Misconduct

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been subject to (a) disciplinary action and (b) dismissal for misconduct in the last year by the nationality of those officers.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers employed by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service are of (a) UK and (b) non-UK nationality by country of nationality.

28 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for engaging in inappropriate or sexual relationships with prisoners in the last 12 months.

27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any disciplinary action has been taken against (a) prison staff or (b) senior officials due to the erroneous release of prisoners since 1 April 2025.

27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown by prison establishment of the number of prisoners who have been erroneously released since 1 April 2025.

27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Sexual Offences

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences for sexual offences have been erroneously released since 1 April 2025.

27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences for violent offences have been erroneously released since 1 April 2025.

27 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been mistakenly released from custody since 1 April 2025; and how many of those prisoners (a) were subsequently re-apprehended and (b) are still at large.

16 Oct 2025 · Attorney General

Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash

To ask the Solicitor General, when the Attorney General informed the Prime Minister of the Director of Public Prosecutions’ intention not to proceed with the prosecution of Mr Christopher Cash and Mr Christopher Berry.

16 Oct 2025 · Attorney General

Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she took to help prevent the non-continuation of the prosecution of Mr Christopher Cash and Mr Christopher Berry.

16 Oct 2025 · Attorney General

Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash

To ask the Solicitor General, on which date the Attorney General was informed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the decision not to proceed with the case against Mr Christopher Cash and Mr Christopher Berry.

16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) full time and (b) part time judges sit in immigration tribunals; and how much their remuneration costs the public purse each year.

16 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to publish a list of all (a) fee-paid and (b) part-time judges sitting in the immigration tribunals.

15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support children with a parent in prison from an early age.

15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on introducing a support and identification system for the children of prisoners.

10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings he has had with the (a) Crown Prosecution Service and (b) the police in relation to the recommendations in HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate's report entitled A Thematic Rape Inspection Repo

10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 75145 on Rape: Criminal Proceedings, by what date his Department plans to implement the recommendations of the HMCPSI report.

Source: official written-questions record.