Written questions

207 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

European Convention on Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he next plans to meet with representatives of the Council of Europe to discuss reform of the ECHR.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Shoplifting: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with five or more previous convictions were convicted of shoplifting and avoided a custodial sentence in the last 12 months.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders: Alternatives to Prison

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have committed three separate offences within three months and not received a custodial sentence, in each of the last three years.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Crown Court: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for reducing the Crown Court backlog in absolute terms.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the longest projected length of time between charge and trial in a single case of sexual assault which is yet to be heard in court.

9 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Sexual Offences: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the average projected length of time between charge and trial in cases of sexual assault which are yet to be heard in court.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the next data on assaults against prison officers will be published.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest projected length of time between charge and trial is in cases of domestic abuse yet to be heard in court.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average projected length of time is between charge and trial in cases of domestic abuse yet to be heard in court.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Electronic Tagging: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has a target date for acquiring adequate numbers of electronic tags to accommodate the provisions of the Sentencing Bill.

8 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Electronic Tagging: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many electronic tags his Department has acquired in the context of the Sentencing Bill.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Council of Europe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings she has had with representatives from the Council of Europe since 19 June 2025.

4 Sep 2025 · Home Office

Gender Based Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish the strategy to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report by the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate entitled An inspection of early advice and pre-charge decisi

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the longest projected length of time between charge and trial in any single case of rape which has yet to be heard in court.

4 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the average projected length of time between charge and trial in cases of rape which have yet to be heard in court.

16 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings Ministers in her Department have had with their counterparts in (a) Albania, (b) Poland, (c) Romania, (d) Jamaica, (e) Lithuania, (f) Bulgaria and (g) Vietnam on the removal of foreign n

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Offenders: Deportation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings ministers in her Department have had with their counterparts in (a) Albania, (b) Poland, (c) Romania, (d) Jamaica, (e) Lithuania, (f) Bulgaria and (g) Vietnam on the removal of foreign national offe

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to facilitate a visit for Rt hon. and hon. Members of the Official Opposition to (a) HMP Long Lartin, (b) HMP Belmarsh, (c) HMP Manchester and (d) HMP Wandsworth; and when she plans to resp

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Protective Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many stab vests have been issued to prison officers since June 2025.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff at prisons have been recorded in each month since 1 December 2024.

15 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to publish the next Safety in custody statistics.

14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Dismissal

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been dismissed as a result of gross misconduct since July 2024.

14 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Prisoners: Repatriation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what meetings ministers have had with their counterparts in (a) Albania, (b) Poland, (c) Romania, (d) Jamaica, (e) Lithuania, (f) Bulgaria and (g) Vietnam on the removal of f

14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Nationality and Borders Act 2022: Convictions and Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) convicted and (b) prosecuted for offences under section 41 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 in each month since July 2024.

14 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Immigration: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged for immigration offences in each month since July 2024.

14 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Immigration: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) convicted and (b) prosecuted for immigration offences in each month since July 2024.

7 Jul 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged for assisting unlawful immigration under s25 Immigration Act 1971 in each month since July 2024.

7 Jul 2025 · Home Office

People Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged for knowingly assisting asylum seekers to enter the UK under s25A Immigration Act 1971 in each month since July 2024.

7 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison officers by prisoners were recorded by HM Prison & Probation Service in each month since January 2025.

Source: official written-questions record.