Written questions

2,252 written questions tabled, most recent first.

20 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Sentences: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in Wales prior to entering custody were (a) serving an IPP sentence, (b) sentenced to life imprisonment, (c) on recall, (d) serving a non-criminal sentence and (e) serving an unknown sent

20 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in Wales prior to entering custody, were in prison (a) on remand, (b) sentenced to under 12 months, (c) sentenced to between 12 months and 4 years, (d) sentenced to 4 years and over, in (

20 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people resident in Wales prior to entering custody, were held in prison across England and Wales by (a) each local authority area and (b) prison in (i) March 2024, (ii) June 2024, (iii) September 2024 an

20 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with a home address in Wales prior to entering custody were in prison in (a) March, (b) June, (c) September and (d) December 2024 by prison.

16 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to reduce noise pollution from Texan training aircraft in the UK.

10 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Administration of Justice: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of routinely publishing disaggregated data for Wales.

7 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of defence spending is allocated to Wales.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to help tackle rural fuel poverty under the Warm Homes Plan.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many low-income households have (a) applied and (b) received vouchers for measures under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme from qualifying rural postcodes.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including hybrid heat pumps as an available measure under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Oil

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to bring forward a consultation on a Renewable Heating Fuel Obligation as required by section 159 of the Energy Act 2023.

2 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probation Officers: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is available through the medium of Welsh for probation officers in Wales.

29 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Curfews

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were released on home detention curfew in (a) Wales and (b) England in each of the last 20 years.

29 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of people subject to supervision by the Probation Service have (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five or more named supervising officers during the course of their order or licence.

29 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release: Curfews

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released on home detention curfew were recalled to prison in (a) Wales and (b) England in each of the last 20 years.

29 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Pre-sentence Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) standard delivery, (b) fast delivery, and (c) oral pre-sentence reports have been produced in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years.

29 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) community sentences, (b) deferred sentences, (c) conditional discharges and (d) custodial sentences have been given in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each of the last 20 years.

22 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a specified financial compensation scheme for (a) nuclear test veterans present during the nuclear testing programme from 1952 to 1967 and (b) their families

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the equality of the consideration given in the assessment process for (a) Personal Independence Payments and (b) other disability benefits to (i) neurological, (ii) physi

20 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of the assessment process for (a) Personal Independence Payments and (b) other disability benefits for people with (i) brain inju

15 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Contracts

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the value for money of outsourced contracted services provided by (a) Capita, (b) Serco, (c) G4S and (d) Clearsprings.

15 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Procurement

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of ethical standards in business practice at (a) Capita, (b) Serco, (c) G4S and (d) Clearsprings when undertaking outsourced UK Government contracts.

14 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Employers' Contributions: Prisons and Probation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the total value of increased employer national insurance contributions from outsourced private suppliers within the prison and probation service for the next 12 months.

14 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison and Probation Service: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to employer national insurance contributions on the financial sustainability of the prison and probation service.

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released under the End of Custody Supervised Licence scheme have been (a) recalled, (b) released homeless, (c) died under supervision and (d) committed a serious further offence (i) since the sche

4 Nov 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were released and later recalled to prison under the (a) End of Custody Supervised Licence, (b) Home Detention Curfew , and (c) SDS40 scheme (i) since the scheme was implemented and (ii) in the mo

31 Oct 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Welsh National Opera

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the Welsh National Opera.

22 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Domestic Abuse: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to establish (a) Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme provision and (b) an alternative programme.

7 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Devolution: Wales

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) job description for the Envoy for the Nations and Regions and the (b) framework which describes how the Envoy for Nations and Regions will work with the (i) Welsh Government and (ii) W

4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Probation: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Early Release Scheme on probation services in Wales since 10 September 2024.

Source: official written-questions record.