Written questions

702 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison and Probation Service: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of staff absences as a result of work-related stress in the (a) prison service and (b) probation service.

9 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HM Prison and Probation Service: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of delays in vetting new recruits on the (a) prison service and (b) probation service.

9 Nov 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Artworks and Catering

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 8 November to Questions 74851 on Ministry of Justice: Art Works and 74852 on Ministry of Justice: Catering, for what reason his Department does not hold central financial records of art

8 Nov 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Humanitarian Situation

What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

31 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Catering

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money his Department has spent on catering at functions in the last five years.

31 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Artworks

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on art work in each of the last five years.

31 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Heating and Lighting

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on heating and lighting in each of the last four years.

31 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Video Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the take up of use of section 28 video evidence in rape trials in England and Wales.

31 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoner Escapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people are currently at large having escaped from custody; and what that figure was in each of the last five years.

31 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

High Court

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost was of High Court hearings in each of the last three years; and how many hearings took place in each of those years.

25 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Conditions of Employment: EU Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential revocation of EU workers’ rights regulations.

21 Oct 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

High Security Hospitals and Prisons: Energy Bills Rebate

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether people in (a) prison and (b) secure hospitals are eligible to receive money from the energy bill support scheme.

19 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the INQUEST report entitled Deaths of racialised people in prison 2015-2022: Challenging racism and discrimination, published on 12 October 2022, if he will make it his policy to pause current p

19 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the INQUEST report entitled Deaths of racialised people in prison 2015-2022: Challenging racism and discrimination, published on 12 October 2022, for what reason his Department's Safety in custo

19 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the INQUEST report entitled Deaths of racialised people in prison 2015-2022: Challenging racism and discrimination, published on 12 October 2022, if he will make an assessment of the implication

11 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Video Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October to Question 54630, how many crown courts have used Section 28 pre-recorded video evidence to support trials.

10 Oct 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) prosecuted (b) found guilty (c) sentenced to prison for offences under the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018 in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022, broken down by gender and ethnicity.

22 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Witnesses: Video Recordings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many crown courts have had Section 28 pre-recorded video evidence technology installed; and when the Government plans to have this technology rolled out across all crown courts.

7 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects the Older Offenders Strategy to be completed and published.

7 Sep 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the process for handling applications and associated decision-making for early release on compassionate grounds is completed in a (a) timely and (b) effective ma

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisoners: Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the consistency of provision of palliative and end of life care across the prison estate.

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisoners: Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment she has made of the (a) access to and (b) quality of palliative and end of life care in (i) prisons and (ii) the community.

7 Sep 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Prisoners: Palliative Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that every prison in England is (a) aware of the Dying Well in Custody Charter and (b) uses the Charter to improve the palliative and end of life care their priso

21 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the new Enhanced Support Service on tackling the most challenging behaviour in prisons.

21 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of expected trends in the level of the prison population in the next five years.

21 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the proportion of people in (a) senior leadership and (b) governor positions in the prison system from ethnic minority backgrounds.

18 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Weather

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that conditions in (a) prisons, (b) police cells, (c) immigration detention and (d) escort vans are safe during the level 4 heat-health alert.

15 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Ministry of Justice sets minimum staffing levels as Key Performance Indicators for (a) HMP Lowdham Grange and (b) other rebids.

15 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Five Wells and HMP Fosse Way: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there is an agreed staffing level for upcoming contracts for (a) HMP Fosse way and (b) HMP Welllingborough.

15 Jul 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has an agreed staffing level for contracts.

Source: official written-questions record.