Written questions

1,131 written questions tabled, most recent first.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Radicalism and Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many seizures have been made from prisons of material that promotes or supports acts of terrorism, extremism or radicalisation within the past year.

9 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Governors: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison governors at (a) HMP Oakwood, (b) HMP Berwyn, (c) HMP Prison Parc, (d) HMP Fosse Way, (e) HMP Five Wells, (f) HMP Forest Bank, (g) HMP Wandsworth, and (h) HMP Wormwood Scrubs worked any of their c

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent by the Ministry of Justice on anti-racism training in the financial years (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the total annual salary cost for those employed in diversity, equity, and inclusion roles within a) the Ministry of Justice, b) His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, c) His Majesty's Courts and Tri

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff members within the Ministry of Justice Policy Group are responsible for delivering the Lord Chancellor’s duty to encourage judicial diversity; and what the annual budget of this team is.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Terrorism: Convictions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any compensation payments have been made to prisoners convicted of terrorism offences in the past two years.

8 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

HMP Downview: Operating Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of operating E Wing in HMP Downview in 2025/26.

4 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Judiciary: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of producing the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2026-2030.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

High Court: Chancery Division

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, regarding the establishment of a Business and Property Division of the High Court, what consideration he has given to supporting the retention of the name Chancery Division.

3 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Governors: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison governors worked any of their contracted hours from home in May 2026.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the estimate by HMPPS that it would cost £2.8 billion to bring the prison estate into a fair condition, if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated costs per prison to do so.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been allocated to the following prisons for upgrading, refurbishment or other construction costs; HMP Wandsworth, HMP Pentonville, HMP Brixton, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, HMP Belmarsh, HMP/YOI Isis, HMP Th

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the current cost of the maintenance backlog at the following prisons; HMP Wandsworth, HMP Pentonville, HMP Brixton, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, HMP Belmarsh, HMP/YOI Isis, HMP Thameside, HMP/YOI Feltham.

2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current estimated cost of the maintenance backlog is for each prison in England and Wales.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Rape: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether they plan to make further updates to the Equal Treatment Bench Book regarding the long-term impact of rape trauma and how this can affect engagement with the criminal justice process.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any books or texts by Hassan al-Banna have been discovered or seized in prisons in England and Wales in the past two years.

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Publications

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether books entitled (a) The Way of the Jihad by Hassan al-Banna, (b) Milestones by Sayyid Qutb and (c) The Lawful and Prohibited in Islam by Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi have been discovered and seized in prisons

1 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Courts: Rape

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on establishing specialist courts for rape cases at every Crown Court location in England and Wales.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

Young Offender Institutions: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the Children's Commissioner entitled 'The educational journeys of children in secure settings', if she will name the six settings which had been the most recent registered settin

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Deputy Prime Minister: Travel

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on foreign travel for the Deputy Prime Minister since September 2025 by trip.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biological male transgender prisoners housed in the female estate have been convicted of a sexual offence.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisoners: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have failed a drug test in each of the past three years; and if he will provide a list of the substances tested positive for by prisoners in the last year.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Prisons: Domestic Visits

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons he has visited since September 2025.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Deputy Prime Minister: Special Advisers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he employs Special Advisers in his role as Deputy Prime Minister.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Deputy Prime Minister: Working Hours

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours a week on average he spends fulfilling his duties as Deputy Prime Minister.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Deputy Prime Minister: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff members are employed solely to support his work as Deputy Prime Minister; and what the total cost is of their combined annual salary.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Deputy Prime Minister: Visits Abroad

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on foreign travel for the Deputy Prime Minister since September 2025, broken down by each trip.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial and Legal Diversity Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff from his Department are working to support the Judicial and Legal Diversity Board; and which teams they have been drawn from.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial and Legal Diversity Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who sits on the Judicial and Legal Diversity Board.

29 May 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Judicial and Legal Diversity Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost was of the first meeting to the Judicial and Legal Diversity Board; and what the estimated total cost will be of that Board in its first year of operation.

Source: official written-questions record.