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.