Ben Maguire MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of LawyerMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken towards beginning the process of ratifying the Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer, including any regulatory blocks that have led to the current delay; and wha
Answer: The UK was proud to be among the first signatories to the Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer in May 2025, demonstrating our strong and longstanding commitment to the rule of law, the independence of the legal profession, and access ...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials have been delayed and court days lost because a prisoner has failed to be delivered to the Court by the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services.
Answer: The question has been interpreted to mean ineffective trials that do not start on their intended start date and need rescheduling. Trials can become ineffective for many reasons, owing to the action or inaction of stakeholders responsible for producing pr...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Courts in each of the six circuits in England and Wales are not used for five days per week.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data concerning the open caseload at the Crown Court by geographic breakdown including region and individual courthouse. That data can be found in the ‘Receipts, disposals and open cases in the Crown Court’ tool w...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how far in advance Crown Court trial dates are being set for each of the six circuits in England and Wales.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data concerning the open caseload at the Crown Court by geographic breakdown including region and individual courthouse. That data can be found in the ‘Receipts, disposals and open cases in the Crown Court’ tool w...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were waiting to be heard in Crown Courts in each circuit in England and Wales on 11 November 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publish quarterly data concerning the open caseload at the Crown Court by geographic breakdown including region and individual courthouse. That data can be found in the ‘Receipts, disposals and open cases in the Crown Court’ tool w...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been wrongly released from HM Prisons since July 2024 were still at large on 1 November 2025.
Answer: As the Deputy Prime Minister set out in his statement on 11 November, on that day we were aware of three releases in error from prison where the offenders were at large. We were also investigating a further case of a potential release in error on 3 Novemb...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been wrongly released from prison since July 2024.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements Orders: GrandparentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to legislate to protect the rights of children to communicate with (a) grandparents and (b) others members of extended family in cases where (i) one and (ii) both parents seek to prev
Answer: I acknowledge and respect that grandparents and other extended family members often play an important role in children’s lives and can provide stability in families, particularly where parents are separating.Any contact with the child should always be in ...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
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