Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
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HMP Birmingham: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2025 to question 89778 on Prisons: Construction, on what date did ISG Construction Limited cease on-site work at HMP Birmingham.
Answer: ISG Construction Limited ceased work on all Ministry of Justice sites on the date of their administration, 20 September 2024. This included HMP Birmingham, HMP Liverpool and HMP Prescoed.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLife Imprisonment: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving a life sentence have been released on licence since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The number of prisoners serving a life sentence who were released for the first time (i.e. excluding recall re-releases) from 5 July 2024 to 30 Sep 2024 was 68. The number of prisoners serving a life sentence prisoners re-released in the same period, havi...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2026 to Question 117955 on Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems, when will selected industry partners have developed proof-of-concept systems.
Answer: Industry partners are expected to complete their proof-of-concept systems by mid-summer 2026.
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the correction of 10 March 2026 to Question 115634 on Ministry of Justice: ICT, for what reason here was a discrepancy of 510 laptops, mobile phones and electronic devices recorded as lost or stolen b
Answer: When the previous (incorrect) answer was provided, it was the result of a simple search being run against criteria in the service management system and the result published.When the corrected response was provided, it was a result of a manual search throu...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDaniel BoakyeMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026 to question 115637 on Daniel Boakye, what additional management checks are being undertaken in relation to operational staff who may be called upon to undertake escort duty.
Answer: We have introduced a period of enhanced management assurance for all external escorts. Under these strengthened measures, a manager of the same grade or a more senior grade is required to check the application of restraints prior to an escort and ensure a...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDaniel BoakyeMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the outcome of the formal investigation into the abscondment of Daniel Boakye.
Answer: The formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the escape from custody is due to be completed by 20 March.Reports of internal investigations of this nature are not normally published.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDaniel BoakyeMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what date will the formal investigation into the abscondment of Daniel Boakye be completed.
Answer: The formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the escape from custody is due to be completed by 20 March.Reports of internal investigations of this nature are not normally published.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 115634 on Ministry of Justice: ICT, for what reason the number of laptops, mobile phones and other electrical devices stolen or lost by the Department fell from
Answer: A difference in figures reported by the Department for periods 5 July 2024 to 29 April 2025 and 5 July 2024 to 5 December 2025 is due to a difference in how incident records were queried and displayed, resulting in an inflated figure of 665 where some dev...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026, to question 115638 on Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles, who are the selected industry partners will receive up to £60,000 of funding to develop proof-of-concept systems.
Answer: For national security reasons, we are unable to share the names of the industry partners.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Tech challenge launched to counter drone threats in prisons, published on 4 November 2025, on what date is the 12-week Counter-Drone Challenge due to end.
Answer: We have recently launched a new innovation challenge with His Majesty’s Government Communications Centre (HMGCC) Co-Creation aimed at combatting the growing threat of drones around prisons.The Counter-Drone Challenge competition closed on 4 December 2025....
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDaniel BoakyeMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has he made with the Secretary of State for the Home Department in apprehending Daniel Boakye following his abscondment.
Answer: A formal investigation has been commissioned into the circumstances surrounding the escape from custody. Additional management checks are also being undertaken in relation to all operational staff who may be called upon to undertake escort duty.Public saf...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDaniel BoakyeMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the factors that led to the abscondment of Daniel Boakye.
Answer: A formal investigation has been commissioned into the circumstances surrounding the escape from custody. Additional management checks are also being undertaken in relation to all operational staff who may be called upon to undertake escort duty.Public saf...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) phones, (b) laptops and (c) other electronic devices have been lost by his Department between 5 July 2024 and 29 April 2025.
Answer: Between 5 July 2024 and 29 April 2025, the Ministry of Justice recorded lost or stolen:59 laptops91 mobile phones5 other devicesAll Ministry of Justice laptops and mobile phones are encrypted and protected to National Cyber Security Centre standards. The ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the comments by the Minister for Youth Justice in the Sunday Times on 15 February 2026, by what date he plans to establish the advisory panel on preventative analytics for youth justice.
Answer: The Government is in the process of establishing a Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel. As the Panel has not yet been established, no recommendations have been made on specific data sources or the sharing of data with youth justice par...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the comments by the Minister for Youth Justice in the Sunday Times on 15 February 2026, how will individual’s personal data be used in preventative analytics “to identify children who need targe
Answer: The Government is in the process of establishing a Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel. As the Panel has not yet been established, no recommendations have been made on specific data sources or the sharing of data with youth justice par...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the comments by the Minister for Youth Justice in the Sunday Times on 15 February 2026, what permissions do the Government require in order to access personal data for use in preventative analyt
Answer: The Government is in the process of establishing a Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel. As the Panel has not yet been established, no recommendations have been made on specific data sources or the sharing of data with youth justice par...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the comments by the Minister for Youth Justice in the Sunday Times on 15 February 2026, what personal data will be accessed by the Ministry of Justice preventative analytics programme “to identi
Answer: The Government is in the process of establishing a Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel. As the Panel has not yet been established, no recommendations have been made on specific data sources or the sharing of data with youth justice par...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrime Prevention: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Times Radio interview with preventative analytics advisory panel lead Professor Mark Mon Williams at 0727 on 16 February 2026, what children’s health data will be shared with a) schools and
Answer: The Government is in the process of establishing a Preventative Analytics for Youth Justice Advisory Panel. As the Panel has not yet been established, no recommendations have been made on specific data sources or the sharing of data with youth justice par...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, how many prisons across the prison estate currently have access to active counter-U
Answer: We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the illegal use of drones that deliver contraband so that prisoners have access to a safe and stable rehabilitative environment. Our approach is multi-faceted and includes physical security countermeasures,...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what counter-Unmanned Aircraft System capabilities are available to HM Prison and Probation Service staff.
Answer: We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the illegal use of drones that deliver contraband so that prisoners have access to a safe and stable rehabilitative environment. Our approach is multi-faceted and includes physical security countermeasures,...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, what progress has he made in launching high-stakes competitions to develop
Answer: We are working closely with international partners across our priorities, including lessons learnt from the battlefield to counter the threat of malicious drones. Officials are in further discussion with counterparts in Ukraine and other international all...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, how will his Department benefit from the £6.5 million UKRI funding availab
Answer: We are working closely with international partners across our priorities, including lessons learnt from the battlefield to counter the threat of malicious drones. Officials are in further discussion with counterparts in Ukraine and other international all...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release entitled Battlefield tactics to inspire UK fight against prison drones, published on 16 January 2026, how has he tasked prisons with learning from Ukraine's drone expertise.
Answer: We are working closely with international partners across our priorities, including lessons learnt from the battlefield to counter the threat of malicious drones. Officials are in further discussion with counterparts in Ukraine and other international all...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Criminal Justice Boards: PoliceMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has held with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the a) operation and b) alignment of Local Criminal Justice Boards within future policing structures.
Answer: The Government recognises the important role Local Criminal Justice Boards play as the forum where local criminal justice system partners collaborate, and the Ministry of Justice remain committed to supporting them. The Ministry of Justice is working clos...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscapesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Urgent Question HMP Leyhill: Offender Abscondments, how many of the 57 prisoner abscondments that occurred in 2025 remained at large as of 1 January 2026.
Answer: There were 57 absconds in the year ending March 2025. Data on absconds is published annually in the HMPPS Annual Digest: HMPPS Annual Digest 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK. This only includes a 30-day reference point for whether prisoners remained at large. Data f...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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