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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Department or topic	Published records
Attorney General	12
Cabinet Office	109
Department for Business and Trade	60
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	28
Department for Education	58
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	45
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	53
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	137
Department for Transport	93
Department for Work and Pensions	13
Department of Health and Social Care	87
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	124
Home Office	313
Ministry of Defence	2023
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	61
Ministry of Justice	178
Northern Ireland Office	2
Treasury	56

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Written questions

PrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have not been released after the completion of their sentence and have continued to remain in custody in error since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Release inaccuracy is yet 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 errors that do occur, and this includes unlawful detenti...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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Prisons: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when new prisons in (a) Buckinghamshire, (b) Lancashire and (c) Leicestershire were first announced by his Department.
Answer: Plans to build a potential new prison in Buckinghamshire were first announced by the Ministry of Justice in December 2020. Plans to build potential new prisons in Lancashire and Leicestershire were first announced by the Department in June 2021.This Gover...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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Prisoners' Release: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of using Splink to reduce the number of prisoner released in error.
Answer: Splink, a probabilistic data-linking tool, is being used to deduplicate and connect records across multiple Ministry of Justice datasets. The Core Person Record service, which links data from courts, prisons and probation, leverages Splink to improve data...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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Criminal RecordsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when was the Core Person Record service (a) proposed, (b) developed and (c) launched in pilot form.
Answer: The Core Person Record service was proposed in April 2023.The service started development in October 2023 and was launched in pilot form in June 2025.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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Prison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been approved since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Between 5 July 2024 and 7 November 2025, HM Treasury has approved the Full Business Cases for the delivery of c.1,200 new prison places.These places are part of the 14,000 additional places this Government committed to delivering in the December 2024 10-Y...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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Prison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what locations he plans to create new prison places.
Answer: As set out in the 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering 14,000 additional prison places and are on track to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office.The remaining places will be delivere...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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Ministry of Justice: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 82447 on Ministry of Justice: ICT, how many of the 1026 devices lost were (a) secure laptops, (b) secure mobile phones and (c) authentication devices.
Answer: Of the 1026 devices lost, 317 were laptops (30.9%), and 709 were mobile phones (69.1%). There were 0 authentication devices.All of these devices were secured to HMG standards, using encryption and other methods to ensure that data on them remains inaccess...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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Prison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 20th October 2025 to question 79734 on Prison Accommodation: Procurement, by when a programme is planned to be developed to recommence delivery.
Answer: Pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79734, new replacement contractors have been appointed on all the projects previously supplied by ISG and ESS across the Houseblocks and Refurbishments and Category D Expansion Programmes in line with ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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Prison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 20th October 2025, to question 79734 on Prison Accommodation: Procurement, which projects previously supplied by ISG have now been taken over.
Answer: Pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79734, new replacement contractors have been appointed on all the projects previously supplied by ISG and ESS across the Houseblocks and Refurbishments and Category D Expansion Programmes in line with ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released from prison early in error since 5 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 30 Oct 2025
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Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been suspended for mistakenly releasing prisoners early since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice cannot provide the information requested. The internal HR system records details of staff suspensions but does not include the reasons for those suspensions. It is therefore not possible to identify, from centrally held data, which...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
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Ministry of Justice: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) phones, (b) laptops and (c) other electronic devices have been lost by staff in his Department between (i) 5 July 2024 and 4th July 2025 and (ii) since 5th July 2025.
Answer: Between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025, 807 devices were reported as lost or stolen, totalling 0.47% of the estate. Since 5 July 2025, 219 devices (0.13% of the estate) have been reported as lost or stolen.Strong safeguards are in place to protect Ministry o...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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RapeMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46175 on Sexual Offences Act 2003, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to remove the req
Answer: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides a robust framework of very serious offences criminalising non-consensual sexual penetration. The offence of rape under section 1 of that Act is committed whenever there is intentional penile penetration of a person’s ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Prison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73845 on Prison Accommodation, how many of those places were approved for construction since July 2024 in each location.
Answer: None of the places referenced in PQ 73845 were approved for construction since July 2024. They were all approved prior to July 2024.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Prison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what assessment she made of the reasons for the
Answer: At the time of the report, both the Houseblocks and Refurbishments Programme and Category D Expansion Programme had been impacted by ISG, a supplier of prison building contracts, entering in administration in September 2024. The loss of the building contr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Prison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what assessment she made of the reasons for the
Answer: At the time of the report, both the Houseblocks and Refurbishments Programme and Category D Expansion Programme had been impacted by ISG, a supplier of prison building contracts, entering in administration in September 2024. The loss of the building contr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Administration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress has he made in providing all staff with secure, enterprise-grade AI assistants by Dece
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is making strong progress in delivering secure, enterprise-grade AI tools to staff in line with the AI Action Plan for Justice. Through the Department’s AI for All initiative, all staff now have access to a secure AI assistant that...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Probation: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in piloting AI (a) transcription and (b) summarisation tools in probation
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is piloting AI transcription and summarisation tools in probation services across Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Wales to reduce administrative burdens and free up frontline staff time for direct engagement and case management. Early use...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Courts: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what his Department's projected completion date is for the roll out of Microsoft 365 Copilot to lead
Answer: The Judicial Office, an office of the Ministry of Justice that supports the judiciary carry out its duties, purchased 300 Copilot 365 licences for leadership judges in July 2025. Leadership judges include: the Lady Chief Justice, Master of the Rolls, Head...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Administration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in exploring new funding mechanisms to support AI adoption.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is working with existing suppliers to leverage their AI capabilities to support the delivery of services and will continue to explore the opportunities available in the supplier market that will support the delivery of the AI Actio...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Administration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, when he expects the Assessing Risks Needs and Strengths tool to come into use.
Answer: The Assessing Risks, Needs and Strengths (or ARNS) tool is being tested by a small group of practitioners across four probation regions currently, to support its ongoing design and development. Elements of ARNS will begin to roll out nationally from March...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Criminal RecordsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in establishing a (a) single and (b) secure identity for each individual w
Answer: We are continuing to explore the potential for a single, secure digital identity for each person interacting with the justice system. The Core Person Record service, which links existing data across courts, prisons and probation, is currently being pilote...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Criminal Records: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled IA action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in linking offender data through (a) BOLD and (b) Data First programmes.
Answer: Using ‘Splink’ (Splink: MoJ’s open source library for probabilistic record linkage at scale - GOV.UK), the Department has made significant progress in linking offender data through both the BOLD and Data First programmes, as follows: Through BOLD: Data ha...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Administration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made in delivering a dedicated AI communications plan.
Answer: Transparency of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used is fundamental to earning public trust and ensuring the responsible use of AI. We are making progress against our aim to deliver a dedicated AI Communications Plan, which includes establishing inter...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Administration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress he has made with with the Online Procedure Rule Committee to ensure that AI-enabled di
Answer: The Online Procedure Rule Committee is responsible for making rules governing the practice and procedure for specific types of online court and tribunal proceedings across the Civil, Family and Tribunal jurisdictions. These rules will ensure that those co...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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