Kieran Mullan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Asylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Natural England, the Environment Agency and other statutory consultees have been consulted in relation to the proposed development at the Crowborough Training Camp for Asylum Seeker accommodat
Answer: Discussions are underway to use the Crowborough site for asylum accommodation. Consideration of this site is ongoing and any final decision to utilise any site for the intended purposes will be made once the relevant factors have been properly considered....
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Wealden District Council has been consulted on the potential use of the expedited procedure for the Crowborough Training Camp for Asylum Seeker accommodation.
Answer: Discussions are underway to use the Crowborough site for asylum accommodation. Consideration of this site is ongoing and any final decision to utilise any site for the intended purposes will be made once the relevant factors have been properly considered....
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Wealden District Council has received notice that the Crown intends to invoke the expedited procedure for nationally important development in relation to the Crowborough Training Camp and Asyl
Answer: Discussions are underway to use the Crowborough site for asylum accommodation. Consideration of this site is ongoing and any final decision to utilise any site for the intended purposes will be made once the relevant factors have been properly considered....
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on what (a) biodiversity net gain and (b) environmental impact assessment has been (i) sought and (ii) received by Wealden District Council in the context of the proposed ac
Answer: Discussions are underway to use the Crowborough site for asylum accommodation. Consideration of this site is ongoing and any final decision to utilise any site for the intended purposes will be made once the relevant factors have been properly considered....
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the (a) documents, (b) information, and (c) evidence Wealden District Council has provided to the Planning Inspectorate in relation to local (i) planning and (ii) environ
Answer: Discussions are underway to use the Crowborough site for asylum accommodation. Consideration of this site is ongoing and any final decision to utilise any site for the intended purposes will be made once the relevant factors have been properly considered....
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Planning Inspectorate has consulted Wealden District Council on the application to use the Crowborough Training Camp for asylum seeker accommodation.
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate has no record of receiving an application or appeal in relation to the site in question. I otherwise refer the hon. Member to the answer given to question UIN 91420 on 20 November 2025.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Wealden District Council has been consulted under section 293C of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in relation to a section 293B application for the use of Crowborough Training Camp for
Answer: Discussions are underway to use the Crowborough site for asylum accommodation. Consideration of this site is ongoing and any final decision to utilise any site for the intended purposes will be made once the relevant factors have been properly considered....
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Crown Casework Team has deemed the application on the Crowborough Training Camp and Asylum Seeker accommodation complete.
Answer: Discussions are underway to use the Crowborough site for asylum accommodation. Consideration of this site is ongoing and any final decision to utilise any site for the intended purposes will be made once the relevant factors have been properly considered....
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what dates her Department met with Wealden District Council to discuss the Crowborough Training Camp and asylum seeker accommodation.
Answer: Discussions are underway to use the Crowborough site for asylum accommodation. Consideration of this site is ongoing and any final decision to utilise any site for the intended purposes will be made once the relevant factors have been properly considered....
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of current prisoners would be included in the earned progression model and eligible for release after completing (a) half of their sentence instead of two thirds and (b) one third of
Answer: Around 17,000 prisoners are entirely excluded from the release point changes being brought forward in the Sentencing Bill. We are working across agencies to prepare and plan for implementation of the changes, and this Government is committed to ensuring t...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant the Answer of 11 November 2025 to Question 87889 on Prisoners' Release, how many of the current prisoner population would be (a) excluded from the earned progression model earlier release points, (b) inc
Answer: Around 17,000 prisoners are entirely excluded from the release point changes being brought forward in the Sentencing Bill. We are working across agencies to prepare and plan for implementation of the changes, and this Government is committed to ensuring t...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the additional number of offenders will be entitled to release from prison on each day of the 28 days and then each month of the subsequent 11 months following the day of enactment of
Answer: Around 17,000 prisoners are entirely excluded from the release point changes being brought forward in the Sentencing Bill. We are working across agencies to prepare and plan for implementation of the changes, and this Government is committed to ensuring t...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) Wealden District Council and (b) Wealden District Council's (i) leadership and (ii) councillors have made legal challenges to (i) prevent or (ii) delay the use of Crowborough Training Camp
Answer: All sites progressed for asylum accommodation, including Crowborough Training Camp currently under consideration, will comply with safety, security, health and wellbeing standards. This government will close every asylum hotel. Work is well underway, with...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide the prison population figures by (a) offence type and (b) sentence length in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: Detailed statistics on offenders in custody (including offence groups and sentence lengths) are published quarterly at Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK.Answers to the specific questions asked here can be found on Table 1.A.17 of the “Annu...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: StaffForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) people and (b) full-time equivalent staff are employed in the Murder and Manslaughter Team in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: As of September 2025, there are six full-time staff in the Murder and Manslaughter team.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: HomicideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many in-person meetings the Murder and Manslaughter Team have had with clients in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. When families would like to meet with the team in person, they will always do whatever is possible to arrange this.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of the Criminal CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any Ministers in her Department met with Sir Brian Leveson in relation to the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts.
Answer: This Government has maintained open dialogue and a constructive relationship with Sir Brian Leveson and Ministers have met with him in his capacity as Chair of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts (IRCC), as is the usual convention when Governmen...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions she has had with Serco on electronic tagging.
Answer: Lord Timpson, Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, has met regularly with senior representatives from Serco. The most recent of these meetings took place on Tuesday 22 July 2025. At that meeting, the Minister welcomed the imp...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of legal aid was spent on foreign nationals appealing deportation decisions in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26 so far.
Answer: This information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason she has increased legal aid for immigration cases.
Answer: Legal aid for immigration cases is important to maintaining an effective immigration and asylum system. Legal aid can play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of the courts, by providing timely advice to the individuals concerned, reducing the lik...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals received legal aid in (a) 2024-2025 and (b) 2025-2026; and what the cost to the public purse was of the legal aid provided.
Answer: This information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProbationMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been on probation without an electronic tag since 4 July 2024, broken down by the length of time.
Answer: Electronic Monitoring can be one part of robust licence conditions to support the management of offenders in the community. It is a mandatory requirement for those released under the Home Detention Curfew scheme and for those released onto the Acquisitive...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what negotiations she has had with prisoner escort contractors on reducing the number of court trials that are cancelled as a result of contractors not bring the defendant to court on time.
Answer: The Prisoner Escort and Custody Service (PECS), which is part of HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS), provides Ministers with regular updates on performance of prisoner escort contractors against delivery targets.It is recognised that there are many...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCourts: Working HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to utilise all court sitting days made available by the Lady Chief Justice in the (a) 2026–27, (b) 2027–28 and (c) 2028–29 financial years.
Answer: The Lord Chancellor will begin the Concordat process with the judiciary in due course, and this is how sitting days will be allocated. The Lord Chancellor has been clear she is committed to tackling the outstanding caseload, but the number of sitting days...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
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