Kim Johnson MP: written questions
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Prisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison education staff were employed in January (a) 2025, and (b) 2026, by prison.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that prisoners can access high-quality education and skills provision that supports rehabilitation and reduces re-offending.The curriculum delivered through core education contracts is decided at local level, as is the number ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison education staff, according to annual delivery plan data, were employed in January (a) 2025, and (b) 2026, by prison.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that prisoners can access high-quality education and skills provision that supports rehabilitation and reduces re-offending.The curriculum delivered through core education contracts is decided at local level, as is the number ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for a breakdown of what prison education courses, according to annual delivery plan data, were provided in January (a) 2025, and (b) 2026, by prison, level of qualification and duration.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that prisoners can access high-quality education and skills provision that supports rehabilitation and reduces re-offending.The curriculum delivered through core education contracts is decided at local level, as is the number ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Facilities and Playing FieldsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the revised National Planning Policy Framework on playing fields, pitches and community sports facilities.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 107478 on 30 January 2026.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSport England: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many responses have been received to the consultation on the reform of statutory consultees specifically with respect to the proposal to remove Sport England.
Answer: My Department has met with Sport England on a number of occasions to discuss the proposals set out in the consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system. Most recently, I met with Chris Boardman, Chair of Sport England, on 21 January to discuss...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRecreation Spaces and Sports: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions has he had with representatives from the sport and recreation sector on proposals to remove Sport England as a statutory planning consultee.
Answer: My Department has met with Sport England on a number of occasions to discuss the proposals set out in the consultation on reforms to the statutory consultee system. Most recently, I met with Chris Boardman, Chair of Sport England, on 21 January to discuss...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: ApprenticesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage (a) provision and (b) take up of seafarer apprenticeships in the North West.
Answer: An industry round-table, chaired by the then Maritime Minister, was held in Blackpool in May 2025. The round-table brought key stakeholders from across the maritime industry together to discuss the promotion of maritime careers in the North West. The Depa...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMerchant Shipping: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information she holds on the recent progress of the International Green Corridor Fund feasibility studies to decarbonise merchant shipping routes between (a) the ports of Holyhead and Dublin and (b) the po
Answer: Green Corridors have the potential to be effective mechanisms to deliver first mover activity and accelerate the decarbonisation of the maritime sector globally, as demonstrated in the published findings of the International Green Corridor Fund. These bil...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPorts and Shipping: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects to launch (a) Round 7 of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC7) and (b) round 2 of the Zero Emission Vessels and Infrastructure competition (ZEVI2); and how much public funding wi
Answer: We intend to launch the CMDC7 and ZEVI2 competitions in Spring 2026. The budgets will be announced when the competitions launch and will be funded from the recently announced UK SHORE £448m budget for the 2026 – 2030 financial period.
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with representatives from the maritime ports sector on modal shift of freight from road to domestic short sea shipping routes.
Answer: Departmental officials have discussed the case for promoting greater use of coastal and other domestic short-sea shipping routes with the British Ports Association and with the UK Major Ports Group on several recent occasions. The Government remains commi...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordShippingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase (a) seafarer jobs and (b) freight volumes on domestic short sea shipping routes.
Answer: Domestic shipping routes are an important part of the UK maritime sector and wider economy. Such routes accounted for 71.2 million tonnes of freight moved in 2024. Moving freight in this way can be environmentally beneficial and improve inland transport e...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111214More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of Capita in delivering and administering the civil service pension scheme.
Answer: The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government. The issues and delays facing some civil servants and pension scheme members in accessing their pensions are un...
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ContractsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111213More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the assessment criteria the Department uses to determine whether the supplier of externally-contracted services has been responsible for a critical performance failure in delivering its contra
Answer: The Cabinet Office does not utilise a single, universal set of assessment criteria for determining whether a supplier is responsible for a critical performance failure. Instead, specific criteria are defined within each individual contract, generally alig...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: UK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of expanding the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to maritime on (a) the international competitiveness of the UK’s cruise sector, (b) Liverpool Cruise
Answer: The domestic expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will only include emissions from international voyages, including cruises, produced while at berth in UK ports. This means there is no net loss of competitiveness for international cruise vis...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Emissions Trading Scheme: ShippingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using funds raised by the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to include maritime to support maritime decarbonisati
Answer: The Government recognises that decarbonising the maritime sector requires a suite of policies and is providing funding and policy support to facilitate this transition. For example, between April 2022 and March 2026, the Shipping Office for Reducing Emiss...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: UK Emissions Trading SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to engage with Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories on the impact of proposals to expand the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to international maritime voyages.
Answer: Officials from my department and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero recently ran consultation engagement sessions with Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories following the publication of the consultation on expansion of the UK ETS to in...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' TransfersMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of Parole Board recommendations on moving (a) prisoners serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection sentence and (b) other prisoners to open conditions were rejected by his Departme
Answer: For many years, the Secretary of State has asked the independent Parole Board for advice on whether a prisoner serving an Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) or a life sentence is suitable for transfer to open conditions. Where the Parole Board recom...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Ethnic GroupsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of including anti-racism measures in the Competence and Conduct Standard for social landlords on the levels of homelessness am
Answer: A Public Sector Equalities Assessment was published as part of our consultation on the detailed policy supporting the competence and conduct standard for social housing staff. It can be found here.It considered the impact the new standards might have for ...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Racial DiscriminationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the requirements relating to equality, diversity and inclusion in the Competence and Conduct standards for social landlords
Answer: A Public Sector Equalities Assessment was published as part of our consultation on the detailed policy supporting the competence and conduct standard for social housing staff. It can be found here.It considered the impact the new standards might have for ...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 37323 on Prison Sentences, how many people serving imprisonment for public protection sentences in Category A prisons on 1 January 2026 were classified as Categ
Answer: Data on the prison population are published as part of the Department’s Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) release. The most recent publication includes prison population data as at 30 September 2025.The information requested—relating to the ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSerious Violence Reduction OrdersHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 100020, Serious Violence Reduction Orders, how many weapons were found as a result of the stops during the pilot.
Answer: Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot has been independently evaluated...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSerious Violence Reduction OrdersHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 100020, Serious Violence Reduction Orders, what was the highest number of stops of one individual during the pilot.
Answer: Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot has been independently evaluated...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSerious Violence Reduction OrdersHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 100020, Serious Violence Reduction Orders, how many stops were made under the power during the pilot.
Answer: Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot has been independently evaluated...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSerious Violence Reduction OrdersHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 100020, Serious Violence Reduction Orders, when she will publish the independent evaluation.
Answer: Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot has been independently evaluated...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSerious Violence Reduction OrdersHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 100020, Serious Violence Reduction Orders, what assessment was made by the independent evaluation of (a) the use of the SVRO stop and search power,
Answer: Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot has been independently evaluated...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
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