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Mary Kelly Foy MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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3 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Prison Officers: RetirementMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8599More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of lowering the the retirement age for prison officers.

    Answer: We are aware of the POA campaign for a reduced prison officer pension age.We recognise the unique and challenging role that prison officers play in protecting the public and reducing reoffending and that pension age is an important issue for prison staff ...

    Answered 18 Jun 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Police Custody and Prison officers: Industrial DisputesMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8598More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reinstating the right to strike for prison and custody officers.

    Answer: Ministers and officials have previously met with the POA to listen to their concerns on this issue. Prison officers work in difficult environments every day, with some of the most challenging people in society. The Government recognises that the work of p...

    Answered 18 Jun 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Prisons: EducationMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116865More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prison education staff have been made redundant in each of the past 12 months.

    Answer: The Ministry of Justice and HM Prison and Probation Service are committed to ensuring that prisoners can access high-quality education and skills provision that supports rehabilitation and reduces re-offending. The contract does not require Education supp...

    Answered 9 Mar 2026

    Original Parliament record
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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.

View as listDepartment for Business and Trade: 1Department for Business and Trade1Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 1Department for Culture, Media a…1Department for Education: 10Department for Education10Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 4Department for Environment, Foo…4Department for Transport: 1Department for Transport1Department for Work and Pensions: 8Department for Work and Pensions8Department of Health and Social Care: 19Department of Health and Social…19Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 2Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…2Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 7Ministry of Housing, Communitie…7Ministry of Justice: 3Ministry of Justice3Treasury: 11Treasury11
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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. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Department for Business and Trade1
Department for Culture, Media and Sport1
Department for Education10
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4
Department for Transport1
Department for Work and Pensions8
Department of Health and Social Care19
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office2
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government7
Ministry of Justice3
Treasury11

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