Neil Duncan-Jordan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Prisons: ChessMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58502, how many prisons currently hold regular chess activity sessions.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is aware of research that is in progress in relation to regular chess sessions across the prison estate. To date, no formal assessment has been made of any effect on re-offending.As chess is not a structured physical activity, it i...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: ChessMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58502, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of chess in prisons on reducing offending behaviour.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is aware of research that is in progress in relation to regular chess sessions across the prison estate. To date, no formal assessment has been made of any effect on re-offending.As chess is not a structured physical activity, it i...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Education and SportsMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 58502, what the total discretionary budget across the prison estate for (a) education and (b) sports in 2024-2025.
Answer: Non-discretionary spending on education in the adult prison estate and part of the private prison estate is funded from the Prison Education Framework budget. Governors are able to supplement this with provision from the Dynamic Purchasing System budget (...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily Proceedings: Artificial Intelligence and CamerasMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to introduce AI integration and camera use in family law proceedings.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country. Within the Ministry of Justice, we ar...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: SportsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the amount spent on providing (a) football, (b) pool, (c) table-tennis, (d) gym, (e) running, (f) yoga, (g) chess and (h) other sporting activities in prisons in the last
Answer: H M Prison and Probation Service recognises the importance physical activity plays in the overall well-being of prisoners and the effect sport, exercise and movement can have on supporting other programmes designed to reduce offending behaviour.Data on th...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWomen's Centres: Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to create a women's centre in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
Answer: This Government’s plan to support women is clear and ambitious. The Women’s Justice Board was established with the goal of reducing the number of women in prison and addressing the distinct needs of women in the criminal justice system. The Board has met ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of women in prison.
Answer: This Government’s plan to support women is clear and ambitious. The Women’s Justice Board was established with the goal of reducing the number of women in prison and addressing the distinct needs of women in the criminal justice system. The Board has met ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: WomenMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the report by Baroness Jean Corston entitled Vulnerable women in prison, published on 13 March 2007; and whether she is taking s
Answer: This Government’s plan to support women is clear and ambitious. The Women’s Justice Board was established with the goal of reducing the number of women in prison and addressing the distinct needs of women in the criminal justice system. The Board has met ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Services: Departmental CoordinationMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will develop a cross-Departmental advice sector strategy to ensure accessible social welfare advice across (a) health, (b) housing, (c) justice and (d) social care.
Answer: We have established the Legal Support Strategy Delivery Group, comprised of key stakeholders from across the advice sector and academia to jointly develop and implement a long-term legal support strategy. The strategy aims to deliver a more sustainable an...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 19860, Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the expected performance parameters of private sector providers have changed since these contracts were awar
Answer: The performance parameters of private sector providers are subject to ongoing contract management and are reviewed and, where appropriate, changed to align with the business requirements.
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 19860 on Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance, if she will publish the 2023 assessment.
Answer: The assessment carried out in partnership with the Cabinet Office in 2023, was conducted in line with Cabinet Office guidance and was consistent with the options appraisal approach prescribed by HM Treasury. The information contained within the assessment...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help protect funding streams for specialist domestic abuse services.
Answer: Supporting victims and witnesses remains a priority focus for the Department and ministers. Collectively we are committed to the Government’s pledge to halve Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in a decade.As such, I have decided to protect VAWG victi...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness and (b) value for money the privatised prison maintenance service.
Answer: The value and performance of the Department’s private-sector service providers are subject to ongoing contract management, and current performance is in line with expected parameters.As contracts approach expiry, assessments are conducted to inform decisi...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) ACAS Early Conciliation Certificates and (b) Employment Tribunal cases (i) heard and (ii) settled before a hearing were found in the claimant's favour in (A) 2021, (B) 2022 and (C) 2023.
Answer: All claims made to the employment tribunals after 6 May 2014 (with a limited number of exceptions) will include an Acas Conciliation certificate.Publication of Employment Tribunal by jurisdiction ceased from April 2021 when Employment Tribunals moved to a...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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