Neil Shastri-Hurst MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Prisoner Escorts: Restraint TechniquesMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman's independent review into the use of restraints on pregnant women during hospital escorts between 2021 and 2025.
Answer: The Prisons & Probation Ombudsman will publish the report of his investigation once it has concluded. We understand that no publication date has been set at this stage.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
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Prisoner Escorts: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer to written question 118611, what the policy rationale is for defining a delay under the Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contracts, for the purposes of the relevant Contract Deli
Answer: The Prisoner Escort and Custody Service (PECS) contracts require Suppliers to deliver prisoners to court in time for their hearing to avoid loss of court time. Contract Delivery Indicator (CDI)15 therefore measures “Courtroom delay due to Supplier actions...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
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Prisoner Escorts: ContractsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) performance standards and (b) key performance indicators on the timeliness of prisoner arrivals at court are set out within the contract for Prisoner Escort and Custody Services.
Answer: The Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) contracts specify that the contractor shall deliver prisoners to court by the required times to ensure the efficient and effective running of courts without delay. The key performance indicator relating to t...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
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Courts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were adjourned due to lack of judicial availability in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on trials that are ineffective due to a judge or magistrate not being available. An ineffective trial does not go ahead on the scheduled trial date, and a further listing is required. This information can be found on...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
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Crown Court: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the outstanding caseload is in the Crown Court, broken down by offence category and region.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the Crown Court open caseload on a quarterly basis in the Criminal Court Statistics publication. The latest available data covers the period up to September 2025 and this can be broken down by offence category and...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
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JuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the impact assessment for the removal of the right of defendants to elect for a jury trial.
Answer: An impact assessment will accompany our legislative measures, as is usual practice.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
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ProbateMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures to improve the timeliness of probate claims.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service have invested in more staff, alongside system and process improvements to reduce and maintain lower processing times during the last year.The Ministry of Justice publishes regular data on probate timeliness in our regular...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
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Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in error since 5 July 2024 by prison.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. On 11 November, the Deputy Prime Minister announced a five-point action plan setting out initial steps to address th...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
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Courts: InterpretersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to introduce a remuneration and conditions framework for court interpreters ahead of the October 2026 target date to support the sustainability of the systems.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on Friday 5 September to Question 73395: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73395.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Courts: InterpretersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing remuneration rates and contractual terms in attracting and retaining Level 6 qualified interpreters to undertake work in the courts.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on Monday 8 September to Question 73394: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73394.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Courts: InterpretersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to to the Independent Technical Review of Qualifications and Experience Requirements for the Provision of Spoken Language Interpreting, published on 17 March 2025, what steps his Department is taki
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on Tuesday 9 September to Question 74494: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-02/74494.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Family ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many open family cases there were in each Designated Family Judge area as of 23 July 2025, broken down by (a) public law and (b) private law; and what proportion of those cases involved litigants in person.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the data tables below up until 31 March 2025, aligning with the time period published in the Ministry of Justice’s official statistics. All data is taken from HMCTS administrative systems.Caseload data by Designate...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
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ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the proportion of Single Justice Procedure cases where the defendant did not respond to the notice and was convicted in absence.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of defendants who failed to respond to a Single Justice Procedure (SJP) notice and were therefore convicted in absence. Information and statistics on plea response for SJP cases is published here: S...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
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ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Single Justice Procedure notices are (a) served effectively and (b) received by the intended recipient.
Answer: Prosecutors using the Single Justice Procedure (SJP) are responsible for the service of SJP notices and these are presently served by first class post or by email. The Ministry of Justice does not have supervisory functions over SJP prosecutors, and it is...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
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