Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Written questions
Asylum and Immigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was in days for dates to be allocated for immigration and asylum appeals in the First-tier Tribunal in the last year; and what the five longest wait times were.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a list of events held by HM Prison and Probation Service in prisons to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the last year; and what the cost was of each of those events.
Answer: The requested information is not collected centrally, and there are no plans to publish a list of events and costs.Any external Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) expenditure is subject to the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditu...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community sentences were breached in the last year; what the consequences of those breaches were; how many breaches resulted in the offender being (a) imprisoned and (b) remanded in custody; and how many
Answer: The Ministry of Justice routinely publishes data on community order and suspended sentence order terminations, by termination reason, including those terminated following a further conviction or due to non-compliance with court ordered requirements. The l...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Rehabilitation OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Youth Rehabilitation Orders were breached in the past year; what the consequences of those breaches were; and how many of those breaches resulted in the offender being (a) imprisoned and (b) remanded in
Answer: It is not possible to provide data on the number of Youth Rehabilitation Orders (YROs) that were breached in the past year, the consequences of those breaches, or the number of children remanded in custody following a breach, without incurring disproporti...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent by HM Prison and Probation Service on providing a) makeup, b) wigs, c) non-standard issue clothes and d) other gender-affirming items to transgender prison inmates since April 2025.
Answer: £0.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Official HospitalityMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list events and receptions held by his Department since 1 September 2025; and what the cost of each of those events was.
Answer: Information about Ministerial meetings is published as part of the Cabinet Office transparency returns and made available on the GOV.UK website.Information on the cost of each event would only be obtainable at disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Air ConditioningMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons in England and Wales currently have air conditioning installed for prisoners; and the cost of operating air conditioning in each of these prisons in the past year.
Answer: The following prisons have heating control systems installed in prisoner accommodation – HMPs:Channings WoodErlestokeEastwood ParkEast Sutton ParkFordHaveriggHolme HouseHollesley BayHuntercombeLittleheyRanbyRochesterSendSpring HillThe MountThe VerneWaylan...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been recalled to prison or reoffended following early release under Standard Determinate Sentences 40%.
Answer: This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action through SDS40 to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.We regularly publish data on recalls via our Accredited Official Statistics publicati...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the panel of experts supporting the report by David Ormerod into the function and purpose of criminal courts for child defendants will be (a) paid a salary and (b) compensated for expenses.
Answer: David Ormerod was appointed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice as an Expert Advisor on the future of criminal courts for children via the Direct Ministerial Appointments process. As set out in the published Te...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff will form the Secretariat to support the report by David Ormerod into the function and purpose of criminal courts for child defendants.
Answer: David Ormerod was appointed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice as an Expert Advisor on the future of criminal courts for children via the Direct Ministerial Appointments process. As set out in the published Te...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which organisations and individuals will be consulted for the report by David Ormerod into the function and purpose of criminal courts for child defendants.
Answer: David Ormerod was appointed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice as an Expert Advisor on the future of criminal courts for children via the Direct Ministerial Appointments process. As set out in the published Te...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConvictions: Young PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 25 years old were convicted of (a) rape, (b) murder, (c) manslaughter, (d) burglary, (e) sexual offences and (f) kidnapping in England and Wales in 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions by age group for a wide variety of offences including rape, murder, manslaughter, burglary, sexual offences, and kidnapping in the Outcomes by Offences data tool. This can be downloaded from the Crimin...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordConvictions: Young PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 25 years old were convicted of offences in England and Wales in 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions by age group for a wide variety of offences in the Outcomes by Offences data tool. This can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4316More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what appointment process was followed which resulted in David Ormerod being chosen to produce a report into the function and purpose of criminal courts for child defendants.
Answer: David Ormerod was appointed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice as an Expert Advisor on the future of criminal courts for children via the Direct Ministerial Appointments process. As set out in the published Te...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the estimated total cost of the report by David Ormerod into the function and purpose of criminal courts for child defendants.
Answer: David Ormerod was appointed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice as an Expert Advisor on the future of criminal courts for children via the Direct Ministerial Appointments process. As set out in the published Te...
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Smart DevicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were discovered to have unauthorised (a) mobile phones, (b) iPads and (c) gaming devices in the past year.
Answer: Table 6.1 of the HMPPS Annual Digest (Chapter 6, Finds in Prison) shows the latest figures for incidents where illicit items were found in prisons in England and Wales. Table 6.3 shows the number of mobile telephones found each month, by establishment. Th...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made on the inquiry on the function and purpose of criminal courts for child defendants.
Answer: On 18 May 2026, the Government announced the appointment of Professor David Ormerod CBE, KC (Hon) as Expert Adviser to examine the future of criminal courts for children. This work will begin in June 2026 and is expected to report by August 2027.The Terms...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which jurisdictions and international comparators David Ormerod will look at as part of his report into the function and purpose of criminal courts for child defendants.
Answer: On 18 May 2026, the Government announced the appointment of Professor David Ormerod CBE, KC (Hon) as Expert Adviser to examine the future of criminal courts for children. This work will begin in June 2026 and is expected to report by August 2027.The Terms...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many courtrooms in crown courts were not sitting on each day in the past month.
Answer: The Crown Court operates from 84 buildings across England and Wales, with a core estate of over 500 courtrooms. The table below outlines the number of courtrooms in the Crown Court that were not sitting each day in April 2026. To contextualise these figur...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released under automatic release returned to prison within six weeks, in the past year.
Answer: We have interpreted your question to be asking for, of the number of prisoners who are released at their automatic release date, how many are recalled to prison within 6 weeks of their release. We regularly publish data on releases and recalls via our Acc...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a list of the types of drugs recovered from drones in prisons in the past six months.
Answer: The information requested cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost. Reports of finds can include an indication of the likely nature of the substance found, but this is subject to subsequent testing, and these data are not collated centra...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: MenMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many biologically male prisoners are currently held in the female prison estate.
Answer: For transgender women with birth genitalia and/or any history of violent or sexual offending to be held in the general female prison estate, the decision must be signed off by the Secretary of State. None of these decisions have been made under the curren...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Prison and Probation Service: Disciplinary ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff at HM Prison and Probation Service have currently been suspended with pay for more than one year.
Answer: As of 21 May 2026, there were 51 staff in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) who have been suspended with pay for more than one year. These figures include staff who have been continuously suspended on pay since before 21 May 2025. As at t...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, the total cost of legal aid claimed by those charged or convicted with the theft of mobile phones in London in the past year.
Answer: This information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of more than (a) 25 shoplifting offences, (b) 50 shoplifting offences, (c) 100 shoplifting offences, (d) 150 shoplifting offences and (e) 200 shoplifting offences in the past two ye
Answer: There was one offender with more than 25 but fewer than 50 sentencing occasions where the primary offence was shoplifting across 2024 and 2025. No offenders had 50 or more qualifying sentencing occasions.The sentencing occasions in which shoplifting was r...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
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