Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Prison Officers: MisconductMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for illicit relationships with inmates in each year since 2020, broken down by sex.
Answer: We only hold data on cases where staff were recommended for dismissal, as individuals may choose to resign before a dismissal can be formally enacted. As a result, we have used this field to respond to the question to avoid undercounting the number of peo...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to confirm how many child sex offenders have been deported in each year since 2020, broken down by the number of previous convictions.
Answer: The information you have requested on foreign national offenders (FNOs) returned from the UK (of which ‘deportation’ is a legal subset) who have been convicted of sexual offences against a child is not available from published statistics.Work is currently...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court interpreters have been requested for translation services in each year since 2020, broken down by the language requested.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly data on the volume of completed language interpreter and translation services requests, split by requestor type, as part of the Criminal court statistics release. However, published data is not broken down by la...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAntisemitism: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121515More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many offences against Jewish people and places of worship have been (a) recorded and (b) prosecuted in each year since 2020 broken down by the (i) ethnicity, (ii) nationality, and (iii) faith of the offender.
Answer: The Home Office publishes official statistics on religious hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales by targeted religion, including Jewish people. The latest statistical bulletin containing this information can be found here: Hate crime, En...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of Disclosure and Fraud OffencesHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences: second report by Jonathan Fisher KC.
Answer: The Government has received Jonathan Fisher KC’s second report and will publish it, along with a government response, in due course.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung Offender Institutions: Capital InvestmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has his Department made for capital spending on the youth secure estate for the next year.
Answer: Budget allocation for the 2026/27 financial year within the Department has not yet been concluded and as such forecasted spend on the youth secure estate has not been committed.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: Fees and ChargesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) administrative and (b) regulatory challenges that the ILCA scheme may place on SME law firms.
Answer: The Department has engaged with a range of relevant stakeholders to help shape policy proposals. We have engaged with firms that undertake legal aid work, as well as representative bodies, through bilateral engagement, legal aid providers’ roundtables and...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: Fees and ChargesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what analysis his Department has undertaken on the potential impact of the proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme on the financial viability of legal aid providers.
Answer: The Department has engaged with a range of relevant stakeholders to help shape policy proposals. We have engaged with firms that undertake legal aid work, as well as representative bodies, through bilateral engagement, legal aid providers’ roundtables and...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: Fees and ChargesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evidence his Department has gathered from schemes overseas comparable with the proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme.
Answer: Interest on Lawyer’s Client Account schemes have been successfully employed in several international jurisdictions for decades. As part of developing this proposal, the Ministry of Justice has undertaken extensive research and engagement with experts, off...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Towns: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026 to question 112731, on what date his officials will meet the promoters of Forest City 1.
Answer: Officials in my Department met with the Forest City 1 promoters on 18 February 2026.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of compensating firms for unpaid labour resulting from the Legal Aid Agency data breach.
Answer: We appreciate the constructive way in which legal aid providers have worked with us following the serious criminal attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems. They have continued to do vital work in challenging circumstances.Since systems were...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: EligibilityMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the legal aid means test thresholds; and whether he plans to update them.
Answer: The Government is committed to the provision of legal aid, recognising the vital role that it plays in underpinning genuine access to justice.We are considering our approach to eligibility across legal aid, including carefully assessing the impact of the ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: Fees and ChargesMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether revenue raised under his Department's proposed Interest on Lawyer's Client Accounts scheme will be earmarked to support access to justice.
Answer: The Government is committed to the biggest expansion of legal aid in a generation as part of the Hillsborough Law and are investing millions on reforming the courts system through unlimited sitting days and better maintaining courts to deliver a world-cla...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports that retail companies have increased the price of domestic heating oil separate to and above increases
Answer: The Government is aware that off-grid households have seen a sharp increase in heating oil prices due to volatility in international markets. Suppliers often have limited storage, buying daily on the spot market. These changes are then reflected immediate...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support households that rely on heating oil for domestic heating following recent increases in heating oil prices linked to the conflict with Iran.
Answer: The Government is aware that off-grid households have seen a sharp increase in heating oil prices due to volatility in international markets. Suppliers often have limited storage, buying daily on the spot market. These changes are then reflected immediate...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the increase in the average price of domestic heating oil since the start of the conflict with Iran; and what assessment he has made of the impact of
Answer: The Government is aware that off-grid households have seen a sharp increase in heating oil prices due to volatility in international markets. Suppliers often have limited storage, buying daily on the spot market. These changes are then reflected immediate...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordQatar: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans she has for British nationals in Qatar unable to travel home due to the closure of airspace.
Answer: The safety and security of British nationals is our top priority. On 3 March, the Foreign Secretary spoke to the House about the consular support available to individuals in the Middle East, and assisted departures have now taken place from both Oman and ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what alternatives to air travel she is considering for British nationals in Middle Eastern countries unable to travel home due to the closure of airspace.
Answer: The safety and security of British nationals is our top priority. On 3 March, the Foreign Secretary spoke to the House about the consular support available to individuals in the Middle East, and assisted departures have now taken place from both Oman and ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support and assistance her Department is giving to British nationals in Middle Eastern countries unable to travel home due to the closure of airspace.
Answer: The safety and security of British nationals is our top priority. On 3 March, the Foreign Secretary spoke to the House about the consular support available to individuals in the Middle East, and assisted departures have now taken place from both Oman and ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences will have the right to elect restricted by the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Answer: The Bill removes a defendants’ right to elect Crown Court trial for all triable either-way offences. The venue will be determined by the magistrates’ courts, which will send cases they consider outside of their jurisdiction to the Crown Court.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences will be reclassified by the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Answer: The Courts and Tribunals Bill does not reclassify offences - it changes allocation and mode of trial arrangements within the existing classification framework.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what offences will be eligible for trial without jury by the Crown Court Bench Division proposal in the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Answer: The Courts and Tribunals Bill introduces judge-only trials for triable either-way offences where the courts assess that the likely custodial sentence, applying the relevant sentencing guidelines to the alleged facts and any appropriate representations, is...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPassports: Dual NationalityHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce (a) a grace period and (b) transitional arrangements for British nationals impacted by changes to passport rules regarding dual nationals.
Answer: We have been clear on the requirement for dual British citizens to travel with a valid British passport or Certificate of Entitlement. This requirement applies equally to all British citizens.We recognise the enforcement of ETAs by carriers is a significa...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will freeze the assets of individuals with connections to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Answer: It has been the long-standing policy under successive governments not to comment on whether specific types of enforcement action are being considered against particular individuals or groups, as to do so would risk reducing the impact of any such action.O...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if her Department will remove persons with connections to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from the UK.
Answer: It has been the long-standing policy under successive governments not to comment on whether specific types of enforcement action are being considered against particular individuals or groups, as to do so would risk reducing the impact of any such action.O...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
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