Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases exceeded the statutory time limit of six months for summary offences in each year since 2020, broken down by (a) offence, and (b) police force.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of cases that exceeded the statutory time limit of six months for summary offences. We are unable to exclude cases from our timeliness data that are exempt from the time limit and cases that have be...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCriminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases exceeded the statutory time limit of six months for summary offences because of misclassification in each year since 2020.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of cases that exceeded the statutory time limit of six months for summary offences. This is because we are unable to identify all cases that exceed six months that would be exempt from the statutory...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Military BasesHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to develop further MOD sites to house Asylum Seekers.
Answer: Yes - as part of our commitment to close all asylum hotels, we are looking at a range of more appropriate sites including ex-military sites, so we can reduce the impact on communities. Decisions on the use of alternative asylum accommodation sites are mad...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish any application for Crown Development relating to the use of Crowborough Training Camp as Asylum Accommodation.
Answer: Crown Development applications and Special Development Orders once published can be found here:All Crown Development applications – Find a Crown Development Application and Special Development Orders: Decisions - GOV.UK
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department applied for planning permission to use Crowborough Training Camp as Asylum Accommodation.
Answer: The site has been assessed as safe, legal and compliant – including with relevant planning regulations - for use as asylum accommodation.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish her Department's Community Impact Assessment in relation to the use of Crowborough Training Camp as Asylum Accommodation.
Answer: The Home Office undertakes the necessary assessments, including consideration of impacts on the local community, when bringing any site into use for asylum accommodation. Public safety and the needs of both residents and the local community were key consi...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Crowborough Training CampHome OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers accommodated at Crowborough Training Camp her Department has lost contact with since 22 January 2026.
Answer: Asylum seekers at the site are not detained, however the site is self-contained as essential services are provided on site to reduce the impact on local services through reducing the need for asylum seekers to leave the site. The Home Office does not give...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Towns: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers, (c) special advisers and (d) officials in his Department have had with the organisers of the Forest City 1 campaign.
Answer: My Department has received proposals for a large-scale new community, Forest City 1, located to the east of Cambridge.Officials will review this proposal in the usual way, including through a meeting with the promoters.Details of meetings that special adv...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Systems: IslamMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Sharia law courts have operated in the UK in each year since 2010 and broken down by local authority area.
Answer: There are no sharia law courts.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHonour Based Abuse: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110932More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General,?what information his Department holds on the number of people that have been prosecuted for honour-based offences broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) category of offence in each year since 2010.
Answer: The CPS define ‘honour’ based abuse as an incident or crime involving violence, threats of violence, intimidation coercion or abuse (including psychological, physical, sexual, financial, or emotional abuse) which has or may have been committed to protect ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordForced MarriageMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many illegal marriages have been recorded in each year since 2010, broken down by local authority area.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold this data.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordForced Marriage: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110930More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General,?what information his Department holds on the number of people that have been prosecuted for facilitating forced marriages in each year since 2010 and broken down by local authority area.
Answer: Offences relating to forced marriages are created by s121 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, which came into force in June 2014. Section 121 was further amended in February 2023 when s121(3A) was inserted making it an offence to fo...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DiscriminationMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many charges were laid under Prison rule 51 relating specifically to aggravation towards a protected characteristic of (a) race, (b) religion and (c) belief in the last year where data exists; and how many of
Answer: Prison Rule 51 sets out the offences of which an adult prisoner can be found guilty, including those which relate to aggravation towards a protected characteristic. The information on the breakdown of which protected characteristics these offences against...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: VisitsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which faith-based (a) charities and (b) organisations are permitted to visit prisons.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice recognises the vital contribution that charities and wider third sector organisations make to supporting prisoner rehabilitation. Decisions as to which individuals or organisations may enter, or work in, a prison are taken by the p...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made by law enforcement on apprehending those responsible for the Legal Aid Agency cyber attack.
Answer: Since April 2025 there has been a net increase to the number of providers contracted to deliver legal aid services. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) publishes data about provider numbers as part of its official statistics (table 9.6). Data for the period April ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 22 January 2026 on Response to Legal Aid Agency cyber attack, HCWS1265, how much funding will be allocated to the transformation programme for Legal Aid Agency digital s
Answer: The amount of funding which will be allocated to the transformation programme for Legal Aid Agency digital services is subject to final budget allocation decisions, which are currently ongoing.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid cases there were in each month since 23 April 2025.
Answer: Since April 2025 there has been a net increase to the number of providers contracted to deliver legal aid services. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) publishes data about provider numbers as part of its official statistics (table 9.6). Data for the period April ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 22 December 2025 to Question 100065 on Legal Aid Scheme, how many legal aid providers have left the market in total since 23 April 2025.
Answer: Since April 2025 there has been a net increase to the number of providers contracted to deliver legal aid services. The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) publishes data about provider numbers as part of its official statistics (table 9.6). Data for the period April ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIntelligence Services: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received from counterparts in Five Eyes countries that do not have a statutory duty of candour.
Answer: The sovereign capabilities of our security and intelligence agencies, underpinned by appropriate safeguards and oversight, enable us to keep ahead of our adversaries and provide the lynchpin for our collaboration with our Five Eyes partners.We work incred...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of introducing a statutory duty of candour on (a) military intelligence and (b) Special Forces.
Answer: The Bill will apply to all public authorities, including military intelligence and the Special Forces.We have worked closely with representatives across Government on the policy in this Bill – including the impact that a duty of candour would have on mili...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the effectiveness of introducing a statutory duty of candour on the military.
Answer: The Bill will apply to all public authorities, including the military.Appropriate safeguards for sensitive information will be in place and we are clear that nothing should undermine our national security.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Towns: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to establish a development corporation in support of construction related to the Forest City 1 plan to build a city of a million people between Newmarket and Ha
Answer: The government has no current plans to establish a development corporation in support of construction related to the Forest City 1 proposal.
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChemicals: Import ControlsHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what grounds Border Force might allow (a) sodium nitrate and (b) other toxic materials onward passage to a postal address.
Answer: Border Force controls imports and exports of sodium nitrate and other toxic materials in line with legislation. Where appropriate, Border Force uses powers in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (CEMA), The Police and Crime Evidence Act 1984, The P...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChemicals: Import ControlsHome OfficeTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what Border Force's policy is on the interception of (a) sodium nitrate and (b) other toxic materials at the border.
Answer: Border Force controls imports and exports of sodium nitrate and other toxic materials in line with legislation. Where appropriate, Border Force uses powers in the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (CEMA), The Police and Crime Evidence Act 1984, The P...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: SuicideDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps Ofcom is taking to help tackle websites that provide instructions on committing suicide.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires in-scope services to prevent all users from encountering illegal suicide and self-harm content, and children from legal content encouraging, promoting, or providing instructions for suicide or self-harm.The independent regul...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
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