Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Written questions
Prisons: MenMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to repurpose prisons in the female estate to house male prisoners.
Answer: On 1 September, we announced a package of criminal justice reforms intended to maintain sustainable prison capacity while protecting the public and victims. As part of that package, the Government set out its ambition to reduce the number of women in pris...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth CustodyMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks of holding 18 year-olds for longer in the youth estate.
Answer: On 1 September, my Rt Hon Friend the Lord Chancellor announced in a statement on criminal justice reform that, to help relieve some of the adult prison capacity challenges, a decision had been taken to hold some 18-year-olds for longer in the youth estate...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community sentences were breached in the past two years, including how they were breached, what the outcome of the breach was, and how many of those who breached their community sentence were sent to pri
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 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Health Security AgencyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of delays and cost increases on the UK Health Security Agency's headquarters on people in Harlow; and what steps she has taken to ensure value f
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to pages 180 to 181 of the Treasury Minutes Progress Report dated June 2026, available at the following link:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a2008d6d40a060bb9809cdc/Treasury_Minutes_Progress_Report_Accessible.pdfThe ...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBlood: ContaminationCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28459More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many prosecutions have been brought in connection with the infected blood scandal; and if he will make a statement.
Answer: Whether individuals are prosecuted is rightly a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service and is independent of Government. Given the nationwide scope of the Infected Blood Inquiry, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has engaged experienced senior ...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted shoplifters and what percentage of convicted shoplifters avoided an immediate custodial sentence for shoplifting in the past two years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on convictions and sentencing outcomes for a wide range of offences in the Outcome by Offences Tool, including theft from shops. This can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Cr...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences were released and then recalled to prison because they committed violent or sexual offences, in the last three years.
Answer: In 2023, there were 195 IPP recalls related to further charges, 170 in 2024 and 97 in 2025. HMPPS does not record details of the alleged offence or the outcome of any subsequent court proceedings. This information is routinely published in the Offender Ma...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Towns: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 28077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date (a) officials and (b) special advisers last met with representatives of the Forest City 1 project; and who attended.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChurches: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of church fires; and whether incidents of church fires have increased in the last five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) collects information on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) in England. The table below shows the number of fires attended by Fire and Rescue Services in England in buildi...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a copy of risk assessments or feasibility assessments prepared for the housing of migrants at RAF Barnham.
Answer: No final decision has been made as to whether to use MOD Barnham for asylum accommodation.Large sites (such as former MOD sites) offer a sustainable solution for housing asylum seekers. Accommodation on former military sites is designed to be largely self...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the additional cost will be, in (a) money, and (b) staff hours, to the Probation Service as a result of the ten tranches of early released prisoners under the Sentencing Act 2026 progression model.
Answer: The Government assessed the impact of the Sentencing Act 2026 reforms through its published Impact Assessment and is working with probation, policing and local partners to manage implementation. The Impact Assessment can be accessed here: Sentencing Act I...
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners his Department expects to be released in the first tranche of early release under the Sentencing Act 2026 progression model by establishment.
Answer: Following the Government's review of the Sentencing Act, and the decision to exclude additional offences from the Progression Model, the commencement date was moved to 1 October 2026. As a result, the first tranche will take place on 1 October 2026, with ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a breakdown of conviction data by nationality for the past five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes a range of FNO statistical breakdowns as part of its Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) which covers prisons and probation data Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK.Last year, we expanded the ran...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to proceed with the proposed restrictions to jury trials in the Courts and Tribunals Bill.
Answer: The Government has confirmed that the Courts and Tribunals Bill will return to the House of Commons in October, when Parliament will have the opportunity to continue its consideration of the Bill.Measures in the Courts and Tribunals Bill are based on Sir ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChristina PagelMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) why the Minister for Courts and Legal Services decided to appoint Professor Christina Pagel as an adviser on court efficiency and modernisation, (b) whether she or Professor Pagel declared any conflict of int
Answer: Professor Christina Pagel of University College London was appointed as an unpaid adviser on court efficiency and modernisation on 21 January 2026 along with her colleague Professor Martin Utley. Her appointment will conclude on 21 January 2027.Professor ...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27590More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Lord Hermer accepted a ministerial severance payment upon leaving office as Attorney General.
Answer: Details of ministerial severance payments are published in the relevant department’s annual report and accounts.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: No 10 NorthMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether justice ministers have visited Number 10 North.
Answer: I will be visiting No.10 North later this week. Other Justice Ministers have not yet visited No.10 North.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: TerrorismMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the total cost of legal aid provided to a) prisoners convicted of terrorism offences and b) people convicted of terrorism offences, in the past two years.
Answer: The requested information is not centrally held. As a conviction for a terrorism related offence is not material to future eligibility for legal aid this is not information that is specifically tracked or recorded.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim HatredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 27587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on what date the submissions to the call for evidence by the Working Group on Anti-Muslim Hatred/Islamophobia Definition were deleted.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims were originally contacted advising them that their perpetrator may be released from prison early as a result of the Sentencing Act 2026, but whose perpetrator will now no longer be eligible as a
Answer: The Sentencing Act 2026 contains provisions which change the proportion of a standard determinate sentence which must be served in prison before the offender serving such a sentence is released automatically on licence. Eligible victims who have opted int...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: ReligionMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been recorded as changing their religion, broken down by prison, in each of the last three years.
Answer: I refer the honourable Member to the answer I gave on 4 September to Question 26201.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons and Young Offender Institutions: ClosuresMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimation his Department has made of the total floor area available across those prisons and young offenders' institutions that have been closed since 2010, broken down by individual establishment and divid
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the first two tranches of the early release scheme are scheduled to take place in October.
Answer: The Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor have listened to concerns about the implementation of important elements of the Sentencing Act. They subsequently took the decision to pause implementation of the progression model to ensure that two crucial things a...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Domestic VisitsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which operational prisons he has visited since he took office.
Answer: The Secretary of State has visited a range of justice sites across the country since taking office in July, of which one was an operational prison.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP DartmoorMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he intends to re-open HMP Dartmoor.
Answer: HMP Dartmoor has been temporarily closed since August 2024, following the detection of radon gas. HMPPS continues to assess the safety and feasibility of re-opening the site, and has engaged specialist suppliers, including radon mitigation experts, the UK...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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