Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Written questions
Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims to date have been sent letters advising them their perpetrator may be released from prison early as a result of the Sentencing Act 2026, and how many victims his Department expects to contact as
Answer: This Government inherited a prison system on the brink of collapse, and we are fixing this crisis. Through the introduction of the landmark Sentencing Act, we are ensuring that courts retain the ability to impose custodial sentences on serious and dangero...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Isis: Cultural HeritageMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will a) provide a list of items sold at the Heritage Hub at HMP/YOI Isis, b) the cost of each item, and c) state whether there is a cost to the taxpayer in running the Heritage Hub.
Answer: The list of celebratory events held to promote inclusion at HMP Isis in the past year is as follows:Student Debate with University of Hertfordshire for International Youth Day (11 August 2025)Black History Month seminar (22 October & 24 October 2025)H...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Isis: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a list of any celebratory events that have been held to promote inclusion at HMP Isis in the past year.
Answer: The list of celebratory events held to promote inclusion at HMP Isis in the past year is as follows:Student Debate with University of Hertfordshire for International Youth Day (11 August 2025)Black History Month seminar (22 October & 24 October 2025)H...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: SemaglutideMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Ozempic injections intended for use by prisoners have been found in prisons in the past year.
Answer: The information requested relating to Ozempic injections cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.The latest published statistics for all drug finds in prisons can be found via this link: HMPPS Annual Digest, April 2024 to March 2025 - G...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the cost of providing foreign national prisoners with phone credit in the past year.
Answer: As the data collected in relation to telephone credit do not include the nationality of the prisoner, it is not possible to provide the information requested without incurring disproportionate cost.We are focused on removing foreign national offenders (FN...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Systems: IslamMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any formal guidance is currently issued to civil servants about sharia courts, sharia councils, or sharia tribunals.
Answer: Sharia courts, sharia councils, or sharia tribunals do not form any part of the justice system in England and Wales.The Ministry of Justice currently does not issue any formal guidance to civil servants about them.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: LibrariesMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to provide a list of books available to prisoners in the library at HMP Highpoint, HMP Belmarsh, HMP Manchester, and HMP Wormwood Scrubs.
Answer: As the library services at HMP Belmarsh, HMP Manchester and HMP Wormwood Scrubs are contracted out to the local authority, the library catalogues for those prisons are not held by the Ministry of Justice. The catalogue for HMP Highpoint is attached.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSarah SteeleMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in the US Government on the case of Sarah Steele and the use of a military trial at RAF Lakenheath for her case.
Answer: Halving violence against women and girls is a decade-long mission for this Government. This case is extremely concerning and our thoughts are with the victim, and with the other victims whose experiences have subsequently come to light. Given the cross-ag...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSunnica Energy Farm: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the security risks of building the Sunnica Energy Farm on local communities.
Answer: We cannot comment on individual investment cases including what assessments were made, but investment into the energy sector is subject to the highest levels of national security scrutiny. We will continue to work closely with industry to ensure the UK re...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: ReligionMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown of the religion of the prison population by ethnicity.
Answer: The requested information is provided in the following table.
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether civil servants are allowed to use paid working hours to participate in staff networks.
Answer: Most participation in Ministry of Justice Staff Network activity is expected to take place within employees’ own time.Some volunteers undertaking agreed staff network leadership roles or to carry out agreed activity requested by the Department may have an...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: RAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, regarding her plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham, whether she intends that all asylum seekers housed there will be male.
Answer: No final decision has been made on whether to use Barnham as asylum accommodation. If deemed suitable, the site would accommodate single adult males between the ages of 18 and 65 who have applied for asylum.Male asylum seekers (of all ages) constitute the...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybercrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, a) what impact the 2025 cyber-attack on the Legal Aid Agency has had on data collection and publication, and b) what his Department is doing in response.
Answer: As a precaution following the identification of the criminal attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital portal, some of the LAA’s digital services were taken offline. This constrained the LAA’s ability to centrally collect and report on data across al...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Entitlement ChamberMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest recorded waiting time from lodgement to disposal in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financial year for which data i
Answer: The First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) comprises three separate tribunal jurisdictions: Social Security and Child Support (SSCS); Criminal Injuries Compensation (CIC); and Asylum Support (AST).The data requested for CIC and AST are not held ...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Entitlement ChamberMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals were disposed of in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) broken down by benefit type including (a) Personal Independence Payment, (b) Employment and Support Allowance and (c) Univ
Answer: Data are not held centrally for analysis and reporting purposes on how many appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) (SSCS) which are outstanding and awaiting a hearing had a listing for a hearing, and those which did not; and the a...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: RAF BarnhamHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to revise her plans to house asylum seekers at RAF Barnham close to Barnham Church of England VC Primary School.
Answer: Several former military sites are being used or are being considered as temporary accommodation for people who have claimed asylum.Where new sites are being considered or changes to existing sites use are proposed, such as extending occupation or increasi...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAndy BurnhamCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15492More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times has the Prime Minister met with the Rt. hon Member for Makerfield since 22 June 2026.
Answer: Prime Ministers do not, and have never, published a list of private meetings with individual MPs. This Prime Minister continues to abide by that precedent.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: X CorpAttorney GeneralTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15491More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, why the Attorney General's Office has stopped posting on the social media site X.
Answer: The Attorney General Office’s official account is no longer posting on X. The decision was taken by the Attorney General to focus on other communication platforms that he believes are more conducive to public debate, and don’t prioritise misinformation. T...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAndy BurnhamMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Ministers in the Ministry of Justice have met with the Honourable Member for Makerfield since 22 June 2026.
Answer: No Ministry of Justice Ministers have had meetings in an official capacity with the Rt Hon Member for Makerfield, since 22 June 2026.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: MembersMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Lord Justice Green has ordered that official visits to courts by hon. Members be postponed and that judges be banned from speaking to hon. Members.
Answer: Courts are public buildings, open for anyone to attend and observe hearings. The judiciary host visits by parliamentarians to courts and tribunals, to enhance understanding of how the system works and so that MPs can see first-hand the vital work that jud...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: IslamHome OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's definition is of Islamic extremism.
Answer: As set out in ‘Protecting What Matters’, we are embedding the 2024 definition of extremism, available at gov.uk, across Government to ensure a consistent understanding of extremism. Alongside this we will be publishing an annual ‘State of Extremism’ repor...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will reply to my letter of 23 May 2026 regarding the publication of sexual offence prosecutions and convictions by nationality and immigration status.
Answer: The honourable member for West Suffolk will receive a response to his letter before the House rises for Summer Recess.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP WinchesterMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 12579 on Ministry of Justice: HMP Winchester, which prisoner groups are underrepresented in access to personal development opportunities.
Answer: The HMPPS Action Plan was published on 19 June 2026 in response to HM Inspectorate of Prisons findings from its unannounced inspection of HMP Winchester between 9 and 19 February 2026.Action Point 11 focuses on prisoner groups currently underrepresented i...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: LocationCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15485More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an (a) estimate of the cost of moving some of the functions of 10 Downing Street to a location outside of London and (b) assessment of the value for money of such a move.
Answer: To ensure places are at the very heart of government strategy, the Prime Minister has established No.10 North as the engine room of devolution and good growth in every postcode, across government and the wider economy. The running of No10 North will be co...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Entitlement ChamberMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of appeals disposed of in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recent financial year for which data is held, broken down b
Answer: Data are not held centrally for analysis and reporting purposes on how many appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) (SSCS) which are outstanding and awaiting a hearing had a listing for a hearing, and those which did not; and the a...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
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