Nick Timothy MP: written questions
563 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Cabinet CommitteesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10836More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times did the Domestic and Border Security, and Union and Constitution Cabinet Committees meet between 1 June 2025 and 1 June 2026.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Age AssuranceMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how is the age of an offender determined by the courts; and are any scientific age assessments used.
Answer: Where an offender’s age is in doubt in criminal proceedings, the court must determine age on the basis of the available evidence. In practice, this may include an adjournment so that an age assessment can be carried out.Where documentary evidence is not a...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what process is followed if an individual claims to be a child in a court proceeding and is convicted and sentenced on that basis, but it is subsequently revealed that they are an adult.
Answer: Where a person's age is in question in criminal proceedings, it is for the court to determine their age on the basis of the evidence available. This is set out in section 405 of the Sentencing Act 2020, section 150(4) of the Magistrates Court Act 1980, an...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's Justice BoardMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates the Women’s Justice Board has met since it was established.
Answer: We established the Women’s Justice Board (WJB) in 2024 to advise on reducing the number of women going to prison with more managed in the community. The WJB met formally in 2025 on 21 January, 29 April and 22 July – more information can be found on GOV.UK...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many crown court hearings were delayed in the past three months, and what were the most common reasons for delays.
Answer: We have interpreted your questions as asking how many magistrates’ and Crown Court trials were ineffective (did not go ahead on the scheduled trial start date and so a further listing is required) in the past three months, and the reasons those trials wer...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: AutismMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons have specially-adapted wings for prisoners with autism; and how many prisoners reside in them.
Answer: HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) has a small number of prisons with specialist wings or units designed to cater for the needs of neurodivergent individuals, including those with autism. As of October 2025, nine sites reported that they have a neuro...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMagistrates: RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled "Faster and fairer justice for victims thanks to major magistrate recruitment drive", published on 16 April 2026, (a) how many times the national taskforc
Answer: The National Magistrates Recruitment Taskforce launched in April 2026. It is a team made up of HMCTS and Judicial Office administrative staff, set up to provide additional resource and national coordination support to the independent Recruitment Advisory ...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMagistrates: RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new magistrates were appointed in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date.
Answer: The number of new magistrates appointed from 2022 to 2025 is published annually in the following links:2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the-judiciary-2022-statistics2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/diversity-of-the...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPaula StantonMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prison Paula Stanton will be housed in.
Answer: We do not provide details of the specific prison that an individual is held in. HMPPS' allocation policy was correctly adhered to in this case; this individual is being held in the male prison estate.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP Belmarsh: Radicalism and TerrorismMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many seizures have been made from HMP Belmarsh of material that promotes or supports acts of terrorism, extremism or radicalisation within the past six months.
Answer: No seizures have been made from HMP Belmarsh of material that promotes or supports acts of terrorism, extremism or radicalisation within the past six months.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: StaffMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what issues are prison staff taught about in Faith Awareness Training regarding Islam.
Answer: His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) recognises the importance of faith and belief in the lives of many people in custody and the role it can play in supporting rehabilitation, wellbeing and orderly regimes. Staff are therefore expected to d...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' Courts: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrate court hearings were delayed in the past three months, and what were the most common reasons for this.
Answer: We have interpreted your questions as asking how many magistrates’ and Crown Court trials were ineffective (did not go ahead on the scheduled trial start date and so a further listing is required) in the past three months, and the reasons those trials wer...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department uses AI models created by Alibaba.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice believes in testing, exploring and evaluating a range of AI models to ensure we understand emerging capabilities, manage potential risks, and keep pace with developments in this rapidly changing landscape. Any models used are run w...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: RoboticsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the his Department currently uses the services of (a) Shenzhen Pudu Technology and (b) Pudu Robotics.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) do not hold any contracts for the provision of goods or services with either (a) Shenzhen Pudu Technology or (b) Pudu Robotics.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Appointments: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Ministry of Justice carried out an Equality Impact Assessment prior to publishing the Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026.
Answer: In developing the Strategy, the Ministry of Justice considered equality issues - as it is required to do by the Equality Act’s Public Sector Equality Duty. Equality Impact Assessments are just one form of recording such work and are not required by the du...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-Muslim HostilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Courts and Tribunals Service and HM Prison and Probation Service, will be adopting the Government's definition of anti-Muslim hostility.
Answer: The government encourages the adoption of the definition across the public, private and third sectors, and them to consider how this definition applies in their contexts. The government will refer to the definition when developing and revising relevant po...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Public AppointmentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much he has budgeted to spend on executive search firms as part of the Ministry of Justice Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026.
Answer: The Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026 does not commit to a defined level of expenditure on executive search. Any decision to engage executive search firms would be considered on a case-by-case basis within existing budgets, subject ...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Public AppointmentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Ministry of Justice Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026 cost to produce.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice Public Appointments Diversity and Outreach Strategy 2026 was developed using existing departmental resources and did not incur any additional costs.The work was undertaken by Ministry of Justice officials as part of their normal du...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: TrainingMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Ministry of Justice has provided any funding to any of its staff networks in the past year.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has not provided any funding to any of its staff networks in the past year.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: StonewallMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department paid to Stonewall in 2024/25 and 2025/26.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice made no payments to Stonewall in either 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice:: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members does each of the Ministry of Justice's staff networks have.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil National Business CentreMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many outstanding claims in the County Court Business Centre (Northampton) (a) for which the latest data is available and (b) were there on 1 June 2025.
Answer: As of 1 June 2026, the below is the founding claims to be issued at Civil National Business Centre, Northampton: (Paper claims -a 5 days)New Claim Issue1179Low Value Road Traffic Accident (LVRTA)554Help With Fees (HWF)137The information requested for 1 Ju...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled AI tech ambition to deliver smarter justice for victims, published on 9 June 2026, what safeguards will be put in place to ensure AI legal assistants will
Answer: The MoJ requires AI tools to be tested and evaluated for accuracy, bias, fairness and reliability before they are deployed, and their performance is monitored on an ongoing basis. AI tools are used to assist, not replace, professional judgement. Their out...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9155More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release entitled AI tech ambition to deliver smarter justice for victims, published on 9 June 2026, if he will list the companies involved in developing the AI legal assis
Answer: No companies are currently involved in developing AI legal assistants. Any collaboration with external suppliers will follow the Department’s usual commercial and procurement processes.
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the trialling of artificial intelligence in Immigration and Asylum Tribunals that will allow judges to transcribe case notes and alleviate admin pressures, to confirm whether it will be used in
Answer: The application can be used by judges on all immigration and asylum appeals including those where the appellant may also be a foreign national offender. Use of the application may enable judges to produce decisions with greater efficiency using AI speech ...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →