Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Immigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9150More
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, what specific safeguards are in place
Answer: The Ministry of Justice 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 judg...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9149More
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, what specific admin pressures is it be
Answer: The application uses AI for the dictation of case notes. It is also used for inserting standard legal text into pre-formatted decision templates generated by the app for the Judge to then review. This reduces the judges’ manual administrative load.
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have sued the Ministry of Justice or HMPPS over alleged breaches of the Public Sector Equality Duty in the past two years.
Answer: The information requested is not held in a format that can be easily drawn down from recording systems as cases are not categorised in a way that distinguishes between different types of equality-related issues.Collating the data would require looking at ...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJudicial and Legal Diversity BoardMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who advises the standing members of the Judicial and Legal Diversity Board.
Answer: Each organisation determines its own arrangements for advising its members of the Board.Ministry of Justice officials advise the Deputy Prime Minister in his role as co‑chair of the Judicial and Legal Diversity Board.
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJudicial and Legal Diversity BoardMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, beyond the standing members, who else (a) was invited to attend the first Judicial and Legal Diversity Board meeting and (b) will be invited to attend future meetings.
Answer: At the first Judicial and Legal Diversity Board (JDLB) meeting on 21 May, alongside the standing members (which also included one observer per organisation) and supporting officials, the Director of Policy for the Crown Prosecution Service, two members of...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoner Escapes: ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many escaped prisoners are currently at large; and what is the immigration status of each of them.
Answer: Data on escapes from HMPPS custody is published annually in the HMPPS Annual Digest, with the latest data published up to March 2025. Information on more recent escapes will be published in subsequent Digests, with the next release, covering escapes to Ma...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any prison officers or staff have been assaulted by inmates held in the E-Wing at HMP Downview in the past two years.
Answer: Prisoners on E Wing are held separately from other prisoners at HMP & YOI Downview.Individuals may access the regime in the wider prison to attend work, education, interventions, and faith services but only where this has been risk assessed as being s...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP/YOI Downview: PrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisoners held in E-Wing at HMP Downview have contact with female prisoners in the general estate, including in activities, education, faith services and social visits.
Answer: Prisoners on E Wing are held separately from other prisoners at HMP & YOI Downview.Individuals may access the regime in the wider prison to attend work, education, interventions, and faith services but only where this has been risk assessed as being s...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscapesMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have absconded from Category D prisons in the last year; and how many remain at large.
Answer: Data on absconds are published annually in the HMPPS Annual Digest. Currently, data on absconds is published to the end of March 2025. Data to the 12 months to March 2026 will be published on the 30 July.Public protection is our top priority. When a priso...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Radicalism and TerrorismMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many seizures have been made from prisons of material that promotes or supports acts of terrorism, extremism or radicalisation within the past year.
Answer: Material that promotes or supports acts of terrorism, extremism or radicalisation is banned, in accordance with the Prison Public Protection Policy Framework. Records of individual seizures are not held centrally, and the information could not be provided...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Governors: Working HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison governors at (a) HMP Oakwood, (b) HMP Berwyn, (c) HMP Prison Parc, (d) HMP Fosse Way, (e) HMP Five Wells, (f) HMP Forest Bank, (g) HMP Wandsworth, and (h) HMP Wormwood Scrubs worked any of their c
Answer: The Governors at HMPs Berwyn, Wandsworth and Wormwood Scrubs have not worked any of their contracted hours from home in May 2026.HMPs Oakwood, Parc, Fosse Way, Five Wells and Forest Bank are all private prisons that are responsible for managing their own ...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: TrainingMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent by the Ministry of Justice on anti-racism training in the financial years (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice can confirm standalone EDI roles are incorporated into HR, with delivery of EDI priorities embedded within broader HR responsibilities across the employee lifecycle. As a result, this information is not held centrally. The Ministry...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the total annual salary cost for those employed in diversity, equity, and inclusion roles within a) the Ministry of Justice, b) His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, c) His Majesty's Courts and Tri
Answer: The Ministry of Justice can confirm standalone EDI roles are incorporated into HR, with delivery of EDI priorities embedded within broader HR responsibilities across the employee lifecycle. As a result, this information is not held centrally. The Ministry...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJudiciary: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff members within the Ministry of Justice Policy Group are responsible for delivering the Lord Chancellor’s duty to encourage judicial diversity; and what the annual budget of this team is.
Answer: Work within Judicial Diversity has been a longstanding policy area in the Ministry of Justice, with the current structure operating since 2022.There are three dedicated roles in the Judicial Diversity team in the Ministry of Justice Policy Group – the tea...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any compensation payments have been made to prisoners convicted of terrorism offences in the past two years.
Answer: In certain cases where there is a court order or a settlement agreed with an incontestable claim, compensation payments have been made to prisoners convicted of terrorism offences in the past two years. Such payments may relate to issues such as injury, n...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP Downview: Operating CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of operating E Wing in HMP Downview in 2025/26.
Answer: We do not hold this information.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJudiciary: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of producing the Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2026-2030.
Answer: The Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2026-2030 was produced by the Judiciary, as part of the Lady Chief Justice’s statutory responsibility to encourage judicial diversity.In keeping with the principle of judicial independence, the Ministry of Jus...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHigh Court: Chancery DivisionMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, regarding the establishment of a Business and Property Division of the High Court, what consideration he has given to supporting the retention of the name Chancery Division.
Answer: A Written Ministerial Statement was submitted to Parliament on 2 June, announcing the creation of a Business and Property Division of the High Court. This initiative is being led by the judiciary. The name provides greater clarity to court users and stren...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Governors: Working HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison governors worked any of their contracted hours from home in May 2026.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6305More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the estimate by HMPPS that it would cost £2.8 billion to bring the prison estate into a fair condition, if he will provide a breakdown of the estimated costs per prison to do so.
Answer: We intend to publish an update to the data published in December 2024 on the condition of the prison estate in England and Wales: Prison Estate Conditions Survey Programme Summary Information - GOV.UK. We plan to do this before the end of the year.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been allocated to the following prisons for upgrading, refurbishment or other construction costs; HMP Wandsworth, HMP Pentonville, HMP Brixton, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, HMP Belmarsh, HMP/YOI Isis, HMP Th
Answer: We intend to publish an update to the data published in December 2024 on the condition of the prison estate in England and Wales: Prison Estate Conditions Survey Programme Summary Information - GOV.UK. We plan to do this before the end of the year.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the current cost of the maintenance backlog at the following prisons; HMP Wandsworth, HMP Pentonville, HMP Brixton, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, HMP Belmarsh, HMP/YOI Isis, HMP Thameside, HMP/YOI Feltham.
Answer: We intend to publish an update to the data published in December 2024 on the condition of the prison estate in England and Wales: Prison Estate Conditions Survey Programme Summary Information - GOV.UK. We plan to do this before the end of the year.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current estimated cost of the maintenance backlog is for each prison in England and Wales.
Answer: We intend to publish an update to the data published in December 2024 on the condition of the prison estate in England and Wales: Prison Estate Conditions Survey Programme Summary Information - GOV.UK. We plan to do this before the end of the year.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordRape: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether they plan to make further updates to the Equal Treatment Bench Book regarding the long-term impact of rape trauma and how this can affect engagement with the criminal justice process.
Answer: To preserve judicial independence, statutory responsibility for judicial training is held by the Lady Chief Justice, Senior President of Tribunals and Chief Coroner. These responsibilities are fulfilled by the Judicial College, which is also responsible f...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: PublicationsMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any books or texts by Hassan al-Banna have been discovered or seized in prisons in England and Wales in the past two years.
Answer: Material that promotes or supports acts of terrorism, extremism or radicalisation is banned from prisons, in accordance with the Prison Public Protection Policy Framework. The Joint Extremism Unit in HM Prison & Probation Service maintains a list of s...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
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