Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Written questions
Special Educational Needs: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many special educational needs and disability appeals outstanding and awaiting a hearing in the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) had a listing for a hearing in each month from J
Answer: The outstanding Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) (HESC) include both appeals which have been listed and those which have not been listed and are awaiting a heari...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many special educational needs and disability appeals were outstanding and awaiting a hearing in the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) in each month from July 2024 to the most re
Answer: The outstanding Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) (HESC) include both appeals which have been listed and those which have not been listed and are awaiting a heari...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum and Immigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, of adjournments in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) where the initiating party is recorded, what the breakdown is by (a) appellant or appellant's representative, (b) Secretary of State for
Answer: Published data on the number of adjournments within the previous case management system (ARIA) is available for the period 2021/2022 to 2024/2025 within the MOJ quarterly statistics.Tribunals statistics quarterly: January to March 2025 - GOV.UK Available ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum and Immigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the number of individual cases adjourned on more than one occasion during the same appeal was in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in each financial year from 2021-22 to the most recen
Answer: Published data on the number of adjournments within the previous case management system (ARIA) is available for the period 2021/2022 to 2024/2025 within the MOJ quarterly statistics.Tribunals statistics quarterly: January to March 2025 - GOV.UK Available ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum and Immigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total number of asylum and immigration appeal hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) that were adjourned before completion was in each financial year from 2021-22 to the mos
Answer: Published data on the number of adjournments within the previous case management system (ARIA) is available for the period 2021/2022 to 2024/2025 within the MOJ quarterly statistics.Tribunals statistics quarterly: January to March 2025 - GOV.UK Available ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAge of Criminal ResponsibilityMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years old following the Bar Council's recommendation.
Answer: I am grateful to the Bar Council for their work on this important and complex issue and will consider their findings carefully.We currently have no plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years old. We have been clear that any future decis...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: SafetyHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date Sir Andy Cooke will publish his final report on the Inspection of police forces’ contributions to safety advisory groups.
Answer: The Independent Office for Police Conduct is independent of Government.The inspection of police inputs to Safety Advisory Groups is being undertaken independently by His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. A publicati...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMaccabi Tel Aviv Football ClubHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the IOPC on its investigation into the banning of Maccabi fans.
Answer: The Independent Office for Police Conduct is independent of Government.The inspection of police inputs to Safety Advisory Groups is being undertaken independently by His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. A publicati...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMaccabi Tel Aviv Football ClubHome OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, regarding the IOPC investigation into the banning of Maccabi fans, a) when the terms of reference will be published, and b) when the investigation will report.
Answer: The Independent Office for Police Conduct is independent of Government.The inspection of police inputs to Safety Advisory Groups is being undertaken independently by His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services. A publicati...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAdvisory Board on Female OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the Advisory Board on Female Offenders met in the past two years.
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 three times in 2025 on 21 January, 29 April and 22 July – more information can be fou...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen's Justice Advisory GroupMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Women’s Justice Advisory Group was established and who currently sits on it.
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 three times in 2025 on 21 January, 29 April and 22 July – more information can be fou...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisoners convicted of being parts of grooming gangs will be released early under the Sentencing Act 2026.
Answer: The grooming gang scandal was one of the worst of our time, and this Government is determined to get to the truth behind years of systemic failure in the response to the appalling crimes which gang members committed. Prosecutions and convictions are now a...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have successfully sued the Ministry of Justice and HMPPS over breaches of the Public Sector Equality Duty in the past year.
Answer: It is rare for Public Sector Equality Duty claims to be litigated in isolation: they tend to be submitted as part of a wider claim. Litigation databases record whether a claim has an equality dimension, rather than specific information relating to the Pub...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP WinchesterMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the HMPPS Action Plan for HMP Winchester dated 19 June 2026, which underrepresented groups will be given focus under Point 11 regarding 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. HMIP found that personal development opportunities did not reach enoug...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: VettingMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officer applicants failed security vetting in the past two years.
Answer: Personnel Security Vetting is the first line of defence in the screening of people working for or on behalf of HMPPS, with the objective of preventing those unsuitable from entering the organisation.From 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2026, a total of 16,425 priso...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Mobile PhonesMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been convicted of possessing, without authority, a mobile phone inside a prison in the past year.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of convictions of prisoners in possession, without authority, of a mobile phone inside a prison.Illicit mobile phones enable serious criminality and harm which impacts both prisons and the community...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the removal of transgender prisoners from women's prisons.
Answer: Prisons are devolved in Scotland and the laws governing them are different to those governing prisons in England and Wales. Issues around the allocation of transgender prisoners in Scottish prisons are, therefore, solely a matter for the Scottish Governme...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Systems: IslamMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds data on how many people used sharia councils or tribunals in England and Wales in the past year.
Answer: There are no Sharia Councils or tribunals operated by the Government in the UK.
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Systems: IslamMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there are sharia councils in (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer: There are no Sharia Courts in England or Wales.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Systems: IslamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department provided funding to sharia councils in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department has not provided funding to sharia councils in the last 12 months.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on the open-source AI model Qwen in the past two years.
Answer: As Qwen is free and open source, any individual or organisation can copy, edit, and use it without any payment to the author of the model.Qwen has been used within the Ministry of Justice for targeted analytical and research activities. Whilst use of the ...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHMP Belmarsh and HMP Manchester: PrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held at HMP Belmarsh or HMP Manchester have sued the Ministry of Justice or HMPPS over alleged breaches of the Public Sector Equality Duty in the past year.
Answer: Since 1 June 2025, no claims submitted by prisoners against HMP Manchester or HMP Belmarsh have referred to a breach of the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMuslim Brotherhood: PrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of the Muslim Brotherhood are held in prisons in England and Wales.
Answer: Information about prisoners’ membership of specific organisations is not routinely recorded.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals heard by the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) in the last year were brought by sex offenders.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: HeatingMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisons currently have underfloor heating in prisoner cells; and whether any under construction prison places will have underfloor heating in prisoner cells.
Answer: Underfloor heating is cheaper to run and safer in prisons because it operates at lower temperatures than traditional radiators, reducing energy costs, working efficiently with low-carbon heat pumps, distributing heat more evenly to minimise heat loss, and...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
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