Robert Jenrick MP: written questions
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Prison SentencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been detained beyond their sentence since 1 April 2025; and whether he has made an estimate of the amount of compensation to be paid out in those cases.
Answer: Release inaccuracy is yet another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those errors that do occur, and this includes unlawful detenti...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLife ImprisonmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many whole life orders were handed down by courts in England and Wales in each year between 2021 and 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes Accredited Official Statistics on sentencing outcomes including life sentences, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, which can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Stati...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Crimes of Violence and Sexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners accidentally released since 1 April 2025 have a history of (a) violent and (b) sexual offending.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners accidentally released since 1 April 2025 were (a) foreign nationals and (b) asylum seekers.
Answer: The Government is determined to fix the issue of mistaken releases and ensure the public is properly protected. We have put in place a five-point plan to do that. We regularly publish information on releases in error, but this does not include numbers of ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been accidentally released since July 2024.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. On 11 November, the Deputy Prime Minister announced a five-point action plan setting out initial steps to address th...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: DetaineesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to prevent terrorists from using ECHR (a) rights and (b) procedures to avoid detention in separation centres.
Answer: This Government is committed to the European Convention on Human Rights. Commitment does not mean complacency, however, and we must keep under review whether the application of the Convention is acting as a barrier to us protecting national security. We c...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners did not return to detention from day release from prisons in England and Wales in each of the last 12 months.
Answer: Data on failures to return from release on temporary licence are published each July in the HMPPS Annual Digest, available via HMPPS Annual Digest, April 2024 to March 2025 - GOV.UK. These figures cover all forms of release on temporary licence. Data for ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDenny De SilvaMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to R (Denny De Silva) v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EWHC 128 (Admin), how much his Department has paid Mr Denny De SIlva in (a) damages, (b) other compensation, (c) ex gratia or out-of-co
Answer: With reference to R (Denny De Silva) v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EWHC 128 (Admin):(a), (b), (c) The damages claim is ongoing and therefore we cannot comment on compensation, ex-gratia or out-of-court payments.(d) Legal costs for the Judicial R...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFuad AwaleMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to R (Awale) v Secretary of State for Justice [2024] EWHC 2322 (Admin), how much his Department has paid Mr Fuad Awale in (a) damages, (b) other compensation, (c) any ex gratia or out-of-court paym
Answer: With reference to R (Awale) v Secretary of State for Justice [2024] EWHC 2322 (Admin):(a), (b), (c) The damages claim is ongoing and therefore we cannot comment on compensation, ex-gratia or out-of-court payments.(d) Legal costs for the Judicial Review we...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Non-paymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases awaiting trial are related to non-payment of the BBC license fee by (a) age and (b) sex.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice holds data on cases awaiting trial related to non-payment of the BBC licence fee. As of 6 November 2025, there were 76 such cases.By age:Age CategoriesCase CountUnder 25125-443145-644065 and over3No age recorded1By sex:GenderCase C...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTelevision Licences: Non-paymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases awaiting trial are related to non-payment of the BBC license fee.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice holds data on cases awaiting trial related to non-payment of the BBC licence fee. As of 6 November 2025, there were 76 such cases.By age:Age CategoriesCase CountUnder 25125-443145-644065 and over3No age recorded1By sex:GenderCase C...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Protective ClothingMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release entitled Major safety boost for frontline prison staff, published on 21 September 2025, how many stab vests have been issued to frontline prison staff since that announcement.
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the reply I gave to the hon Member for Fylde on 20 October 2025 to PQ 79110.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Medical TreatmentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish an update on plans to trial chemical castration for sexual offenders.
Answer: As the Deputy Prime Minister announced on 16 September, the innovative pilot of Medication to Manage Problematic Sexual Arousal for sex offenders will continue in the South West and will be expanded to two new regions – the North West and North East of En...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP Manchester and HMP Pentonville: Domestic VisitsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what visits he has conducted to (a) HMP Pentonville and (b) HMP Manchester since he became Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor.
Answer: Since his appointment in September, HMP Pentonville and HMP Manchester are not prisons the Secretary of State for Justice has visited although he has been to HMP Belmarsh and HMP Gartree. Ministers visit prisons regularly and in recent months this has inc...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of subjecting prison officers to security checks upon entering prisons.
Answer: The vast majority of prison staff are hardworking and dedicated; however, HMPPS recognises the risk of corruption and is committed to tackling it at all levels. We have a range of physical security measures in place to reduce the conveyance of illicit ite...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscortsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of instances of prisoners bring transferred from prison to court late in the last 12 months.
Answer: In the 12 months to 30 September, 134,536 prisoners were escorted to court from prison, 99.8% of whom were delivered on time by the Prisoner Escort and Custody Service (PECS) contractors. There were 2151 reported instances of delayed arrival in court. Of ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: VettingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that foreign-born prison officers undergo appropriate (a) vetting and (b) background checks before appointment.
Answer: Eligibility for employment in the Civil Service, including with regard to nationality, is set out in the Civil Service Nationality Rules (CSNRs). All applicants applying to work in the Ministry of Justice or its agencies must meet the CSNRs and must have ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHadush KebatuMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of the operation to (a) locate and (b) re-apprehend Hadush Kebatu following his release from custody.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: MisconductMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been subject to (a) disciplinary action and (b) dismissal for misconduct in the last year by the nationality of those officers.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers employed by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service are of (a) UK and (b) non-UK nationality by country of nationality.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Sexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for engaging in inappropriate or sexual relationships with prisoners in the last 12 months.
Answer: Data relating to investigations and conduct and discipline cases within HM Prison & Probation Service cannot be provided for the last 12 months because it forms a subset of the data planned for future release as part of the next annual HM Prison &...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any disciplinary action has been taken against (a) prison staff or (b) senior officials due to the erroneous release of prisoners since 1 April 2025.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown by prison establishment of the number of prisoners who have been erroneously released since 1 April 2025.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Sexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences for sexual offences have been erroneously released since 1 April 2025.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences for violent offences have been erroneously released since 1 April 2025.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those releases in error ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
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