Robert Jenrick MP: written questions
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Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85158More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been mistakenly released from custody since 1 April 2025; and how many of those prisoners (a) were subsequently re-apprehended and (b) are still at large.
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 recordChristopher Berry and Christopher CashAttorney GeneralTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82662More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, when the Attorney General informed the Prime Minister of the Director of Public Prosecutions’ intention not to proceed with the prosecution of Mr Christopher Cash and Mr Christopher Berry.
Answer: As you are aware, I was appointed to the role of Solicitor General on 6 September. The Security Minister gave a statement to the House on 15 September stating that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had taken the decision to not proceed with the prosecut...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChristopher Berry and Christopher CashAttorney GeneralTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82661More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she took to help prevent the non-continuation of the prosecution of Mr Christopher Cash and Mr Christopher Berry.
Answer: As you are aware, I was appointed to the role of Solicitor General on 6 September. The Security Minister gave a statement to the House on 15 September stating that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had taken the decision to not proceed with the prosecut...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChristopher Berry and Christopher CashAttorney GeneralTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82660More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, on which date the Attorney General was informed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the decision not to proceed with the case against Mr Christopher Cash and Mr Christopher Berry.
Answer: As you are aware, I was appointed to the role of Solicitor General on 6 September. The Security Minister gave a statement to the House on 15 September stating that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had taken the decision to not proceed with the prosecut...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) full time and (b) part time judges sit in immigration tribunals; and how much their remuneration costs the public purse each year.
Answer: The judiciary are responsible for publishing lists of judges. They do not routinely publish lists of fee-paid (part-time) judges due to the frequency of changes in the fee-paid judge cohort.Information on the number of judges in post is published in the a...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: AppealsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to publish a list of all (a) fee-paid and (b) part-time judges sitting in the immigration tribunals.
Answer: The judiciary are responsible for publishing lists of judges. They do not routinely publish lists of fee-paid (part-time) judges due to the frequency of changes in the fee-paid judge cohort.Information on the number of judges in post is published in the a...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support children with a parent in prison from an early age.
Answer: We know that parental imprisonment is recognised as an adverse childhood experience that can have a significant impact on a child’s life chances. This is why the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Education are jointly committed to ensuring that a...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: ChildrenMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on introducing a support and identification system for the children of prisoners.
Answer: We know that parental imprisonment is recognised as an adverse childhood experience that can have a significant impact on a child’s life chances. This is why the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Education are jointly committed to ensuring that a...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRape: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings he has had with the (a) Crown Prosecution Service and (b) the police in relation to the recommendations in HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate's report entitled A Thematic Rape Inspection Repo
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has accepted all eight recommendations set out in His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate’s (HMCPSI) report, along with the implementation timeframe proposed by the Inspectorate. The CPS full response to th...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRape: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 75145 on Rape: Criminal Proceedings, by what date his Department plans to implement the recommendations of the HMCPSI report.
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has accepted all eight recommendations set out in His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate’s (HMCPSI) report, along with the implementation timeframe proposed by the Inspectorate. The CPS full response to th...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Convention on Human RightsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he next plans to meet with representatives of the Council of Europe to discuss reform of the ECHR.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister has already reached out to a number of European member States and will also be holding meetings with Council of Europe representatives, to discuss reform. Governments across Europe face the same pressures as us and conversations ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people with five or more previous convictions were convicted of shoplifting and avoided a custodial sentence in the last 12 months.
Answer: This Government takes prolific offending extremely seriously and we are determined to ensure that the criminal justice system has the right tools to deal with them. We are expanding the availability of Intensive Supervision Courts to tackle the causes of ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordReoffenders: Alternatives to PrisonMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have committed three separate offences within three months and not received a custodial sentence, in each of the last three years.
Answer: This Government takes prolific offending extremely seriously and we are determined to ensure that the criminal justice system has the right tools to deal with them. We are expanding the availability of Intensive Supervision Courts to tackle the causes of ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for reducing the Crown Court backlog in absolute terms.
Answer: This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. The last government promised to reduce the Crown Court backlog to 53,000 by March 2025. Instead, the backlog increased to 76,957 by March 2025. We have taken immediate action including funding ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the longest projected length of time between charge and trial in a single case of sexual assault which is yet to be heard in court.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not carry out projections for length of time between charge and trial for specific offences. The Ministry of Justice publishes end-to-end timeliness data each quarter, including for sexual offences, which enables users to calc...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the average projected length of time between charge and trial in cases of sexual assault which are yet to be heard in court.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not carry out projections for length of time between charge and trial for specific offences. The Ministry of Justice publishes end-to-end timeliness data each quarter, including for sexual offences, which enables users to calc...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the next data on assaults against prison officers will be published.
Answer: The Safety in Custody publication is published every quarter, including figures for assaults on staff. The next quarterly publication will be on 30 October 2025. The annual assaults tables include more detailed breakdowns, including the number of assault ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest projected length of time between charge and trial is in cases of domestic abuse yet to be heard in court.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not carry out projections for length of time between charge and trial for specific offences.The Ministry of Justice does publish end-to-end timeliness data each quarter, which enables users to calculate average length of time ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average projected length of time is between charge and trial in cases of domestic abuse yet to be heard in court.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not carry out projections for length of time between charge and trial for specific offences.The Ministry of Justice does publish end-to-end timeliness data each quarter, which enables users to calculate average length of time ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Tagging: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has a target date for acquiring adequate numbers of electronic tags to accommodate the provisions of the Sentencing Bill.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service are continuing to assess the likely impact of the Sentencing Bill on demand for Electronic Monitoring and will order the required numbers of tags in line with those assessments and con...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Tagging: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many electronic tags his Department has acquired in the context of the Sentencing Bill.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service are continuing to assess the likely impact of the Sentencing Bill on demand for Electronic Monitoring and will order the required numbers of tags in line with those assessments and con...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Council of EuropeMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings she has had with representatives from the Council of Europe since 19 June 2025.
Answer: There have not been any further meetings with Council of Europe representatives since 19 June 2025. UK Government officials have continued discussions with their counterparts on matters raised in the previous Lord Chancellor’s speech delivered on 18 June ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish the strategy to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
Answer: The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this Government is treating it as the national emergency that it is.We are working tirelessly across Government to deliver the VAWG Strategy. It is vital that we get this righ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRape: Criminal ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the report by the HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate entitled An inspection of early advice and pre-charge decisi
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling all forms of violence against women and girls, including rape. The HMCPSI report examines early evidence and pre-charge decision-making in adult rape cases. The Ministry of Justice works with criminal justice agenc...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRape: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the longest projected length of time between charge and trial in any single case of rape which has yet to be heard in court.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not carry out projections for length of time between charge and trial for specific offences.The Ministry of Justice does publish end-to-end timeliness data each quarter, including for rape. Data is published for the average du...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
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