Robert Jenrick MP: written questions
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Rape: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the average projected length of time between charge and trial in cases of rape which have 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
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings Ministers in her Department have had with their counterparts in (a) Albania, (b) Poland, (c) Romania, (d) Jamaica, (e) Lithuania, (f) Bulgaria and (g) Vietnam on the removal of foreign n
Answer: The Government is committed to the removal of foreign criminals and those with no right to be in the UK. We have strong returns cooperation with countries across the globe and continuing to build on this cooperation is at the heart of our diplomatic engag...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings ministers in her Department have had with their counterparts in (a) Albania, (b) Poland, (c) Romania, (d) Jamaica, (e) Lithuania, (f) Bulgaria and (g) Vietnam on the removal of foreign national offe
Answer: Increasing the numbers of foreign national offender returns from our prisons is a priority for this Government.We are working with international partners wherever possible to help achieve this.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: VisitsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to facilitate a visit for Rt hon. and hon. Members of the Official Opposition to (a) HMP Long Lartin, (b) HMP Belmarsh, (c) HMP Manchester and (d) HMP Wandsworth; and when she plans to resp
Answer: The correspondence of 11 June will be responded to in due course.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Protective ClothingMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many stab vests have been issued to prison officers since June 2025.
Answer: Following the Lord Chancellor’s announcement on 3 June that we will be mandating Protective Body Armour (PBA – commonly referred to as "stab vests") for use in Separation Centres, Close Supervision Centres and Segregation Units in the Long-term ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on staff at prisons have been recorded in each month since 1 December 2024.
Answer: Assaults on staff by month can be found on the bottom row on table 8e in the Safety in Custody Summary Tables, available at the following link: Safety-in-custody-summary-q4-2024_final_table.xlsx.The Safety in Custody statistics are updated quarterly, and ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: SafetyMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to publish the next Safety in custody statistics.
Answer: Safety in Custody statistics are published quarterly, with the next publication due on 31 July 2025. This will cover deaths in prison custody to June 2025, and self-harm and assaults in prison custody to March 2025.The statistics will be available at the ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: DismissalMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been dismissed as a result of gross misconduct since July 2024.
Answer: HMPPS publishes data on dismissals related to conduct and disciplinary matters as part of its annual Staff Equalities Report. The collection page can be found here: HMPPS annual staff equalities report - GOV.UK.The 2024/2025 edition of the report is sched...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: RepatriationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what meetings ministers have had with their counterparts in (a) Albania, (b) Poland, (c) Romania, (d) Jamaica, (e) Lithuania, (f) Bulgaria and (g) Vietnam on the removal of f
Answer: Removing foreign national offenders to their countries of origin is a priority for this Government. We engage frequently with our international partners on the return of those with no right to be in the UK, both at ministerial and official level. In May, ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNationality and Borders Act 2022: Convictions and ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) convicted and (b) prosecuted for offences under section 41 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for a range of offences including immigration offences and those under the Nationality and Borders Act in the Outcomes by Offences data tool up to the end of 2024. The tool can be down...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged for immigration offences in each month since July 2024.
Answer: In general, charging decisions are made by the Crown Prosecution Service based on the circumstances of each case, and the likelihood of obtaining a conviction for the offence in question. In the twelve months from July 2024 to June 2025 446 individuals we...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: CrimeMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) convicted and (b) prosecuted for immigration offences in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for a range of offences including immigration offences and those under the Nationality and Borders Act in the Outcomes by Offences data tool up to the end of 2024. The tool can be down...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPeople SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged for assisting unlawful immigration under s25 Immigration Act 1971 in each month since July 2024.
Answer: In general, charging decisions are made by the Crown Prosecution Service based on the circumstances of each case, and the likelihood of obtaining a conviction for the offence in question. In the twelve months from July 2024 to June 2025 153 individuals we...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPeople SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged for knowingly assisting asylum seekers to enter the UK under s25A Immigration Act 1971 in each month since July 2024.
Answer: In general, charging decisions are made by the Crown Prosecution Service based on the circumstances of each case, and the likelihood of obtaining a conviction for the offence in question. In the twelve months from July 2024 to June 2025 153 individuals we...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison officers by prisoners were recorded by HM Prison & Probation Service in each month since January 2025.
Answer: The information requested is not currently able to be shared. Accredited Official Statistics on assaults on staff from January 2025 onwards are subject to future publication through our Safety in Custody quarterly publication. The data from January - Marc...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released under SDS40 since July 2024; and how many of those prisoners have subsequently committed another offence.
Answer: This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe.Reoffending rates are published regularly on an annual and quarterly basis. The most recent ra...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman TraffickingMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) charged, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted for human trafficking under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for various offences by month at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool (latest data to December 2024), that can be downloaded from the Criminal Jus...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPeople SmugglingMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) charged, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted for knowingly assisting asylum seekers to enter the UK under s25A Immigration Act 1971 in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for various offences by month at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool (latest data to December 2024), that can be downloaded from the Criminal Jus...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPeople SmugglingMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) charged, (b) prosecuted and (c) convicted for assisting unlawful immigration under s25 Immigration Act 1971 in each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on prosecutions and convictions for various offences by month at criminal courts in England and Wales in the Outcomes by Offences data tool (latest data to December 2024), that can be downloaded from the Criminal Jus...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' Courts: Interpreters and VacanciesMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) staffing shortages and (b) interpreter availability on delays in magistrates’ courts.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not collect data on ineffective trials specifically caused by staffing shortages within HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). However, we monitor staffing levels closely and do not assess them to be a significant driver of ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the proportion of magistrates’ court trials listed that did not go ahead on the scheduled day since July 2024; and what the primary recorded reasons were for such delays.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of ineffective trials at the magistrates’ courts across England and Wales in the “Trial effective in the courts” data tool (latest to December 2024). This can be downloaded from the Criminal Court Stati...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' Courts: InterpretersMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times an interpreter was requested in criminal cases in magistrates’ courts since July 2024; and in how many of those cases the interpreter did not attend.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMagistrates' CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal trials in magistrates’ courts were delayed or adjourned due to (a) the late arrival of prison vans, (b) administrative errors and (c) the absence of an interpreter since July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of ineffective trials at the magistrates’ courts across England and Wales in the “Trial effective in the courts” data tool (latest to December 2024). This can be downloaded from the Criminal Court Stati...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' TransfersMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people serving sentences in closed prisons will become eligible for transfer to open prisons under the early transfer rules that came into force on 9 June 2025; and how many prisoners are eligible by (a)
Answer: The Temporary Presumptive Recategorisation Scheme (TPRS) is not a new scheme; it was first introduced in March 2023 under the previous Government. On 9 June 2025, the scheme was extended to allow eligible prisoners to transfer to the open estate 36 months...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: SecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of (a) scanners and (b) enhanced security screening upon entry to secure prisons for all prison officers.
Answer: HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) maintains a zero-tolerance approach to smuggling contraband into prisons, including weapons, drugs and mobile phones, which can fuel violence and create instability.Airport-style Enhanced Gate Security, comprising o...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
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