Robert Jenrick MP: written questions 2025
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HMP/YOI ChelmsfordMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates he has officially visited HMP Chelmsford since his appointment; and whether he has met with the Governor to discuss the recent mistaken release.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister met with the Governor of HMP Chelmsford on 24 October, the same day as the release in error of Hadush Kebatu. The Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending is planning to visit HMP Chelmsford in the coming...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP WandsworthMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates he has officially visited HMP Wandsworth since his appointment; and whether he has met with the Governor to discuss the recent mistaken release.
Answer: The Minister of State for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending is planning to visit HMP Wandsworth in the coming weeks.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Prosecution Service: Remote WorkingAttorney GeneralTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98428More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what the average daily office attendance rate was for Crown Prosecution Service staff in the most recent quarter for which figures are available.
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of office attendance rates. Office attendance is monitored at a local level.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: Transgender PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many transgender prisoners with convictions for (a) sexual and (b) violent offences are housed within the general female prison estate; and how many of those prisoners have been granted a Ministerial exemptio
Answer: As of 1 December, there were no transgender women, including individuals with Gender Recognition Certificates, in the general women's prison estate with any convictions for sexual offences and five or fewer transgender women with convictions for violent o...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJuriesMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the proposed removal of the right to trial by jury for offences carrying a maximum sentence of less than three years will apply retrospectively to defendants who have already entered a plea of not guilty
Answer: Ministers will introduce detailed proposals to Parliament as soon as Parliamentary time allows.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSegregation of PrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any offenders currently detained in (a) separation and (b) close supervision centres are challenging their detention.
Answer: There are no ongoing judicial review challenges made with regards to separation centres and no ongoing challenges that have reached the courts with regards to close supervision centres.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of Separation CentresMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons Jonathan Hall KC’s review into Separation Centres has not yet been published; and when he plans to publish that review.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the recommendations made by Jonathan Hall KC and will publish his report in due course.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP WandsworthMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to visit HMP Wandsworth.
Answer: Ministers regularly visit prisons across the country. Any plans to visit specific prisons will be notified to the relevant Members of Parliament in advance.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJuries: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on the construction of new Crown Court courtrooms with full jury facilities in the last year.
Answer: In the last full financial year (2024/25), the Department has spent £3,131,757 on property projects that include creating new jury enabled Crown courtrooms. Some of these courtrooms are flexible use and can be used for multiple purposes. This figure inclu...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomicide and Rape: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of Crown court cases are for murder, manslaughter and rape.
Answer: In the 12 months to June, there were 114,325 cases disposed of at the Crown Court for all offences, 3,615 for rape, 483 for murder and 49 for manslaughter – rape accounts for 3.0%, and murder and manslaughter combined make up less than 0.1% of all disposa...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHomicide and Rape: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many murder, manslaughter and rape cases were dealt with in the Crown court in the past 12 months.
Answer: In the 12 months to June, there were 114,325 cases disposed of at the Crown Court for all offences, 3,615 for rape, 483 for murder and 49 for manslaughter – rape accounts for 3.0%, and murder and manslaughter combined make up less than 0.1% of all disposa...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscapesMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have absconded from or failed to return to open prisons in the past 12 months.
Answer: Open prisons play an important role in preparing individuals for safe resettlement into the community, and Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) is a key part of that process. We have robust risk assessments and monitoring in place to minimise absconds and ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDenny De SilvaMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Sahayb Abu v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EWHC 3026 (Admin), how much his Department has paid Mr Denny De SIlva in (a) damages, (b) other compensation, (c) ex gratia or out-of-court pay
Answer: I refer the Right Hon. Member to the Answer I gave on 17 November to Question 89422.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department waived rules against the release of prisoners on Fridays.
Answer: The Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023 was introduced in June 2023, enabling offenders who are at risk of reoffending to be released up to two days earlier, where a release date falls on a Friday or before a bank holiday. The Friday Releas...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, under what powers his Department waived rules against the release of prisoners on Friday.
Answer: The Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023 was introduced in June 2023, enabling offenders who are at risk of reoffending to be released up to two days earlier, where a release date falls on a Friday or before a bank holiday. The Friday Releas...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released on Fridays since the suspension of standing rules against the release of prisoners on Friday.
Answer: The Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023 was introduced in June 2023, enabling offenders who are at risk of reoffending to be released up to two days earlier, where a release date falls on a Friday or before a bank holiday. The Friday Releas...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department intends to reinstate rules against the release of prisoners on Fridays.
Answer: The Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Act 2023 was introduced in June 2023, enabling offenders who are at risk of reoffending to be released up to two days earlier, where a release date falls on a Friday or before a bank holiday. The Friday Releas...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison 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
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