Robert Jenrick MP: written questions
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Written questions
Human 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
Original Parliament recordEuropean Convention on Human RightsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her oral contribution in response to a question from the Rt hon. Member for Newark on 3 June 2025, Official Report, col 161, if she will write to the Council of Europe in support of the open let
Answer: The UK participates in regular engagement with the Council of Europe and its member States – including on the important issues raised in this letter.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Press ConferencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason the interim Permanent Secretary spoke at the televised Ministerial press conference on prisons of 14 May 2025.
Answer: The interim Permanent Secretary attended the televised press conference on 14 May to provide a factual update on prison capacity.
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released on licence were not tagged in accordance with their licence conditions in the last 12 months for which data is available; and what proportion of that total were due to (a) equipment sh
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost by manually going through each individual’s record on the Electronic Monitoring (EM) supplier’s and probation service’s systems where this detail is recorded.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP Frankland: Crimes of ViolenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to appoint a chair to conduct the independent review of the attack on prison officers at HMP Frankland on 12 April 2025; and when the review will conclude.
Answer: On Thursday 15 May, we announced the appointment of Jonathan Hall KC as the reviewer of the HMP Frankland Independent Review. The Lord Chancellor has asked for the review to report back promptly, and to leave no stone unturned so we can prevent such an in...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Dispute ResolutionMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has received reports on the operation of informal (a) adjudication mechanisms and (b) dispute resolution systems within prisons based on (i) Sharia and (ii) other (A) religious and (B) ideo
Answer: Extremist gang activity is not tolerated in prisons. Staff act swiftly to clamp down on intimidating or threatening behaviour regardless of cultural or religious sensitivities. Anyone who threatens assaults or attempts to control others faces tough sancti...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: GangsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has received (a) intelligence and (b) operational reports referencing a group known as the Brotherhood; and whether such reports describe that group as exercising (i) influence and (ii) con
Answer: Extremist gang activity is not tolerated in prisons. Staff act swiftly to clamp down on intimidating or threatening behaviour regardless of cultural or religious sensitivities. Anyone who threatens assaults or attempts to control others faces tough sancti...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DisciplineMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has received reports of (a) instances where inmates have been physically punished for failing to comply with informal interpretations of Sharia law and (b) other forms of (i) coercive viol
Answer: Extremist gang activity is not tolerated in prisons. Staff act swiftly to clamp down on intimidating or threatening behaviour regardless of cultural or religious sensitivities. Anyone who threatens assaults or attempts to control others faces tough sancti...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Protective ClothingMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to publish the outcome of her Department's review into whether protective body armour should be made available to frontline prison staff.
Answer: HM Prison & Probation Service has commissioned an internal review to establish whether it is necessary for our brave and hard-working prison officers to wear Protective Body Armour either routinely or when working in high-risk environments within the ...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: RadicalismMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has issued to prison governors a consolidated list of extremist material banned in prisons.
Answer: Access to kitchen facilities in Separation Centres and Close Supervision Centres was immediately suspended following the horrific attack at HMP Frankland on 12 April. A rapid review of access to, and use of, self-cook areas across the prison estate, inclu...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: RadicalismMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has recently assessed the (a) scale and (b) nature of the threat from (i) Islamist and (ii) far-right prisoners radicalising other inmates.
Answer: Access to kitchen facilities in Separation Centres and Close Supervision Centres was immediately suspended following the horrific attack at HMP Frankland on 12 April. A rapid review of access to, and use of, self-cook areas across the prison estate, inclu...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners: RadicalismMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact for her policies of the judgement in R (De Silva) v Secretary of State for Justice [2025] EWHC 128 (Admin) on the ability of prison governors to isolate (a
Answer: Access to kitchen facilities in Separation Centres and Close Supervision Centres was immediately suspended following the horrific attack at HMP Frankland on 12 April. A rapid review of access to, and use of, self-cook areas across the prison estate, inclu...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many a) Separation Centres and b) segregation wings in the prison estate are currently in use; and what is their total available capacity.
Answer: There are three separation centres, all within the Long-Term High Security Estate, with a total capacity of 28 prisoner places. Two are currently operational, and the third is available for use when required.109 segregation wings or units in the prison es...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: FacilitiesMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to suspend the use of kitchen facilities in Separation Centres within prisons.
Answer: Access to kitchen facilities in Separation Centres and Close Supervision Centres was immediately suspended following the horrific attack at HMP Frankland on 12 April. A rapid review of access to, and use of, self-cook areas across the prison estate, inclu...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Sentencing Council's guidance entitled Imposition of community and custodial sentences - Effective from 1 April 2025, whether her Department has made an (a) estimate of the (i) additional nu
Answer: Where a court is considering whether an offender should receive a sentence of immediate custody, a pre-sentence report must be obtained and considered before forming an opinion unless, in the circumstances of the case, the court considers that it is unnec...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordJudiciaryMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to set a target date to achieve a representative (a) judiciary and (b) magistracy.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to achieving a judiciary which better represents the diversity of the population. This comprises of judges, non-legal members and magistrates.We continue to work closely with the judiciary, the Judicial Appointments Co...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP Long Lartin: Domestic VisitsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has visited HMP Long Lartin since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Lord Chancellor has been closely involved in the response to the urgent notifications we have received. Each is a reminder of the state of crisis that the last Government left behind in our prisons.The Prisons Minister will be visiting HMP Long Lartin...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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