Question follow-through · 8148

Ministry of Justice: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of her Department's (a) ordinary and (b) named day written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timeframes between 12 July and 12 September 2024.

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Answering body: Ministry of Justice
Tabled: 9 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 14 Oct 2024
Answer: 17 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

9 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of her Department's (a) ordinary and (b) named day written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timeframes between 12 July and 12 September 2024.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of Written Parliamentary Questions (PQs) and the Department remains committed to providing the highest level of service.During the period requested, the Ministry of Jus...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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