Question follow-through · 15428
Prisoners' Release: Homelessness
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many high risk prison leavers have no fixed address.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 21 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 25 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 2 Dec 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Prisoners Release: Homelessness · 25 Nov 2024
- Reoffenders: Homelessness · 25 Nov 2024
- Trials · 15 Sept 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many high risk prison leavers have no fixed address.
25 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Government inherited a prison system in crisis, in which the remand prison population has risen to record highs. We are committed to working with partners across the criminal justice system to ensure this is effectively managed, including looking at r...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Prisoners Release: Homelessness
25 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were released without details held of a fixed address is the last 12 months.
Reoffenders: Homelessness
25 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who reoffended were homeless in each of the last three years.
Trials
15 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the time taken for victims to wait for cases to be heard.