Question follow-through · 24484
HMP Garth: Unmanned Air Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her oral contribution of 5 November 2024, Official Report column 164, and to the oral contribution of 14 January 2025 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Official Report c
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 16 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her oral contribution of 5 November 2024, Official Report column 164, and to the oral contribution of 14 January 2025 by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Official Report c
20 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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24 Jan 2025
Answer published
We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the illegal use of drones to deliver contraband into prisons. HM Prison & Probation Service uses targeted countermeasures such as improvements to windows, netting and grills to stop drones delivering co...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Prisoners: Rehabilitation
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to (a) support prisoner rehabilitation and (b) reduce trends in the level of homelessness amongst released prisoners.
Prisoners' Release: Housing
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that prison leavers under the Early Release Scheme are supported in securing housing upon release.
Driving: Disqualification
7 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending legislation so that driving disqualification periods commence at the end of any custodial sentence imposed.
Child Trust Fund
31 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what options she is considering for improving access to matured Child Trust Funds for people who lack capacity.
Court of Protection: Child Trust Fund
31 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order in cases relating to Child Trust Funds were made in each year since 2019.
Court of Protection: Child Trust Fund
31 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost of applying to the Court of Protection for a deputyship order was in cases relating to Child Trust Funds in the latest period for which data is available.
Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of matured Child Trust Funds that are unclaimed belong to people who lack capacity.
Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of providers that have allowed carers of young people without capacity to access Child Trust Funds up to £5,000 without legal authority.
Child Trust Fund: Mental Capacity
13 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42858 on Child Trust Fund, whether her Department has taken recent steps to (a) update and (b) publicise the guidance entitled Making Financial Decisions for young p
Sodium Valproate: Compensation
30 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to meet with those harmed by sodium valproate.
Offenders: Deportation
14 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his policy that offenders to be deported under Clause 32 in the Sentencing Bill would be required to serve any custodial sentence in their home country.
Sentencing: Foreign Nationals
14 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will outline the (a) type and (b) length of sentences being served by foreign national offenders in prisons in England and Wales.