Question follow-through · 29394
Mentally Disordered Offenders: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of violent offenders had (a) paranoid schizophrenia and (b) other mental health illnesses when convicted in each of the last five years.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 5 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 14 Feb 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
5 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of violent offenders had (a) paranoid schizophrenia and (b) other mental health illnesses when convicted in each of the last five years.
10 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Feb 2025
Answer published
The information requested is not held centrally.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Employment Tribunals Service
6 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time was between application to the Employment Tribunal and hearing in each of the last three years.
International Law
10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require courts to abide by domestic law over (a) policies promoted by UN agencies and (b) non-legally binding in
Immigration: Appeals
10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number of times courts have cited (a) the UN Global Compact for Migration and (b) other non-binding international agreements in
Immigration: Appeals
10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the independence of the courts from external influence from (a) UN bodies and (b) non-governmental organisations when enacting immigration law.
Prisoners: Transgender People
10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure that biological males who identify as female are not housed in women’s prisons.
Immigration: Appeals
10 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of times courts have cited (a) the UN Global Compact for Migration and (b) other non-binding international agreements in rulings on asylum and immigration cases
Prisons: Construction
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to achieve the construction of 14,000 additional prison places by 2031.
Prison Capacity Review
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish the Terms of Reference for the review into the handling of prison capacity.
Prisons: Overcrowding
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the long-term impact of (a) early release schemes and (b) other emergency prison measures.
Prison Accommodation
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to start releasing annual statements on prison capacity.
Prison Officers: Recruitment
11 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure the recruitment of prison officers stays in line with planned expansion of prison capacity.
Prisons: Overcrowding and Staff
12 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure prisons are not (a) overcrowded and (b) understaffed.