Question follow-through · 33790
Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.
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
- 25 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 5 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Extradition · 17 Mar 2025
- Ministry of Justice: Equality · 17 Mar 2025
- Sentencing Council for England and Wales · 25 Mar 2025
- Prisoners' Release · 8 Apr 2025
- Small Claims: Electronic Government · 12 May 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
25 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department is using AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.
27 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Justice has not used AI software in responding to written parliamentary questions.
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.
Extradition
17 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, in the context of average times taken to extradite foreign national offenders.
Ministry of Justice: Equality
17 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether they have made an estimate of the potential impact of abolishing diversity, equity and inclusion roles in their Department on annual staffing costs.
Sentencing Council for England and Wales
25 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the potential savings to the public purse of abolishing the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.
Prisoners' Release
8 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an estimate of the number of criminals erroneously released as part of the early release scheme.
Small Claims: Electronic Government
12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Money Claim Online in delivering civil remedies for small claims legal disputes.
Civil Proceedings: Judges
12 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of District Judges in hearing civil litigation cases.
Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing
22 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review sentencing for (a) careless driving that leads to (i) serious injury and (ii) death and (b) other driving offences.
HM Prison and Probation Service: Leicestershire
5 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of HM Prison and Probation Service in Leicestershire.
Ministry of Justice: Termination of Employment
9 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many permanent civil servants in her Department had their contract of employment terminated as a result of poor performance in the (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25 financial years.
Sentencing Council for England and Wales
17 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she plans to review the governance of the Sentencing Council.
Homicide: Young Offenders
23 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to review the Sentencing Council's remit on young offenders convicted of (a) murder and (b) manslaughter.
Ministry of Justice: Non-governmental Organisations
15 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what was the total cost to the public purse of quasi-autonomous non governmental organisations sponsored by her Department for (a) the financial years (i) 2023/24 and (ii) 2024/25 and (b) April 2025 to date.