Question follow-through · 36599

Ministry of Justice: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
18 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Information about secondments in the Ministry of Justice is not held in a central location and therefore we are not able to report on the number of employees seconded from the Institute for Economic Affairs, Policy Exchange, Adam Smith Institute or Labour...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Ministry of Justice: Hakluyt

11 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff their Department has seconded from Hakluyt since July 2024.