WESTMINSTER RADAR
Search
My MPs
Menu

Question follow-through · 58144

Crimes of Violence: Prisoners' Release

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people who are eligible for automatic release from prison after serving 50 per cent of their sentence were convicted of (a) actual bodily harm and (b) grievous bodily harm.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
11 Jun 2025
Answer
16 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Justice and policing

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people who are eligible for automatic release from prison after serving 50 per cent of their sentence were convicted of (a) actual bodily harm and (b) grievous bodily harm.

  2. 11 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Many offenders who commit these types of offences are subject to two-thirds release provisions, and others are subject to 50% depending on their specific circumstances and sentencing outcomes. Establishing who is released at exactly 50% would require exam...

Open official record

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.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Bail

13 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people absconded while on bail awaiting trial in each of the last five years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Justice: Remote Working

30 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her Department spent on equipment for civil servants to work from home in each of the last three years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Remote Working

9 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service has spent on equipment for staff to work from home in each of the last three years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority: Remote Working

9 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has spent on equipment for staff to work from home in each of the last three years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Legal Aid Agency: Remote Working

9 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Legal Aid Agency has spent on equipment for staff to work from home in each of the last three years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Office of the Public Guardian: Remote Working

9 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Office of the Public Guardian has spent on equipment for staff to work from home in each of the last three years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

HM Prison and Probation Service: Remote Working

9 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has spent on equipment for staff to work from home in each of the last three years.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Justice: Social Media

2 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has spent money on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prisoners' Release: South Holland and the Deepings

5 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released through early release schemes in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 are resident in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Justice: Flags

9 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Prison Officers: East Midlands

10 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies for prison officers there were in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ministry of Justice: Social Media

10 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74306 on Ministry of Justice: Social Media, how much his Department has spent on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024 broken down