Question follow-through · 90429
Prisoner Escorts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted criminals were not transported from Newton Abbott magistrates court to prison in the last five years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 17 Nov 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Courts: Standards · 15 Jan 2026
- Family Courts: Children · 9 Feb 2026
- Prisoner Escorts · 2 Mar 2026
- Prisons: Admissions · 2 Mar 2026
- Prisoners' Transfers · 2 Mar 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convicted criminals were not transported from Newton Abbott magistrates court to prison in the last five years.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Nov 2025
Answer published
We have interpreted question 90429 to relate purely to individuals with a custodial sentence and not all convicted of an offence. In the last 5 years, there have been no failures by Prisoner Escort and Custody Services (PECS) suppliers to return or take a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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