Question follow-through · 91449
Witnesses: Attendance
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 86689, what information his Department holds on the number of court cases that (a) did not progress and (b) were delayed due to the non-attendance of professi
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 25 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
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- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 86689, what information his Department holds on the number of court cases that (a) did not progress and (b) were delayed due to the non-attendance of professi
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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25 Nov 2025
Answer published
An ineffective trial is a trial that does not go ahead on the scheduled trial date, and so a further listing is required. This can be due to action or inaction by one or more of the prosecution, the defence or the court. If a trial is deemed ineffective d...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Succession
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Prisoners' Release: Housing
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Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
26 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many criminal prosecutions in England and Wales collapsed due to (a) lost (b) missing and (c) damaged evidence for each year from 2015 to date.
Public Health Funerals: Fees and Charges
26 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the trends in local authority funeral and cremation fees and charges since 2015.
Courts: Greater Manchester
28 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to question 78371, whether he plans to increase court numbers in Greater Manchester to deal with the backlog of cases; and if he will prioritise co-location with a new po
Community Orders: Greater Manchester
1 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on community payback services in (a) Greater Manchester (b) Oldham for each year from 2015 to date.
Civil Proceedings: Legal Costs
2 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of financial restrictions on the ability of victims of civil online defamation and harassment to take action.
Probation: Greater Manchester
3 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on probation services in (a) Greater Manchester (b) Oldham for each year from 2015 to date.
Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
5 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 94768 on Criminal Proceedings: Evidence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of lost, missing and damaged evidenc
Magistrates: Working Class
8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of magistrates come from working class backgrounds in (a) England and (b) Greater Manchester.
Crime Prevention: Arts
10 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of arts and culture programmes on reducing and preventing youth crime.
Prisons: Unmanned Air Systems
11 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the levels of the use of drones in importing contraband into prisons; and what was number of drone incidents recorded in each year since 2015.