Question follow-through · 98941
Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by his Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025,
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
- 10 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 15 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by his Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025,
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions (PQs).The following table provides the information requested: % of Named Day PQs answered on time% of Ordinary PQs answered on timeMay 202580%...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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