Question follow-through · 101923
HM Prison and Probation Service: Migrant Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many emergency visa extensions has his department applied for HMPPS staff since 1 November 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
- 2 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 12 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Votes on this topic
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many emergency visa extensions has his department applied for HMPPS staff since 1 November 2025.
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jan 2026
Answer published
The requested data is not held centrally in a reportable format.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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