Question follow-through · 8329
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help decrease the number of short-term sentences which lead to rapid turnover in prisons.
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 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help decrease the number of short-term sentences which lead to rapid turnover in prisons.
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Sentencing Act, which received Royal Assent on 22 January 2026, makes reforms to reduce the use of short custodial sentences, tackle the cycle of reoffending and place the criminal justice system on a more sustainable footing.The Act introduces a pres...
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.
No later same-department questions indexed.
This is an absence in covered public data, not evidence that no follow-up occurred elsewhere.