Question follow-through · 17953
Ministry of Justice: Agency Workers
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Prisons: Planning Permission · 28 Aug 2026
- Prisoners' Release · 28 Aug 2026
- Ministry of Justice: LGBT+ People · 1 Sept 2026
- Ministry of Justice: Remote Working · 2 Sept 2026
- Ministry of Justice: Solar Power · 3 Sept 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2026
Answer published
This data is published monthly and can be found here: Workforce management information: MOJ - GOV.UK.The data used to answer this request is taken from year end data, but headcount fluctuates significantly throughout the year.March 2021- 3942March 2022- 3...
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.
Prisons: Planning Permission
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prisons have been granted planning permission since July 2024.
Prisoners' Release
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the Probation Service has adequate capacity to effectively manage the number of offenders being released on license from October 2026.
Ministry of Justice: LGBT+ People
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Ministry of Justice: Remote Working
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Ministry of Justice: Solar Power
3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department (a) uses or (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
Ministry of Justice: Waste
4 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Ministry of Justice: Translation Services
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on interpreters and related translation services in 2025.