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Question follow-through · 22619

Ministry of Justice: Westminster Hall Sittings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in his Departm

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
8 Sept 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an estimate of the number of hours spent (a) responding to and (b) preparing for Westminster Hall Debates by (i) government ministers, (ii) civil servants and (iii) special advisers in his Departm

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    It is not possible to provide an estimate for hours spent preparing Ministers to respond to Westminster Hall Debates. There will be differences in the Civil Service, Special Adviser and Ministerial time depending on the policy matter and length of the deb...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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