Question follow-through · 25651
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early release decisions on victims’ families.
About this written question
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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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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners · 7 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early release decisions on victims’ families.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2026
Answer published
This Government inherited prisons days from collapse with the previous government only adding just 500 net places in 14 years. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. Without the changes this ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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