Question follow-through · 26198
Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to change the content or timing of the ten tranches of prisoners to be released.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 4 Sept 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Justice and policing
- Ministry of Justice: USA · 2 Sept 2026
- Young Offenders: Crime Prevention · 2 Sept 2026
- Members: Correspondence · 2 Sept 2026
- Prisons: Crimes of Violence · 2 Sept 2026
- Barristers: Training · 2 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
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to change the content or timing of the ten tranches of prisoners to be released.
4 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Sept 2026
Answer published
This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. Our landmark Sentencing Act 2026 will now deliver a more sustainable solution to the pris...
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Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ministry of Justice: USA
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Young Offenders: Crime Prevention
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Members: Correspondence
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Prisons: Crimes of Violence
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Barristers: Training
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Prisoners' Transfers: Personal Property
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Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information
3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has, in the past 12 months, provided a response to within a) 0-19, b) exactly 20, c) 20-39, d) 40, e) 41 or more working days of the request's receipt.
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3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Freedom of Information requests to which his Department has not yet provided a substantive answer were received a) 0-19, b) 20, c) 20-39, d) 40, e) 41 or more working days ago.
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Prisoners: Personal Names
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3 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held on Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences have been convicted of sexual offences.