Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Written questions
Youth Custody Service: SafetyMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps is he taking to improve the safety of officers in the Youth Custody Service.
Answer: Unacceptable levels of violence faced by Youth Justice Workers (i.e. officers) in young offender institutions were part of the wider difficulties across the criminal justice system that this Government has had to address. Making PAVA spray available in yo...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much legal aid funding has been provided to appellants in the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber in each year since 2020, broken down by (a) ethnicity, and (b) nationality of the appellant.
Answer: Legal aid expenditure in respect of cases before the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) broken down by ethnicity is set out in the annexed table. Data is self-reported to the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) by applicants or their legal aid solicitor, it ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: PrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison inmates have had illicit relationships with prison officers in each year since 2010, broken down by offence group.
Answer: The table below shows the number of prisoners in the last six years recorded as being involved in proven cases where a member of prison staff has been convicted of Misconduct in Public Office. No data is held for years prior to 2020. Year of case outcome2...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding has been provided to legal aid providers to represent appellants in the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber in each year since 2020, broken down by (a) ethnicity, and (b) nationali
Answer: Legal aid expenditure in respect of cases before the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum) broken down by ethnicity is set out in the annexed table. Data is self-reported to the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) by applicants or their legal aid solicitor, it ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordReligiously Aggravated Offences: ChristianityHome OfficeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many racially and religiously aggravated offences against Christian people and places of worship have been (a) recorded, and (b) prosecuted in each year since 2020, broken down by the (i) ethnicit
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of religious hate crimes targeted at Christians recorded by the police in England and Wales. Information is not centrally held on the number of people prosecuted for these offences, nor the ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordYouth Custody Service: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding has been allocated to the Youth Custody Service for the next five years.
Answer: As budget allocation across the Department is agreed annually, it is not possible to provide the information requested.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: MisconductMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) arrested, (b) charged, and (c) prosecuted for having illicit relationships with prison inmates in each year since 2020, broken down by offence group.
Answer: The table below shows the number of prison officers at Bands 3-5 convicted in each of the last five years of an offence of misconduct in public office, where the offence related to an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner. 202020212022202320242025Mi...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTranslation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) defendants and (b) witnesses have requested translation services in each year since 2020 broken down by (i) ethnicity and (ii) nationality.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold information on the number of defendants or witnesses that have requested translation services. The booking portal does not collect information on whether the individual making the request is a defendant or witness and...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung Offender Institutions: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention in the Youth Custody Service.
Answer: The Youth Justice Worker (YJW) recruitment process includes multiple assessment stages designed to test candidates against the YJW success profile and give them realistic insight into the role. The success profile is based on job analysis with serving YJW...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: ClosuresMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison places have been closed due to reasons concerning (a) health and safety, (b) security, (c) resources and (d) physical conditions in each year since 2010, broken down by location.
Answer: The information requested has been provided in the table below. Please note that, since 2010, 23 prisons (7519 places) have been permanently closed. The site-specific reasons for closure vary, but in the main these prisons were assessed as old and unecono...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: MisconductMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been (a) investigated, (b) disciplined and (c) dismissed for illicit relationships with inmates in each year since 2020, broken down by sex.
Answer: We only hold data on cases where staff were recommended for dismissal, as individuals may choose to resign before a dismissal can be formally enacted. As a result, we have used this field to respond to the question to avoid undercounting the number of peo...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, to confirm how many child sex offenders have been deported in each year since 2020, broken down by the number of previous convictions.
Answer: The information you have requested on foreign national offenders (FNOs) returned from the UK (of which ‘deportation’ is a legal subset) who have been convicted of sexual offences against a child is not available from published statistics.Work is currently...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCourts: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court interpreters have been requested for translation services in each year since 2020, broken down by the language requested.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes quarterly data on the volume of completed language interpreter and translation services requests, split by requestor type, as part of the Criminal court statistics release. However, published data is not broken down by la...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAntisemitism: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121515More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many offences against Jewish people and places of worship have been (a) recorded and (b) prosecuted in each year since 2020 broken down by the (i) ethnicity, (ii) nationality, and (iii) faith of the offender.
Answer: The Home Office publishes official statistics on religious hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales by targeted religion, including Jewish people. The latest statistical bulletin containing this information can be found here: Hate crime, En...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Review of Disclosure and Fraud OffencesHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences: second report by Jonathan Fisher KC.
Answer: The Government has received Jonathan Fisher KC’s second report and will publish it, along with a government response, in due course.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung Offender Institutions: Capital InvestmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate has his Department made for capital spending on the youth secure estate for the next year.
Answer: Budget allocation for the 2026/27 financial year within the Department has not yet been concluded and as such forecasted spend on the youth secure estate has not been committed.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: Fees and ChargesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) administrative and (b) regulatory challenges that the ILCA scheme may place on SME law firms.
Answer: The Department has engaged with a range of relevant stakeholders to help shape policy proposals. We have engaged with firms that undertake legal aid work, as well as representative bodies, through bilateral engagement, legal aid providers’ roundtables and...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: Fees and ChargesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what analysis his Department has undertaken on the potential impact of the proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme on the financial viability of legal aid providers.
Answer: The Department has engaged with a range of relevant stakeholders to help shape policy proposals. We have engaged with firms that undertake legal aid work, as well as representative bodies, through bilateral engagement, legal aid providers’ roundtables and...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: Fees and ChargesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what evidence his Department has gathered from schemes overseas comparable with the proposed Interest on Lawyers’ Client Accounts scheme.
Answer: Interest on Lawyer’s Client Account schemes have been successfully employed in several international jurisdictions for decades. As part of developing this proposal, the Ministry of Justice has undertaken extensive research and engagement with experts, off...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Towns: East of EnglandMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2026 to question 112731, on what date his officials will meet the promoters of Forest City 1.
Answer: Officials in my Department met with the Forest City 1 promoters on 18 February 2026.
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: CybersecurityMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of compensating firms for unpaid labour resulting from the Legal Aid Agency data breach.
Answer: We appreciate the constructive way in which legal aid providers have worked with us following the serious criminal attack on the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) digital systems. They have continued to do vital work in challenging circumstances.Since systems were...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: EligibilityMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the legal aid means test thresholds; and whether he plans to update them.
Answer: The Government is committed to the provision of legal aid, recognising the vital role that it plays in underpinning genuine access to justice.We are considering our approach to eligibility across legal aid, including carefully assessing the impact of the ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Profession: Fees and ChargesMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether revenue raised under his Department's proposed Interest on Lawyer's Client Accounts scheme will be earmarked to support access to justice.
Answer: The Government is committed to the biggest expansion of legal aid in a generation as part of the Hillsborough Law and are investing millions on reforming the courts system through unlimited sitting days and better maintaining courts to deliver a world-cla...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports that retail companies have increased the price of domestic heating oil separate to and above increases
Answer: The Government is aware that off-grid households have seen a sharp increase in heating oil prices due to volatility in international markets. Suppliers often have limited storage, buying daily on the spot market. These changes are then reflected immediate...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support households that rely on heating oil for domestic heating following recent increases in heating oil prices linked to the conflict with Iran.
Answer: The Government is aware that off-grid households have seen a sharp increase in heating oil prices due to volatility in international markets. Suppliers often have limited storage, buying daily on the spot market. These changes are then reflected immediate...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
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