Every parliamentary written question tabled by Andrew Snowden this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 1123 on Prison Officers: Body Armour and Stun Guns, how many frontline prison officers are employed in roles classified as high-risk for the purposes of the protective body armour programme; what proportion of those officers currently hold body armour; and by what date all eligible officers are projected to receive provision.
Awaiting answer.
How many prisoners are currently held in cells operating above certified normal accommodation; and what proportion of the adult male closed estate is operating above 100% of certified normal accommodation.
Awaiting answer.
Pursuant to the Answers of 29 May 2026 to Questions 2824 and 2825 on Prisons: Overcrowding, at what annual rate his Department projects delivering the remaining c.10,900 places required to meet the 14,000-place target by 2031; and whether he expects that target to be met on time.
Awaiting answer.
If he will make it his policy to ban meat products from prison catering services which have been produced using non-stunned slaughter.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of issuing protective body armour to 514 named prison staff.
Awaiting answer.
Pursuant to the answer on 29 July 2026 to question 3142 on youth reoffending rates, what comparative assessment he has made of the reoffending rate for (a) short custodial sentences, (b) longer custodial sentences for children,(c) community-based sentences and (d) diversion programmes.
Awaiting answer.
What progress he has made on court digitisation; and what steps he is taking to ensure data processing is secure and accurate.
Awaiting answer.
What recent assessment has been made of trends in the level of prison overcrowding.
Awaiting answer.
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on mental health provision in prisons.
Awaiting answer.
What metrics will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of early intervention programmes in preventing youth offending.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to improve information-sharing between agencies involved in youth safeguarding and justice.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of short custodial sentences on youth reoffending rates.
Awaiting answer.
How the additional £46 million investment in the Turnaround programme will be allocated across local authority areas.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment his Department has made of the impact of misogynistic online content on youth offending behaviour.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Youth Intervention Courts on rates of youth reoffending.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to ensure youth justice reforms adequately address violence against women and girls.
Awaiting answer.
Whether the proposed expansion of Parenting Orders will include the introduction of additional powers for courts.
Awaiting answer.
In which areas his Department plans to pilot Youth Intervention Courts.
Awaiting answer.
What plans he has to increase the number of specialist domestic violence courts.
Awaiting answer.
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the First-tier Tribunal in resolving park home disputes.
No specific assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber in resolving park home disputes. However, the Ministry of Justice regularly considers the performance of tribunals more widely. Statistics are published on a quarterly basis and can be found at: htpps://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics