Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by his Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025, (v) September 2025, (vi) October 2025 and (vii) November 2025.
Answered by Jake Richards
The Government recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions (PQs).
The following table provides the information requested:
| % of Named Day PQs answered on time | % of Ordinary PQs answered on time |
May 2025 | 80% | 93% |
June 2025 | 79% | 84% |
July 2025 | 89% | 95% |
August 2025 | - | - |
September 2025 | 96% | 89% |
October 2025 | 98% | 98% |
November 2025 | 95% | 93% |
Please note that these figures have been pulled from the Ministry of Justice’s internal data and may not be a fully accurate representation of the Department’s timeliness. No Commons PQs were due for answer in August, so no data has been given.
The House of Commons Procedure Committee monitors departmental PQ performance and publishes a report of the Government’s consolidated PQ data following the end of each session.
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