Written questions by Argar.

How many and what proportion of the total numbers of prisoners released early under the SDS40 release scheme have not had accommodation to go to on day of release since 10 September 2024.

Data on SDS40 releases forms a subset of data intended for future publication.The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice confirmed to the House on 10 September that Probation Directors could arrange for the temporary use of hotels, where required, and I can confirm that in a small number of cases hotels have been used.

What percentage of her Department's (a) ordinary and (b) named day written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timeframes between 12 July and 12 September 2024.

The Ministry of Justice attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of Written Parliamentary Questions (PQs) and the Department remains committed to providing the highest level of service.During the period requested, the Ministry of Justice answered 207 Written PQs. Including both Commons and Lords Ordinary Written PQs, 96% were answered within the required timeframes in this period. 91% of Named Day Written PQs were answered within the required timeframes in this period.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.

How many and what proportion of prisoners released at 40% of sentence point under her Department's early release scheme have been recalled to prison since 10 September 2024.

Data on SDS40 releases, including number of recalls, forms a subset of data intended for future publication.