Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many critical concrete structures are considered to be at risk of significant deterioration within the next decade.

Answered by Simon Lightwood - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

It is the responsibility of infrastructure operators, including local highway authorities and arm’s length bodies, such as National Highways, to maintain their networks and any associated concrete structures.

To help support this, the Government is investing billions of pounds in transport infrastructure, including £24 billion of capital funding between 2026-27 and 2029-30 to maintain and improve our motorways and local roads across the country.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all people convicted of terrorism offences who are discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 are subject to a formal terrorism risk assessment before release.

Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The information on how many people convicted of terrorism offences have been discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last 10 years requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Not all people convicted of terrorist offences discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) are subject to a specific formal terrorist risk assessment. There are a range of risk management tools used both within the hospital and prison settings which assess and seek to mitigate the terrorist risk an offender will present when detained under the MHA and prior to being discharged from a hospital to the community or to return to prison. Additionally, these offenders will be part of Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of terrorism offences have been discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Jake Richards - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

The information on how many people convicted of terrorism offences have been discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 in each of the last 10 years requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Not all people convicted of terrorist offences discharged from detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) are subject to a specific formal terrorist risk assessment. There are a range of risk management tools used both within the hospital and prison settings which assess and seek to mitigate the terrorist risk an offender will present when detained under the MHA and prior to being discharged from a hospital to the community or to return to prison. Additionally, these offenders will be part of Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential impact of the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 on the ability of agencies to complete terrorism risk assessments prior to the discharge of convicted terrorist offenders.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance is issued to NHS mental health providers on assessing terrorist risk when discharging patients convicted of terrorism offences.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.

Memorial plaque for Ann Widdecombe

Richard Pengelly

Found: Available at: europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/130660/ [10] Written Parliamentary Answers tabled by Jack Rankin