Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of safeguarding arrangements for victims of rape and serious sexual offences at University.
Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Sexual misconduct has no place in higher education, and all students should feel safe during their studies. Clear policies and properly resourced arrangements to prevent and respond to incidents are core requirements in the Office for Students' Harassment and Sexual Misconduct registration condition, which commenced in August 2025. While the Office for Students sets out the regulatory framework, universities are autonomous bodies and they decide which government initiatives to participate in. The department would encourage them to promote the Respond campaign and its message of "Listen. Believe. Support" for disclosures of abuse.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Office for Students to incorporate the new Respond campaign.
Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
Sexual misconduct has no place in higher education, and all students should feel safe during their studies. Clear policies and properly resourced arrangements to prevent and respond to incidents are core requirements in the Office for Students' Harassment and Sexual Misconduct registration condition, which commenced in August 2025. While the Office for Students sets out the regulatory framework, universities are autonomous bodies and they decide which government initiatives to participate in. The department would encourage them to promote the Respond campaign and its message of "Listen. Believe. Support" for disclosures of abuse.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court cases have been postponed more than a) once, b) three times and c) five times in each of the last five years.
Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of cases that have been postponed.
We do, however, routinely publish data on the number of criminal trials that do not go ahead on their scheduled start date and are subsequently rearranged (ineffective trials). This data is only available for trial cases, and the latest data can be found in the ‘Trial effectiveness at the criminal courts’ tool - Criminal court statistics quarterly: April to June 2026 - GOV.UK
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court cases were postponed on the day they were due to begin in each of the last 5 years.
Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of cases that have been postponed.
We do, however, routinely publish data on the number of criminal trials that do not go ahead on their scheduled start date and are subsequently rearranged (ineffective trials). This data is only available for trial cases, and the latest data can be found in the ‘Trial effectiveness at the criminal courts’ tool - Criminal court statistics quarterly: April to June 2026 - GOV.UK
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer 2 Nov 2026 to question UNI 38990, when she plans to publish information on capital budget reductions as part of normal business planning and prioritisation processes.
Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The department will present its financial year 2027/28 capital spending plans to Parliament through the government’s Main Estimates and accompanying Estimates Memorandum, following the conclusion of departmental business planning and prioritisation processes.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he intends to make free court transcripts available for all victims of a crime.
Answered by Sarah Sackman - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Improving victims’ experience of the criminal justice system is a priority for the Government, and we are taking significant steps to improve access to court transcripts.
Currently, victims of rape and other serious sexual offences, as well as bereaved families of homicide victims, can request a transcript of the sentencing remarks in their Crown Court case free of charge. We have committed to going further with the ambition that, from Spring 2027, all victims whose cases are heard in the Crown Court will be able to request a transcript of sentencing remarks relevant to their case free of charge.
Magistrates' courts do not currently record proceedings meaning transcripts are rarely available, but we are working to change this as per our court reforms by rolling out audio recording in all magistrates courtrooms.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out the numbers of police call-outs to a) hospitals, b) GP surgeries and c) other health infrastructure for each year since 2021.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Home Office does not hold data on the number of police callouts to hospitals, GP surgeries or other health infrastructure.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many breaches of electronic tagging took place on each day of the last 4 years.
Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Breach packs (detail of non-compliance with an electronically monitored requirement, e.g. a curfew) are sent from the Electronic Monitoring (EM) provider to the actioning organisation (e.g. Police, Probation, Home Office). Data on EM breach packs sent to responsible organisations over the past four years cannot be provided for the following reasons:
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the location of every Jobcentre in the UK.
Answered by Andrew Western - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
A table listing all 630 operational DWP Jobcentre site locations has been provided.
If a different interpretation of the question was intended, the Department would be happy to consider the matter further.
Asked by: Munira Wilson (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Jobcentres the Department has closed for a) 2022, b) 2023, c) 2024, d) 2025 and e) 2026.
Answered by Andrew Western - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department keeps its estate under regular review to ensure it continues to support the delivery of services and provides value for money for the taxpayer.
The number of Jobcentres closed by the Department in each of the years requested is set out in the table below.
Summary by Calendar Year
Year | Number of Sites |
2022 | 1 |
2023 | 7 |
2024 | 0 |
2025 | 2 |
2026 | 2 |
Total | 12 |
Where Jobcentres have closed, the Department has sought to minimise disruption to customers and staff, including through the use of alternative nearby sites where appropriate.