Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) plans to disclose their relevant records to Mr Paul Cleeland, as promised by the chief executive of HMPPS in her letter to the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe dated 20 December 2021.

HM Prison and Probation Service attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from MPs, either directly or on behalf of their constituents.

The delay in responding to the Hon. member and his constituent is due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the team dealing with the request. I have asked for the records to be made available as soon as possible. The team expect to complete the review and disclose the records by the end of March 2022.