Written question asked by Nick Timothy (Conservative) on Thursday, 3 September 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 (named day). It was answered by Jake Richards (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Freedom of Information requests to which his Department has not yet provided a substantive answer were received a) 0-19, b) 20, c) 20-39, d) 40, e) 41 or more working days ago.
- Answer
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As of 3 September 2026, there were 771 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that have been received by the Ministry of Justice and had not yet been responded to. The table below notes the volumes of cases that were received per the time period categories requested.
The Ministry of Justice publishes its FOIA performance statistics every quarter, which can be accessed on Gov.UK: Freedom of Information statistics - GOV.UK.
Days prior to 3 September
Total
0 -19
328
20
14
21 – 39
158
40
1
41 +
270
Total
771
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 27036
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Freedom of information Standards Ministry of Justice
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2026-09-08 18:10:44 +0100
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