Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“If he will take steps to reduce the length of time people are held on remand for protest-related offences.”
Tabled: 28 January 2026Answered: 3 February 2026
Asked by
Siân Berry
Green Party — Brighton Pavilion
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Jake Richards)
Decisions on remand and sentence length are made by judges independently of Government, and it would be wholly wrong for a Government to intervene in a judicial matter.