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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Criminal Court Reform

"Having spent my professional life practising in the criminal courts in Northern Ireland, where we have had both jury trials and non-jury trials to deal with terrorist offences, I must say to the Justice Secretary that whatever the intellectual capacity of judges, they do not have the practical life experience …..."
Jim Allister - View Speech

View all Jim Allister (TUV - North Antrim) contributions to the debate on: Criminal Court Reform
Written Question
Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals
Wednesday 19th November 2025

Asked by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people released through the early release scheme in Northern Ireland were foreign nationals.

Answered by Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Justice, including the management of offenders and prisons, is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. The Ministry of Justice does not hold data relating to the release of prisoners in Northern Ireland and the honourable Member would have to contact the Northern Ireland Executive for this information.

Written Question
Churches: Crime
Wednesday 5th November 2025

Asked by: Jim Allister (Traditional Unionist Voice - North Antrim)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the (a) number of convictions for crimes committed against (i) churches and (ii) other Christian places of worship in Northern Ireland since 2010 and (b) proportion of religious premises offences that represents.

Answered by Jake Richards - Assistant Whip

Data centrally held by the Ministry of Justice covers convictions in England and Wales and does not contain any information regarding Northern Ireland. Offences committed against places of worship in Northern Ireland is a devolved issue for the Executive in Northern Ireland.