Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many consultations by his Department (a) are open, (b) are closed awaiting a Government response and (c) have been initiated since 2016.

The Ministry of Justice does not have any consultations currently open. We have 19 consultations and calls for evidence closed and awaiting a Government response. In total, we have initiated 55 consultations and calls for evidence since 1 January 2016, including those undertaken in partnership with other Government Departments.

These figures include consultations and calls for evidence from the Ministry of Justice and our agencies, but do not include those initiated by independent bodies such as the Law Commission or the Sentencing Council.

All Ministry of Justice consultations and calls for evidence are available on GOV.UK and the online consultation platform, Citizen Space.