Written questions by Miller.

What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of housing asylum seekers at MoD Bicester on local healthcare services, policing, transport infrastructure, community safety and volunta

Awaiting answer.

What proportion of time-served foreign national offenders were (a) deported immediately (b) detained in Immigration Removal Centres pending deportation and (c) released pending deportation for each of

The information you have requested on the proportion of time-served foreign national offenders (FNOs) is not available from published statistics.The Home Office does publish data on FNO returns in the quarterly Immigration System Statistics release. Quart...

What proportion of people detained across the immigration removal estate are (a) time-served foreign national offenders, (b) immigration offenders, (c) refused asylum seekers and (d) detained while th

The information you have requested on the proportion of time-served foreign national offenders (FNOs) is not available from published statistics.The Home Office does publish data on FNO returns in the quarterly Immigration System Statistics release. Quart...

What assessment she has made of the impact of 240 additional detention beds at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre on the number of enforced returns.

The additional 240 beds at Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) form part of the IRC Expansion Programme, which will deliver around 1,000 additional long‑term male bed spaces, increasing overall detention capacity to approximately 3,500 beds.Increa...

What the occupancy rate was across the immigration detention estate in each of the last 12 months.

Migration statistics are published quarterly and include data on the number of people in detention, including those detained solely under immigration powers in prisons, and those leaving detention. The latest statistics are available on gov.uk: How many p...

If she will publish the needs assessment accompanying the Statement of National Importance for the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre.

Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...

What the estimated capital and annual operating cost is of the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre; and what the cost per detention bed is.

Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...

What criteria her Department applied in determining that the Phase 2 expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre meets the threshold of national importance under Regulation 4(c)(iii) of the Tow

Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...

With reference to page 4 of the Statement of National Importance for Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre, published in March 2026, what the evidential basis is that current demand for immigration de

Internal Home Office detention demand modelling indicates that demand for immigration detention places significantly exceeds current supply. Expanding detention capacity is necessary to support removals, increase the flow of removable individuals through ...

Communities and Local Government, what weight his Department gives to data from a single year when designating a local planning authority under section 62A; and what assessment he has made of year-on-year variati

The proportion of major planning applications determined by Cherwell District Council that were overturned on appeal was 12% in 2023–24 and 9% in 2024–25. Data for 2025–26 is not yet available. These figures are drawn from published statistics in Live Tab...

Communities and Local Government, what proportion of major planning applications determined by Cherwell District Council were overturned on appeal in 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

The proportion of major planning applications determined by Cherwell District Council that were overturned on appeal was 12% in 2023–24 and 9% in 2024–25. Data for 2025–26 is not yet available. These figures are drawn from published statistics in Live Tab...

Communities and Local Government, how many years of data his Department assesses on appeal performance when determining whether to designate a local planning authority under section 62A.

The proportion of major planning applications determined by Cherwell District Council that were overturned on appeal was 12% in 2023–24 and 9% in 2024–25. Data for 2025–26 is not yet available. These figures are drawn from published statistics in Live Tab...

Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of designation under section 62A on local democratic accountability in the determination of major planning applications.

The proportion of major planning applications determined by Cherwell District Council that were overturned on appeal was 12% in 2023–24 and 9% in 2024–25. Data for 2025–26 is not yet available. These figures are drawn from published statistics in Live Tab...

How many referrals to Liaison and Diversion services from police custody were received only after the person referred had been released from custody in each of the last two years for which data is

The information requested is not held as NHS England does not capture this specific data on referrals. However, it expects this will happen on a regular basis as Liaison and Diversion teams are, on average, only present within police custody suites for 12...

What measures are in place to prevent a person detained in police custody who has been identified as requiring an assessment by Liaison and Diversion services from being given an out of court disposal

The Home Office is unable to comment on operational police matters and decisions as policing is independent of the government. Guidance is provided to forces through the College of Policings Approved Professional Practice (APP) which includes information ...

What steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for complaints reviewed by the Independent Case Examiner.

The Independent Case Examiner office regularly reviews its processes and operating model to improve productivity and reduce the length of time investigations take to be concluded, without compromising quality. Most recently it has revamped how it triages ...

Whether his Department has made full provision for current and anticipated liabilities arising from compensation payments associated with the infected blood scandal.

In the 2024 Autumn Budget, the Government announced £11.8 billion in compensation to people who were infected and affected as a result of the Infected Blood scandal. This amount is based on estimates of the number of people who are eligible and expected t...

What steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Personal Independent Payment Tribunal response bundles.

We are increasing resources available for writing appeal responses by redeploying staff and making overtime available. We are also looking to make appeal writing more efficient by improving the programme that decision makers use. The improved tool will in...

How many psychologists and psychiatrists have been (a) recently recruited and (b) are working in the NHS.

The number of psychologists and psychiatrists working in National Health Service trusts and other core organisations in England is published monthly by NHS England as part of their NHS Workforce Statistics Collection. This information includes data on the...

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, in how many cases her Department applied mitigating measures permitting (a) appointment and (b) access for applicants for Developed Vetting in 2025 who were assessed by United Kingdom Security Vetting as (i) clearance approved with risk management measures and (ii) clearance (A) denied and (B) withdrawn.

I refer the Hon Member to the evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on 27 April, linked to below for ease: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/78/foreign-affairs-committee/news/213349/foreign-affairs-committee-publishes-fcdo-response-in-consultation-with-ian-collard/.