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Written questions by Downie.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Graeme Downie this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (431)Ministry of Defence (151)Department for Work and Pensions (41)Department of Health and Social Care (31)Department for Transport (30)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (25)Home Office (24)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (23)Department for Business and Trade (18)Treasury (18)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (15)Scotland Office (14)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (14)

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19 Dec 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

How much funding he has allocated to the submarine dismantling programme for each of the next five years.

Reply

The Department does not release spending profiles for individual programmes. However, I can confirm the latest Whole Life Cost for the Submarine Dismantling Project, as published in the Department’s 2023 Government Major Projects Portfolio data, is £298 m...

19 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How much was paid in Class (a) 2 and (b) 4 National Insurance contributions in 2023.

Reply

The number of people with Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) liabilities are estimated based on the 2021-22 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Ma...

19 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How many people paid Class (a) 2 and (b) 4 National Insurance contributions in 2023.

Reply

The number of people with Class 2 and Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) liabilities are estimated based on the 2021-22 Survey of Personal Incomes, projected using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Ma...

16 Dec 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Flat Rate of Child Maintenance awarded by the Child Maintenance Service.

Reply

The Child Maintenance Service believes that both parents have a financial responsibility to contribute towards the cost of bringing up their child, regardless of their financial situation.The level of flat rate maintenance for non-resident parents was las...

16 Dec 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

What plans she has to ensure the Flat Rate of Child Maintenance reflects changes in the cost of living.

Reply

The Child Maintenance Service believes that both parents have a financial responsibility to contribute towards the cost of bringing up their child, regardless of their financial situation.The level of flat rate maintenance for non-resident parents was las...

16 Dec 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

Whether she plans to review the formula used by the Child Maintenance Service to calculate the Flat Rate of child maintenance.

Reply

The Child Maintenance Service believes that both parents have a financial responsibility to contribute towards the cost of bringing up their child, regardless of their financial situation.The level of flat rate maintenance for non-resident parents was las...

16 Dec 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

When the formula used by the Child Maintenance Service to calculate the Flat Rate of child maintenance was last reviewed.

Reply

The Child Maintenance Service believes that both parents have a financial responsibility to contribute towards the cost of bringing up their child, regardless of their financial situation.The level of flat rate maintenance for non-resident parents was las...

13 Dec 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What steps she plans to take to increase awareness of the changes to the hierarchy of road users in Highway Code Rules H1 to 3.

Reply

Following a review of the Highway Code in 2022, the Department introduced a hierarchy of road users, which ensures that those who can do the greatest harm have the greatest responsibility to reduce the danger or threat they may pose to others.Communicatio...

9 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How many (a) men and (b) women paid Class Four National Insurance contributions in each of the last five years by income decile.

Reply

HMRC does not routinely publish estimates of the number of Class 2 or Class 4 National Insurance payees in total or any of the subsets asked for in the series of questions. HMRC only publishes total National Insurance Contributions receipts across all cla...

9 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How many (a) men and (b) women paid Class Two National Insurance contributions in each of the last five years by income decile.

Reply

HMRC does not routinely publish estimates of the number of Class 2 or Class 4 National Insurance payees in total or any of the subsets asked for in the series of questions. HMRC only publishes total National Insurance Contributions receipts across all cla...

9 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How many (a) men and (b) women paid Class Four National Insurance contributions in each of the last five years in each (i) nation and (ii) region.

Reply

HMRC does not routinely publish estimates of the number of Class 2 or Class 4 National Insurance payees in total or any of the subsets asked for in the series of questions. HMRC only publishes total National Insurance Contributions receipts across all cla...

9 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How many (a) men and (b) women paid Class Two National Insurance contributions in each of the last five years in each (i) nation and (ii) region.

Reply

HMRC does not routinely publish estimates of the number of Class 2 or Class 4 National Insurance payees in total or any of the subsets asked for in the series of questions. HMRC only publishes total National Insurance Contributions receipts across all cla...

9 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How many (a) men and (b) women paid Class Four National Insurance contributions in each of the last five years.

Reply

HMRC does not routinely publish estimates of the number of Class 2 or Class 4 National Insurance payees in total or any of the subsets asked for in the series of questions. HMRC only publishes total National Insurance Contributions receipts across all cla...

9 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How many (a) men and (b) women paid class two National Insurance contributions in each of the past five years.

Reply

HMRC does not routinely publish estimates of the number of Class 2 or Class 4 National Insurance payees in total or any of the subsets asked for in the series of questions. HMRC only publishes total National Insurance Contributions receipts across all cla...

9 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What estimate she has made of the number of (a) class two and (b) class four National Insurance payees in the 2024-25 financial year.

Reply

HMRC does not routinely publish estimates of the number of Class 2 or Class 4 National Insurance payees in total or any of the subsets asked for in the series of questions. HMRC only publishes total National Insurance Contributions receipts across all cla...

9 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

How many (a) class two and (b)) class four National Insurance payees there were in (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22, (iv) 2022-23 and (v) 2023-24.

Reply

HMRC does not routinely publish estimates of the number of Class 2 or Class 4 National Insurance payees in total or any of the subsets asked for in the series of questions. HMRC only publishes total National Insurance Contributions receipts across all cla...

9 Dec 2024·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What income HMRC has derived from (a) class two and (b) class four National Insurance contributions in each of the past five years.

Reply

HMRC does not routinely publish estimates of the number of Class 2 or Class 4 National Insurance payees in total or any of the subsets asked for in the series of questions. HMRC only publishes total National Insurance Contributions receipts across all cla...

5 Dec 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
Asked

When the National Security Unit for Procurement plans to publish guidance for contracting authorities.

Reply

The National Security Unit for Procurement (NSUP) will support the implementation of new powers to protect public procurement from suppliers that pose a threat to national security. It will become operational on commencement of the Procurement Act on Febr...

27 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

How many quick reaction alert launches there have been from RAF (a) Conningsby and (b) Lossiemouth in each month in 2024.

Reply

Quick Reaction Alert from either RAF Coningsby or RAF Lossiemouth were launched on the following number of days in each month of 2024 up to the end of November: January0February2March1April0May0June0July0August0September2October1November1

27 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

How many quick reaction alert launches there were from RAF (a) Conningsby and (b) RAF Lossiemouth in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.

Reply

Quick Reaction Alert from either RAF Coningsby or RAF Lossiemouth were launched on six days in 2022 and on nine days in 2023.

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