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What information her Department holds on the levels of corrosion on the Class (a) 150/0, (b) 150/1, (c) 150/2, (d) 155, (e) 156 and (f) 158 vehicles operated by Northern Trains.
The Department does not hold information with regards to the levels of corrosion on the specified rolling stock. It is a matter for the operator, rolling stock owner and maintainer to ensure that their rolling stock remains in an appropriate condition for operation on the railway network.
Pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 28794 on Railways: Season Tickets, what the cost of a standard-class annual rail season ticket from (a) Longbridge, (b) Northfield and (c) Kings Norton stations to Birmingham New Street was between 03 March 2024 and 01 March 2025.
The price of the standard class annual season ticket for all these journeys was £971.
If he will make an estimate of the number of NHS (a) operations, (b) appointments and (c) tests that took place in Birmingham between July-November (i) 2024 and (ii) 2023.
The scope of this data is limited to elective services consistent with consultant-led referral to treatment waiting times. It excludes emergency care, maternity, and mental health services. Birmingham has four trusts excluding these services, data for which has been aggregated into the table below. The following table shows the number of elective operations, outpatient appointments, and diagnostic tests, and the total of all three combined, delivered from July to November 2024 and from July to November 2023:Time periodElective operationsOutpatient appointmentsDiagnostic testsTotalJuly to November 2024105,253708,569260,1431,073,965July to November 202399,795683,685248,6831,032,163 In addition, the following table shows the number elective operations, outpatient appointments, and diagnostic tests, and the total of all three combined, delivered from July to November 2023, adjusted for working days, and the number of addition appointments delivered in 2024: Elective operationsOutpatient appointmentsDiagnostic testsTotalJuly to November 2023 adjusted for working days100,719690,015250,9861,041,720Additional appointments4,53418,5549,15732,245Note: the data excludes the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
How many staff employed by single academy trusts were paid (a) between £150,000 and £199,999, (b) between £200,000 and £249,999 and (c) in excess of £250,000 in each of the last five years by trust.
The department collates and publishes data annually in the ‘Academies sector annual report and accounts’ on the number of academy trusts with an individual staff member whose emoluments are above £100,000. The data is available in the attached spreadsheet and can also be accessed in the reports published on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academies-sector-annual-reports-and-accounts.Emoluments include salary, employer pension contributions and other benefits received during the year. These are reported in bandings of £100,000 to £150,000 and £150,000 and above.The department also publishes an annex alongside the academy sector accounts listing academy trusts paying one or more staff member remuneration of £150,000 in that year.The academies sector annual report and accounts is drawn from academy trusts’ accounts data. The report for 2022/23 will be published shortly. The deadline for academy trusts to submit data for 2023/24 to the department was 28 January 2025 and this data is currently collated for publication. Academy trusts must also publish pay information in their annual audited accounts and on their website.
How many cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome there were in each of the last 10 years.
The following table shows the number of cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) since 2014: YearToken Person ID20141,28720151,27920161,19820171,18420181,19520191,08320201,05820211,16320221,09520231,05620241,107 (provisional)Source: NHS England Notes:Token Person ID - for this analysis, each patient has been counted once against each year in which they were recorded as having a hospital episode with a valid diagnosis. A patient is only counted once in a given year, regardless of the number of episodes they may have had.NAS is typically identified at or shortly after birth, but there are also cases where the condition is not immediately apparent. Therefore, the data includes any patients aged less than one year old where the diagnosis was recorded to ensure that all relevant data are presented.
What steps Network Rail takes to monitor air quality at Birmingham New Street station.
Network Rail monitors air quality at Birmingham New Street station as part of a £4.5 million air quality monitoring network, which is funded by the Department for Transport and managed by the Rail Safety and Standards Board. The network, which began operating in 2022, has measured air quality at over 100 mainline stations across Great Britain, providing data on key pollutants that impact public health, such as nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5). In addition, Network Rail conducts occupational health monitoring to assess staff exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions at its managed stations, including Birmingham New Street.
How many staff employed by multi academy trusts were paid (a) between £150,000 and £199,999, (b) between £200,000 and £249,999 and (c) in excess of £250,000 in each of the last five years by trust.
The department collates and publishes data annually in the ‘Academies sector annual report and accounts’ on the number of academy trusts with an individual staff member whose emoluments are above £100,000. The data is available in the attached spreadsheet and can also be accessed in the reports published on GOV.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/academies-sector-annual-reports-and-accounts.Emoluments include salary, employer pension contributions and other benefits received during the year. These are reported in bandings of £100,000 to £150,000 and £150,000 and above.The department also publishes an annex alongside the academy sector accounts listing academy trusts paying one or more staff member remuneration of £150,000 in that year.The academies sector annual report and accounts is drawn from academy trusts’ accounts data. The report for 2022/23 will be published shortly. The deadline for academy trusts to submit data for 2023/24 to the department was 28 January 2025 and this data is currently collated for publication. Academy trusts must also publish pay information in their annual audited accounts and on their website.
When her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Enabling road use of hydrogen-powered non-road mobile machinery, published on 27 March 2024.
Following a consultation that closed in April 2024, the Department for Transport is developing an amendment to The Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 to allow hydrogen-powered off-road machinery to be used on the road. Legislation is expected to be introduced alongside publication of the Government’s response to the public consultation in April.
What the expenditure of her Department's criminal injuries hardship fund has been in each year since its creation.
The below table shows the compensation spend under the Hardship Fund in each financial year. It does not include the running costs of the Hardship Fund. The Hardship Fund opened on 27 November 2012.Financial YearAmount Paid2012/13£883.032013/14£1,116.052014/15£1,475.852015/16£312.682016/17£3132017/1802018/1902019/2002020/2102021/2202022/2302023/240
What funds have been raised through the victim surcharge in each year since its creation.
The surcharge (often referred to as the victim surcharge) was first introduced in April 2007 and changes were introduced on 1 October 2012, 1 September 2014, 8 April 2016, 28 June 2019, 14 April 2020 and then again on 16 June 2022.When a court passes a sentence, it must also order that the relevant surcharge is paid. The amount of the surcharge depends on the sentence and whether at the time the offence was committed the offender was an adult or a youth (under 18 years of age), or if the offender is an organisation.Revenue raised from the surcharge provides a contribution towards Ministry of Justice-funded victim and witness support services.HMCTS accounts for the amount of victim surcharge imposed and collected in the annual HMCTS Trust Statement. The Trust Statement was introduced in 2010-11, prior to that the data was not collated centrally. The table below illustrates the amounts imposed and collected each year since April 2010. The amounts collected will include receipts for amounts imposed in prior years. Financial YearVictim Surcharge Imposed £000Victim Surcharge collected £0002010-1112,55210,5162011-1211,23410,1652012-1314,33110,5182013-1430,97019,5482014-1535,20324,5692015-1637,86628,3072016-1744,78531,0292017-1846,60335,0222018-1945,52133,5292019-2044,42439,6892020-2136,64735,0392021-2246,65437,8522022-2365,27041,3142023-24104,03265,496
Pursuant to the Answer of 25 October 2012 to Question 124834, on Criminal Injuries Compensation, if she will uprate the figures given in that Answer to 2024 prices.
The following table sets out the value of each of the tariff bands in the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) along with how much each of the tariff bands would be worth in 2012 and 2024, if they had increased by the rate of inflation since 1996 using each of the indices (a) RPI and (b) CPI:BandTariff amount [1996](a) Inflated amount (RPI) [2012](b) Inflated amount (CPI) [2012](a) Inflated amount (RPI) [2024](b) Inflated amount (CPI) [2024]1£1,000£1,540£1,358£2,532£1,9462£1,250£1,925£1,697£3,166£2,4333£1,500£2,310£2,036£3,799£2,9194£1,750£2,695£2,376£4,432£3,4065£2,000£3,081£2,715£5,065£3,8926£2,500£3,851£3,394£6,331£4,8667£3,300£5,083£4,480£8,357£6,4238£3,800£5,853£5,159£9,623£7,3969£4,400£6,777£5,973£11,143£8,56310£5,500£8,472£7,467£13,928£10,70411£6,600£10,166£8,960£16,714£12,84512£8,200£12,630£11,132£20,766£15,95913£11,000£16,943£14,933£27,857£21,40814£13,500£20,794£18,327£34,188£26,27415£16,500£25,415£22,400£41,785£32,11316£19,000£29,265£25,793£48,116£36,97817£22,000£33,886£29,866£55,713£42,81718£27,000£41,587£36,654£68,375£52,54819£33,000£50,829£44,799£83,570£64,22520£44,000£67,772£59,732£111,426£85,63421£55,000£84,715£74,665£139,283£107,04222£82,000£126,303£111,319£207,658£159,59023£110,000£169,430£149,330£278,566£214,08424£175,000£269,548£237,571£443,173£340,58925£250,000£385,069£339,387£633,104£486,555
Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds information on the number of injuries caused by dangerous dogs to (a) postal workers and (b) courier workers broken down at (i) national, (ii) local authority and (iii) Parliamentary constituency level.
Defra does not hold data on the total number of dog attacks or on the number of injuries caused by dangerous dogs on postal or courier workers as enforcement authorities and healthcare services are not required to report this information to Defra. This information may be collected by the NHS, individual police forces and local authorities.
Representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent progress has been made on the Parliamentary archives relocation programme; and whether that programme is still expected to be completed in 2025.
The Archives Relocation Programme is on track to be completed in 2025.To date 65% of the physical records have been removed from the Victoria Tower with the remaining moves scheduled to be completed by the autumn.The partnership agreement with The National Archives is expected to be signed within the next six weeks.
Pursuant to the Answer of 08 July 2019 to Question 261492, on Criminal Injuries Compensation, if she will publish the same information for each year since 2017-18.
The information in the table below sets out the criminal injuries compensation spend for each of the years shown (as published in the CICA Annual Report and Accounts). It does not include compensation awarded under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme. YearCompensation Spend2017/18£155,840,0002018/19£130,359,0002019/20£194,839,0002020/21£153,367,0002021/22£158,192,0002022/23£173,089,0002023/24£164,620,000
How many Highways England traffic officers were employed on 15 March in each year since 2016.
The number of traffic officers employed by National Highways on 15 March in each year since 2016 was as follows: YearTraffic officer headcount on 15 March20161,43520171,41020181,41920191,54620201,47220211,41220221,39020231,48820241,553
Pursuant to the Answer of 27 January 2025 to Question 25524 on UK International Consumer Centre, if he will place a copy of the agreement referenced in the Commons Library.
I regret that the grant funding agreement cannot be submitted to the Commons Library. Grant letters and details are commercially sensitive for both the parties.Releasing these details would, or would be likely to, prejudice the interests of those concerned by damaging the confidence which customers, suppliers or investors have, threatening their ability to obtain supplies or secure finance, and potentially weakening their position in a competitive environment by revealing market-sensitive information or information of potential usefulness to others such as its competitors.
What information her Department holds on the cost of a standard-class annual rail season ticket from (a) Longbridge, (b) Northfield and (c) Kings Norton stations to Birmingham New Street in 2010.
In 2010, annual season tickets from both Longbridge and Northfield to Birmingham New Street cost £597.00, and from Kings Norton to Birmingham New Street cost £523.00.
Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26736 on Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Bidfood, what contracts (a) under the value of £12,000 and (b) tendered before 2015 and subsequently extended (i) the BFS Group Limited and (ii) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited holds with (A) her Department and (B) agencies of her Department.
Core Department: DCMS does not hold any active contracts, nor any contracts since 1st April 2015 with BFS Group Limited and its subsidiaries. To the best of our knowledge, we do not hold any information on Bidfood contracts tendered before 2015, noting that we do not hold consistent contract records before 2015, as this is prior to the migration to our previous electronic contract management software.Executive Agencies: DCMS does not hold executive agency contractual information.
What contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
None. The Wales Office does not have any contracts with BFS Group Limited or its subsidiary companies.
What contracts (a) BFS Group Limited and (b) subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited hold with (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department.
The Scotland Office has no contracts with BFS Group Limited or any subsidiary companies of BFS Group Limited.