26 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWith reference to page 8 of the Network Rail publication entitled 2022 Delivery Plan Update: North West and Central, published in May 2022, what was the outturn proportion of investment milestones that were mis
ReplyThere were no milestones missed for (a) Financial Year 22/23. For (b) 23/24, the outturn as a percentage for missed milestones was 2%. The two missed milestones were: · Worcester Shrub Hill Canopies, which was the delivery of the scope of buildings work T...
26 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWith reference to the report by her Department entitled Academic year 2022/23: Key stage 4 destination measures, published on 24 October 2024, how many and what proportion of students who left key stage 4 study
ReplyThe department publishes information on the destinations of pupils from state-funded mainstream schools in the year following completion of key stage 4, which shows the numbers and percentages of pupils continuing to a sustained education, employment or a...
26 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 15056 on Non-teaching Staff: Pay, if she will provide a version of that table further broken down by (a) local authority maintained, (b) academy and (c) fr
ReplyInformation on the school workforce is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.The attached table provides the pay ranges ...
26 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWith reference to the Answer of 10 May 2024 to Question 24203 on Youth Endowment Fund, whether it remains her Department's policy to (a) fund and (b) promote the alternative provision specialist taskforce progr
ReplyThe alternative provision specialist taskforces (APST) programme has placed multi-professional teams, including youth workers, family workers and speech and language therapists, within alternative provision (AP) in 22 areas in England. The objective of th...
26 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWith reference to the report by her Department entitled Academic year 2022/23: Progression to higher education or training, published on 24 October 2024, how many and what proportion of students who left 16-to-
ReplyThe department publishes information on the percentage of level 3 pupils continuing to a sustained education or training destination at level 4 or higher, such as degrees, higher apprenticeships and higher national diplomas.The data in the links below con...
25 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhether capital funding was allocated to restore disused platforms at Kings Norton railway station before 4 July 2024.
ReplyProposals to bring the island platforms at Kings Norton station back into use are part of the Midlands Rail Hub programme. In March this year £123m was allocated to design the first phase, which includes Kings Norton.However, the Chancellor has been clear...
25 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWith reference to her Department's consultation entitled Traffic regulation orders: changes to publishing requirements and special events order approvals, which closed on 17 April 2022, whether she plans to pub
ReplyWe hope to announce our response to changes to the process for making special event orders in due course. We will consider our response to the remaining changes proposed by the previous Government as soon as possible.
25 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWith reference to page 4 of the minutes of the meeting of Network Rail's Board held on 4 July 2024, whether the updated efficiency plan will be published.
ReplyThe Control Period 7 (CP7) Delivery Plans for each of the regions and functions set out efficiency plans and targets. Part of Network Rail’s annual Business Plan update includes updated plans and trajectories for regions and functions. The next CP7 Busine...
25 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 14413 on Road Traffic Control: Complaints, how many objections were made to Traffic Regulation Orders in (a) Birmingham, (b) the West Midlands and (c) Engl
ReplyWhilst the Department holds information on Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders, there would be a disproportionate cost to provide this information for the timeframes and the areas requested within the deadline set for answering this question.
25 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat her Department's timetable is for the delivery of rolling stock for Phase 1 of HS2.
ReplyThe rolling stock programme for Phase 1 of HS2 will support the target delivery-into-service of Birmingham Curzon Street to London Old Oak Common of 2029 to 2033.
25 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 12696 on Primodos: Research, whether the meeting of the Commission on Human Medicines has taken place.
ReplyThe Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), together with wider Government, have committed to reviewing any new scientific evidence which comes to light.The new publication by Danielsson et al has been reviewed by the MHRA and advice h...
21 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat recent progress he has made on establishing the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body.
ReplyOn 10 October 2024, the Government introduced the Employment Rights Bill in Parliament. Among other powers, and as currently drafted, the bill confers powers on my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to establish a body to ne...
21 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat recent progress she has made on establishing the School Support Staff Negotiating Body.
ReplySchool support staff are an essential part of the school workforce, and the department recognises that they are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances. That is why the reinstatement of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body...
19 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 14142 on Roads: Suicide, and with reference to the Answer of 12 July 2016 to Question 42206 on Roads: Suicide, for what reason data on incidents logged as
ReplyThis limitation is not unique to the Strategic Road Network (SRN) and is also the case for all UK roads. National Highways record incidents using operational data and plan interventions based on this. National Highways cannot be confident that every incid...
19 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWith reference to section 7.2.12 of her Department's publication entitled School workforce census guide 2024: Guide for schools including academies within a Multi Academy Trust, published on 11 October 2024, ho
ReplyInformation on the school workforce is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication, which can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england.The attached table prov...
19 Nov 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedHow many people in Birmingham Northfield constituency have (a) applied for and (b) been awarded Pension Credit since 29 July 2024.
ReplyData on how many Pension Credit applications we received by the Department between 1 April 2024 and 22 September 2024 was recently published on gov.uk. This data is published at National level. It is not currently possible to provide application data at a...
18 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many live bus service registrations there were in (a) Birmingham and (b) the West Midlands in (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2023-24.
ReplyThe Office for the Traffic Commissioner (OTC) only publish data on a traffic area wide basis. In the West Midlands, the term traffic area wide would include the West Midlands conurbation, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Shro...
14 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhether her Department holds information on the number of objections made to Traffic Regulation Orders.
ReplyI can confirm the Department holds information on the number of objections made to Traffic Regulations Orders and is able to supply it in respect of any defined time period in the last 5 years.
14 Nov 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2024 to Question 3558 on Access to Work Programme, whether applicants who have been assigned a Case Manager can correspond with that Case Manager in writing.
ReplyApplicants can correspond with their allocated Access to Work case manager in writing via email once it has been established that communication by email is required as a reasonable adjustment due to the applicant’s disability or health condition.
13 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many (a) suicides and (b) attempted suicides were recorded as having taken place on the strategic road network in each of the last ten years.
ReplyWhilst National Highways undertakes considerable work to use all intelligence and operational data to prevent suicide, it does not have definitive datasets on suicide related incidents on the Strategic Road Network (SRN) because classification of deaths i...