The Westminster lensArchive · Written questions · 1,131 tabled · 1,041 answered

Written questions by Timothy.

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

Department:All (1,131)Ministry of Justice (285)Home Office (196)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (129)Department of Health and Social Care (101)Department for Education (80)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (53)Treasury (50)Department for Transport (43)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (36)Department for Work and Pensions (28)Department for Business and Trade (25)Cabinet Office (23)

Showing 181196 of 196 · Home Office

← PreviousPage 10 of 10
25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

Whether external (a) guidance and (b) training has been contracted for discussing (i) unconscious bias, (ii) critical race theory and (iii) decolonisation with staff in her Department.

Reply

In 2021-2022, in response to Recommendation 6 of the Windrush Report, the previous government commissioned the introduction of a new training course for Home Office staff on the ‘History of the UK and its relationship with the rest of the world’, created ...

25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

How many asylum applications were completed on average per caseworker per week in each month of each year since 2010.

Reply

The Home Office publishes quarterly data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum applications and initial decisions are available in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and r...

25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

How many asylum applications were (a) made and (b) concluded in each month of each year since 2010.

Reply

The Home Office publishes quarterly data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum applications and initial decisions are available in tables Asy_D01 and Asy_D02 of the ‘Asylum applications, initial decisions and r...

25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What (a) guidance and (b) training her Department provides to caseworkers handling asylum applications.

Reply

Asylum decision-makers receive extensive training on interviewing and considering asylum claims.https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/asylum-decision-making-guidance-asylum-instructionsAsylum decision-makers carefully consider the claimant’s protectio...

23 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

Whether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since the general election; and what meetings (a) officials, (b) special advisers and (c) Ministers in her Department have had with represe

Reply

All relevant meetings attended by ministers, special advisers and senior officials are declared in the normal way in the department’s quarterly transparency releases.Departmental spending and grant allocations are also routinely disclosed, but I can confi...

17 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

When she plans to respond to the letter of 1 September 2024 from the hon. Member for West Suffolk.

Reply

The Home Office did receive the letter dated 1 September 2024, however, it was not recorded on the usual correspondence systems.A response will be issued to the original letter in due course.

14 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

If she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of warranted police officers that were (a) deployed and (b) unavailable for deployment to frontline roles per police force in the last 12 mont

Reply

The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number and proportion of police officers available for duty and those in frontline roles as at 31 March each year in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here...

14 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

Pursuant to the Answers of 17 September 2024 to Questions 4871 and 4872 on Home Office: Staff, how many of the employees of (a) Immigration Enforcement, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, (c) Border Force,

Reply

The Home Office recruitment process adheres to the requirements of the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Civil Service recruitment: nationality rules - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Eligibility for appointment, including on the grounds of nationality, is assessed dur...

10 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

Whether she plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in her Department; and what guidance she issues to her Department’s Arm’s Length Bodies on decolonisation.

Reply

While the Hon. Gentlemen is welcome to put forward his proposals on this matter, our immediate priorities remain the protection of national security, the restoration of neighbourhood policing, tackling the smuggling gangs responsible for small boat crossi...

8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) her Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to her Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute

Reply

Home OfficeNo recognised trade union currently holds a mandate to call industrial action in the Home Office.The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) trade union is in dispute with the Home Office regarding the implementation, on 29 April 2024, of a new sh...

7 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What estimate she has made of the lifetime fiscal (a) cost of and (b) income generated by those granted asylum in the UK.

Reply

As has been the case under successive governments, there is no published estimate available of the requested information.

11 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What estimate she has made of the lifetime fiscal (a) cost of and (b) income generated by people granted asylum in the UK.

Reply

As has been the case under successive governments, there is no published estimate available of the requested information.

9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What progress she has made in reforming vetting procedures for police recruits since 3 March 2021.

Reply

The framework for police vetting, which applies to the existing workforce as well as new recruits, is currently set by the College of Policing via its statutory code of practice on vetting and authorised professional practice (APP) guidance on vetting.The...

9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

How many employees of (a) Immigration Enforcement, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, (c) Border Force and (d) HM Passport Office have been found guilty of (i) corruption and (ii) immigration offences in e

Reply

Note that we do not distinguish between immigration, crime and corruption stated in the request. We categorise all immigration crime as corruption and therefore provided a total figure.A breakdown for each year is provided below: YearNumber of convictions...

9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

How many employees of (a) Immigration Enforcement, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, (c) Border Force and (d) HM Passport Office were (i) suspended and (ii) dismissed for gross misconduct in each of the l

Reply

(i) Employees Suspended in each of the last 10 yearsBusiness Area2020-212021-222022-232023-24Border Force17NANA55Immigration Enforcement9NANA12Borders and EnforcementNA5260NAHM Passport Office610NANAVisas & Immigration46NANAVIP except IHS and ISCNANA3...

9 Sept 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What the (a) names and (b) addresses are of all test centres used for the Life in the UK Test.

Reply

The full list of Life in the UK test centres as of 10 September 2024 is as follows:Name of test centreAddressTown/CityPostcodePSI @ North East Scotland CollegeGround Floor, North East Scotland College, GallowgateAberdeenAB25 1BNPeople 1st BelfastRosemont,...

← PreviousPage 10 of 10
Sources
SourceUK Parliament Members API
MethodQuestion and answer text as published. Question preamble (“To ask the…”) trimmed for readability; answers shown in full.