Written questions by Timothy.

How many of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Diego Garcia have been transferred to the UK.

55 migrants have been relocated to the UK.

Whether her Department has provided information to UK police forces on the Sri Lankan asylum seekers in Diego Garcia transferred to the UK.

The local UK police force in the area where the migrants have been located have been informed of their arrival in the UK.

Pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12545 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, what the serious welfare and safeguarding concerns for (a) children and (b) other people were on Diego Garcia.

Diego Garcia has never been a suitable location for migrants, including children and their families, given the logistical challenges of providing care in such a remote place without housing, medical care or other significant civilian infrastructure.

Pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12545 on Asylum: Sri Lanka, whether her Department sought information from the Sri Lankan government on the criminal records of Sri Lankan nationals in Diego Garcia before they were transferred to the UK.

All migrants who have arrived in the UK have undergone the required security checks in line with the appropriate immigration rules.

Whether any of the Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Diego Garcia have been excluded from travel to the UK on the grounds of (a) their criminal convictions and (b) ongoing criminal investigations.

Migrants with criminal convictions, charges, or subject to ongoing investigations were not in scope for the recent transfer. We do not comment on individual cases.

What the average recorded ambulance response time was for (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Suffolk in each year between 2014 and 2024.

The Department does not hold the information requested. NHS England has published ambulance quality indicator official statistics monthly at a national level, and at an ambulance trust level since August 2017. This data is not published at smaller geographies below the national and ambulance trust level, such as for the Suffolk County boundary.The attached table shows the average ambulance categories 1, 2, 3 and 4 incident response times for the East of England and England from 2017 to October 2024, displayed in hours, minutes, and seconds.

If he will publish the location of ambulance stations by postcode (a) in West Suffolk constituency and (b) within 20 miles of that constituency.

The Department does not hold this information. The location of ambulance stations is held locally by ambulance services. The East of England Ambulance Services NHS Trust publishes an up-to-date list of ambulance stations on its website, which is available at the following link:https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/join-the-team/working-for-us/EEAST-station-list

Whether the Commissioner for Countering Extremism plans to review (a) teaching material for Prevent and (b) all material on gov.uk.

Prevent training is vital for ensuring that frontline staff subject to the Prevent Duty know how to spot the signs of radicalisation and get support.The Prevent Duty training services are continually reviewed in collaboration with relevant cross-government partners. The Commission for Countering Extremism provide expert input and advice into the development of all Prevent training products.The Home Office also ensures that training aligns with the government’s counter-terrorism strategy CONTEST 2023, the recommendations made in the Independent Review of Prevent and the updated Prevent Duty Guidance. All these inputs are reflected in the Prevent Duty GOV.UK training, and in Home Office-issued Prevent face-to-face training products.We remain committed to continuously improving and updating these training resources to ensure they reflect the terrorist threat.

How many (a) dentists and (b) dental surgeries there were per capita in (a) England, (b) the East of England and (c) Suffolk in each year between 2014 and 2024.

We do not hold data on how many dental surgeries there were per capita in England, in the East of England, or in Suffolk, each year between 2014 and 2024. However, the following table shows the number of National Health Service dentists per 100,000 population each year in England, in the East of England, and in the Suffolk and Northeast Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB), each year from 2014/15 to 2023/24:YearSuffolk and Northeast Essex ICBEast of EnglandNational2014/1553.349.154.22015/1652.948.154.72016/1751.347.1542017/1853.847.854.82018/1953.548.4552019/205147.952.92020/2147.245.448.62021/2246.545.9512022/2345.245.150.32023/2444.244.549.5Source: the figures for 2019 to 2024 are published by the NHS Business Services Authority, and the figures prior to 2019 were published by NHS Digital, and both are available, respectively, at the following two links: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324 https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statisticsNote: the figures from the two different data sources are not directly comparable, and caution should be taken when comparing pre and post 2019 figures.

If he will publish the location of dental surgeries in Suffolk by postcode.

National Health Service dentists are required to keep their NHS.UK website profiles up to date, so that patients can find a dentist more easily. This includes information on whether they are accepting new patients, and can be searched using postcodes. Further information is available at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-dentist/

What discussions (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers, and (c) officials in her Department have had with the Muslim Council of Britain since 5 July.

There has been no change to HMG policy on engagement with the Muslim Council of Britain.

What the average salary was of each civil service grade in each Department in each year since 2010.

The Cabinet Office publishes data annually on civil servants’ median pay by department and grade. The relevant data for the years between 2010 and 2024 are available via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

What discussions (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers, and (c) officials in (i) the Cabinet Office and (ii) 10 Downing Street have had with the Muslim Council of Britain since 5 July.

There has been no change to HMG policy on engagement with the Muslim Council of Britain.

Communities and Local Government, what discussions (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in her Department have had with the Muslim Council of Britain since 5 July.

There has been no change to HMG policy on engagement with the Muslim Council of Britain.

If she will publish the terms of reference for her Department’s quality assurance framework; and what steps she is taking to ensure that framework is adhered to when responding to correspondence from hon. Members.

The Department for Work and Pensions follows the Cabinet Office Guide to Handling Correspondence. This guidance is published on Gov.uk and sets out how all departments should respond to correspondence from hon members. Drafters receive ongoing training, and each response is quality assured by a correspondence manager before being sent to Minister. The department aims to respond to correspondence within 20 working days. The Cabinet Office publishes statistics on Departmental performance which can be found on the gov.uk website and can be viewed here.

Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2024 to Question 12772 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HOPE not hate, if she will list the issues on which officials have engaged with Hope not Hate since 5 July 2024.

I refer the hon member to the answer to Question UIN 12772 on 15 November 2024.

Pursuant to the Answer of 22 October to Question 9811 on Members: Correspondence, when she plans to respond to the letter of 1 September 2024 from the hon. Member for West Suffolk.

We apologise for the delay and will provide a response as soon as possible. The Honourable Member will also be pleased to know that the breakdown of expenditure on the Rwanda Agreement will be published next week, to mark the one-year anniversary of the former Home Secretary’s visit to Kigali.

Whether she has received representations from (a) the Catholic Education Service and (b) dioceses on the decision to end trust (i) capacity funding and (ii) establishment and growth and academy conversion payments.

Ministers and departmental officials have regular discussions with the Catholic Education Service (CES) and with dioceses. Departmental officials met the CES this month and they discussed the announcement to end the voluntary converter grant from 1 January 2025 and the Trust Capacity Fund, and the implications for Catholic schools.

How many meetings Alan Milburn attended with (a) ministers and (b) officials in his Department between 5 July 2024 and 9 November 2024; and how his Department communicated with Mr Milburn in that period.

As my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, said in Parliament on 9 September 2024, “The right honourable Alan Milburn is a former Member of this House, a member of the Privy Council and a former Health Secretary. There is a clear distinction between inviting people with a wide range of experience and perspectives into the Department to have policy debates and to generate ideas, and having meetings that are about transacting Government business. I can assure the House that nothing commercially sensitive has been shared with Alan Milburn.”He also said that “transparency matters. That is why meetings in the Department, and their attendees, will be published in the right and proper way on a quarterly basis.” As part of this quarterly return, and in line with guidance, we will be listing the purpose of the meetings.

Pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 10237 on Gender Identity Services for Children and Young People Independent Review, when he plans to update the House on further developments.

With reference to the answer I gave the Hon. Member on 31 October 2024, to Question 10237, my Rt. Hon friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is actively considering the timing of a further update, such that it can be of most use to the House.