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When she plans to respond to the letter of 1 September 2024 from the hon. Member for West Suffolk.
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.
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 months.
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: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.Table H1 of the data tables accompanying the publication provides the number and proportion of police officers available for duty, by Police Force Area, as at 31 March 2024. The number of police officers available for duty is calculated by excluding those on long-term absence.The Home Office also publishes statistics on the functions of police workers, following the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s (CIPFA) Police Objective Analysis (POA) framework. Table F1 of the data tables accompanying the publication provides the primary function of police officers by Police Force Area, as at 31 March 2024. Those on long-term absence, which are not available for duty, are included in the ‘Other’ function; however, this group may also contain some officers that are available for duty. Table F5 presents the number and proportion of officers that are in frontline roles, by Police Force Area, as at 31 March 2024. The proportions are calculated excluding officers recorded under the ‘Other’ and ‘National Policing’ functions.
Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since the general election.
MHCLG has not provided any funding to Hope Not Hate since the election.
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, and (d) HM Passport Office who were (i) suspended for gross misconduct, (ii) dismissed for gross misconduct and (iii) convicted of immigration crime were (A) British nationals, (B) non-British nationals and (C) British nationals with dual nationality.
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 during pre-employment checks, but breakdowns of nationality are not conducted in relation to those employers after they have been appointed or leave those roles.
What data her Department holds on the number of passenger complaints for each railway franchise in each of the last 10 years.
Information on the number of passenger complaints for each railway franchise can be found online at: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/passenger-experience/passenger-rail-service-complaints/table-4100-complaints-closed-by-operator/ . Note that this table provides information based on the number of passenger complaints closed by each operator. The time series for this data set begins in the financial year April 2016 to March 2017.
What the average percentage of scheduled train miles operated was for each railway franchise in each of the last ten years.
Statistics on the number of train services run are published by the ORR - https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/. Table 3123 – ‘Trains planned and cancellations by operator and cause’ shows the average percentage of scheduled trains that did not run.
How many train cancellations there were for each railway franchise (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the number of services run by each franchise, for each of the last ten years.
Information relating to the number of train cancellations for each railway franchise for the past ten years may be found online at: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance in ‘Table 3123 - Trains planned and cancellations by operator and cause.
Media and Sport, whether she has held discussions with the Charity Commission on the adequacy of its guidance entitled Campaigning and political activity guidance for charities, published on 7 November 2022.
Charity law sets limits on what campaigning and non-party political activities charities can undertake. This is reflected in the guidance for charities on campaigning and political activity, published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales (“the Commission”).On 14 August 2024 the Commission published a report summarising casework on campaigning and political activity in the run up to the 2024 General Election. It found a rise in proactive efforts by charities to seek advice and guidance from the Commission and a 60% decline in high-risk cases compared to the 2019 election.Ministers and officials meet regularly with the Commission to discuss matters of mutual interest.
What data her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total sum of compensation payments made to passengers by each railway franchise in each of the last 10 years.
Statistics on the number of delay compensation claims made by passengers to each railway franchise is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and may be found online at: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/passenger-experience/delay-compensation-claims/ , ‘Table 4410 – Delay Compensation Claims’. The time series for this dataset begins in the financial year April 2018 to March 2019. Data on the total sum of compensation payments made to passengers by each railway franchise between 2019/20 and 2022/23 may be found online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passengers-charter-compensation/train-operating-companies-passengers-charter-compensation. Data on compensation payments between 2009/10 and 2018/19 for those train operating companies where information was available can be accessed from: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20201020210716/https:/www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passengers-charter-compensation. This data includes discretionary compensation paid by the train operators for poor service, e.g. out of service facilities, as well as delay compensation claims.
Pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to question 1252 on 10 Downing Street: Government Art Collection, if he will publish a list of all art work, including reference numbers from (a) the Government Art Collection and (b) his Department's own collection that are on display within the offices of No.10 Downing Street; and whether any such art is on display in the Prime Minister's personal residence.
The Government Art Collection website lists the artworks on display in Downing Street https://artcollection.dcms.gov.uk/?s=&display=artworkonly&search_place=Downing+Street. There are currently no Government Art Collection pieces in the Prime Minister’s official residence.There have been no changes to displayed artworks owned by the Cabinet Office since July 4, 2024.
Whether (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department have had discussions with representatives of Arden Strategies.
Details of Senior Officials’ and Ministers’ meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.Special Advisers are required to comply with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct at all times and are required to make declarations on meetings with senior media figures in line with published transparency guidance.Where a Special Adviser accompanies their Minister to an official meeting with a senior media figure, the Special Adviser’s attendance does not need to be separately recorded as the Minister will be the main attendee.Where an ‘informal’ lobbying approach is granted time or resource by Government, it should result in a diarised engagement and therefore be recorded.
What his Department's policy is on clean heat market mechanism exemptions for boilers used in (a) new-build caravans and (b) park homes.
The previous government published a consultation on the Clean Heat Market Mechanism earlier this year. The Government will set out plans for the policy when it responds to that consultation.
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.
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 crossings,and clearing up the chaos left by the previous government.
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; what the form of industrial action is in each dispute; which recognised trade union is involved in each dispute; what the substantive matter is that is being disputed in each case; and what steps she plans to take to end each dispute.
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 shift roster for Border Force employees working at the Primary Control Point (PCP) at Heathrow Airport.PCS had a mandate to call strike action and action short of a strike (overtime ban and work to rule) at Heathrow between March and September 2024. That mandate has now expired, and the Home Office has not yet been notified of a further ballot. The most recent PCS notice of industrial action at Heathrow, issued in August 2024, called on 653 employees to take part in the action. There are no contractors in scope of the dispute.Border Force management remain open to discussing concerns regarding the roster with PCS with a view to resolving them in a way that meets business needs.Home Office Arms’ Length BodiesPCS currently has a mandate for strike action in the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This mandate remains valid until 14 November 2024. This mandate is in respect of a Civil Service wide dispute over pay, pensions and job security. The number of DBS employees included in the ballot was 646. No contractors were in scope of the ballot.No recognised trade union currently holds a mandate to call industrial action in any other Home Office ALB.
How many people who are not British citizens are claiming benefits, by immigration status and benefit.
Non-UK / Irish citizens can only access benefits like Universal Credit if they have an immigration status that provides recourse to public funds. Those without immigration status or with a no recourse to public funds condition on their status are not entitled. The Department checks immigration status when assessing eligibility, but this information is not collated centrally and hence not readily available. We are, however, exploring the feasibility of developing suitable statistics related to the immigration status of non-UK / Irish customers.
What estimate she has made of the lifetime fiscal (a) cost of and (b) income generated by those granted asylum in the UK.
As has been the case under successive governments, there is no published estimate available of the requested information.