11 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) her Department, (b) HMRC, (c) the Valuation Office Agency and (d) each of the other arm’s length bodies connected to her Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contra
Reply(a) No recognised trade union currently holds a mandate to call industrial action in HM Treasury. (b) PCS are in a formal trade dispute with HMRC and have issued a formal notice of their intention to ballot 238 members in the Benton Park View Office in Ne...
11 Nov 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedWhat industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) his Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to his Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute;
ReplyThe Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and its Arm’s Length Bodies collectively comprises of 9,921 FTE (as of March 2024). There are currently no ongoing industrial disputes with DBT employees within DBT or any of its Arm’s Length Bodies.There are, h...
11 Nov 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhat 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 f
ReplyNo Ministry of Justice (excluding HMPPS) recognised trade union, or trade union recognised by Ministry of Justice contractors, currently holds a mandate to call industrial action.HMPPS has one industrial dispute. NAPO (National Association of Probation Of...
11 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local 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 in
ReplyThe Public and Commercial Services trade union (PCS) had a mandate to call strike action between May and November 2024, PCS having notified the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government of a dispute over pay, pensions and jobs. That mandate ex...
5 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat criteria the Prevent programme uses to (a) identify and (b) define subcategories of Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism.
ReplyPrevent uses the definition of Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism as set out inCONTEST 2023. This describes those involved in Extreme Right-Wing activity who use violence in furtherance of their ideology. These ideologies can be broadly characterised as Cultura...
5 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the adequacy of training for GPs to (a) diagnose and (b) treat women experiencing the menopause.
ReplyThe curricula for postgraduate medical specialty training is set by individual Royal Colleges and faculties. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) sets the curriculum that all general practitioners (GPs) must cover before they are able to pass...
5 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8195, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HOPE not hate, what the forums were at which departmental of
ReplyMHCLG officials have engaged with Hope Not Hate on various issues related to departmental policy interests, from incidents of unrest or community tensions, to hate crime and beyond.Officials can and do access publicly available reports generated by Hope N...
5 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the answer of 30 October 2024, to Question 10945, on Home Office: HOPE not hate, what meetings officials who are not classified as senior officials for the purposes of quarterly transparen
ReplyNo meetings have occurred between Home Office officials and Hope Not Hate since the General Election although officials may have attended wider stakeholder forums where Hope Not Hate have been present.
5 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhen she plans to implement Section 14 of the Finance Act 2024.
ReplySection 14 of the Finance Act 2024 came into force on 6 April 2024.Subsequent clarificatory regulations have been laid and come into force from 18 November, taking retrospective effect from 6 April 2024.
5 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to hormone replacement therapies for women experiencing the menopause.
ReplyThe Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future, and women’s equality will be at the heart of our missions. Women should not have to suffer in silence and any woman concerned about menopa...
4 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Government of Mauritius in relation to Sri Lankan nationals located on Diego Garcia.
ReplyThe Government discussed a wide range of issues with Mauritius during the negotiations over the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including the migrant situation on Diego Garcia. The agreement reached between the UK and Mauritius on 3 O...
4 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedIf she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of Sri Lankan nationals located on Diego Garcia that will be eligible to claim asylum in the UK.
ReplyThis Government inherited a deeply troubling situation that remained unresolved under the last administration for years after the migrants’ arrival on Diego Garcia.Arrangements are being made for the temporary relocation, subject to entry clearance applic...
4 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedHow many asylum claims of Sri Lankan nationals located on Diego Garcia are being considered by her Department.
ReplyNone. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 12545.
4 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether any Sri Lankan nationals on Diego Garcia hold criminal records.
ReplyThe FCDO does not have any information about Sri Lankan migrants' criminality that pre-dates their arrival on British Indian Ocean Territory. Any criminality on BIOT has been dealt with and recorded as appropriate by the BIOT police and BIOT Courts.
4 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he made of the potential implications for his policies of Iran’s (a) compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions, (b) attempts to develop its
ReplyThe UK supported draft decision A/C.1/79/L.32 alongside international partners to ensure missiles remained on the agenda of the 81st session of the UN 1st Committee. We are clear that Iran continues to destabilise the region through its political, financi...
29 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to decolonise the artwork or heritage assets in (a) his Department, (b) its Embassies and High Commissions overseas and (c) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies.
ReplyThe FCDO continues to look at how best to engage with the historic artwork in its Grade One listed joint headquarters in King Charles Street, a process started under previous Foreign Secretaries. Works of art from the Government Art Collection are also se...
29 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) his Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to his Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors ar
ReplyPCS Union members are taking industrial action affecting the FM services at FCDO's facility in East Kilbride, known as Abercrombie House. The FM services affected include Soft Services and Security Guarding contracted by the Landlord: The Government Prope...
29 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) his Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to his Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the
ReplyThere are currently no ongoing industrial disputes with Cabinet Office employees within the Cabinet Office or any of its arms length bodies. There are, however, ongoing disputes between PCS and G4S Security Company (G4S) and International Services System ...
29 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) his Department and (ii) each of it's Arm's Length Bodies; and what the policy of the Government Property Agency is on this.
ReplyThere has been no change in the Cabinet Office’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration. As separate entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individual Arm’s Length Body,...
28 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 7600 on Asylum: Finance, whether her Department holds data on the lifetime fiscal (a) cost of and (b) income generated by those granted asylum in
ReplyThe information requested is not currently available. The information is currently an active piece of our research programme, which includes working with relevant government departments to ensure all the impacts relating to granting a person asylum are id...