28 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 7600 on Asylum: Finance, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing an estimate of the lifetime fiscal (a) cost of and (b
ReplyAs has been the case under successive governments, there is no published estimate available of the requested information.
28 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhether she plans to reform business rates.
ReplyThe government is creating a fairer business rates system that protects the high street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. Autumn Budget 2024 announced the government’s first steps, including an intention to introduce permanently lower...
28 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat his planned timescale is for (a) commencing and (b) completing upgrades to Ely and Haughley junctions.
ReplyThis government is committed to delivering economic growth, and projects such as the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement and upgrades to Haughley Junction have the potential to contribute to this. While the previous government made public statements of support ...
28 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8515 on Home Office: Art Works and Cultural Heritage, if she will publish the correspondence regarding the formulation of the answer given.
ReplyA Freedom of Information request was submitted to the Home Office on 22 October on this matter.We will be happy to share a copy of the response to that request with the Hon. Gentleman once it has been published to the requester.
28 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether (a) guidance has been issued and (b) training courses have been delivered to staff in her Department on (i) unconscious bias, (ii) critical race theory and (iii) decolonisation since January 2
ReplyIn 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
AskedWhether 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.
ReplyIn 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
AskedHow many asylum applications were completed on average per caseworker per week in each month of each year since 2010.
ReplyThe 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·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedHow many times (a) his Department and (b) each agency sponsored by his Department has experienced a cyber attack in each year since 2010; what the cost to the public purse was of each cyber attack; and who the pe
ReplyThe hon. Member will understand that it is not possible for me to reveal all details of cyber incidents for reasons of volume and security. For the same reason, it is usual practice not to reveal costs of cyber attacks as this is valuable information that...
25 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedHow many claims for Research and Development tax credits were made (a) fraudulently and (b) in error since 2010
ReplyEstimates of the level of error and fraud in research and development tax credits are published in HMRC’s Annual Report and Accounts. The latest publication can be found on Gov.uk at: HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024 . The methodology used to ...
25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedHow many asylum applications were (a) made and (b) concluded in each month of each year since 2010.
ReplyThe 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
AskedWhat (a) guidance and (b) training her Department provides to caseworkers handling asylum applications.
ReplyAsylum 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...
24 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8925 on Charities: Political Activities, whether the Charity Commission plans to investigate political campaigning by HOPE not Hate (a) Limit
ReplyCharities can undertake campaigning, awareness-raising and non-party political activities that support them in delivering their charitable purpose. Charities are not permitted to undertake any party-political activity.HOPE not Hate Limited is not a charit...
23 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether 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
ReplyAll 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...
23 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, whether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since the general election.
ReplyThe Department for the Culture, Media and Sport has not provided any funding to Hope Not Hate since the general election.
21 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether his Department had discussions with the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board on the (a) planned puberty supressing hormone study and (b) proposals to co
ReplyThe National Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board oversees a joint NHS England and National Institute of Health and Care Research programme of research underpinning the redesign and ongoing development of specialised gende...
21 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether Ministers have a role in appointing individuals to NHS England's Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board.
ReplyThe National Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board oversees a joint NHS England and National Institute of Health and Care Research programme of research underpinning the redesign and ongoing development of specialised gende...
21 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWith reference to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House of 17 October 2024, Official Report, column 1000, what his planned timetable is for providing an update on the implementation of t
ReplyOn 4 September 2024, my Rt. Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care laid a written ministerial statement in the House of Commons outlining the Government and NHS England's work to implement the Cass Review and transform gender servic...
17 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhen she plans to respond to the letter of 1 September 2024 from the hon. Member for West Suffolk.
ReplyThe 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·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat data her Department holds on the number of passenger complaints for each railway franchise in each of the last 10 years.
ReplyInformation 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...
14 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia 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.
ReplyCharity 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 ...