Written questions by Timothy.

Whether Alan Milburn has been issued with a departmental security pass.

As my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, stated in Parliament on 9 September 2024, Alan Milburn does not hold a Departmental pass.

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

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

To publish what the total value of (a) income tax paid, (b) National Insurance Contributions paid, (c) tax credits claimed and (d) child benefit claimed for non-UK nationals is, broken down by nationality, for each

HMRC no longer produce a breakdown of Income Tax paid, National Insurance contributions paid, tax credits claimed and Child Benefit claimed by nationality. The latest publication was in August 2022.

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

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...

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

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...

If he will publish the names of people issued with a security pass to access Downing Street since 4 July 2024, excluding special advisers and civil servants.

I refer the Rt Hon Member and Hon Member to the answer given by the then Prime Minister on 7 February 2017, Official Report, PQ 62542.

If she will publish the total number of claimants broken down by nationality for all benefits.

The Department does not hold data on the current nationality of those claiming benefits. As such there are no plans to publish the total number of customers broken down by nationality for all benefits. Decisions regarding the development and publication o...

How many claims were processed by the Child Maintenance Agency in each of the last five years; and how many appeals were (a) lodged, (b) fully processed, (c) upheld and (d) rejected.

A principle of child maintenance is to increase levels of cooperation between separated parents and encourage parents to meet their responsibilities to provide their children with financial support.Where a family-based child maintenance arrangement is not...

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

(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...

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

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,...

If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for the Nuclear Test Medal to include UK service personnel who took part in (a) Operation Bagpipes in 1954 and (b) all other US tests.

The Nuclear Test Medal was designed to recognise the unique contribution of those personnel who served at the locations in Australia and the Pacific where the UK Atmospheric Nuclear Test Programme, including clear-up operations, took place between 1952 and 1967. In particular, the Medal recognises the contribution made by these personnel to the development of the UK's independent deterrent. The agreed eligibility criteria for the Medal do not currently include UK personnel who were not present in the defined test areas, personnel who monitored nuclear tests conducted by other nations, or personnel who were present at later, non-atmospheric, tests. We recognise the sacrifices and the huge contribution that Nuclear Test Veterans have made to the UK’s security. The Secretary of State for Defence has directed the Department to look at the commemorative medal criteria, in consultation with other stakeholders.