Written questions by Lowe.

How many assaults against prison staff foreign national offenders committed in each of the last ten years.

The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. This information is unavailable.

Pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 13567 on Reoffenders: Foreign Nationals, how many reoffences were committed by foreign national offenders expressed as (a) one to five offences, (b) six to nine offences and (c) each total of reoffences at 10 and above.

Data on the number of adult foreign national reoffenders who have committed 1-5 reoffences, 6-9 reoffences and 10+ reoffences can be found in the attached table.We refer all foreign national offenders in receipt of custodial sentences to the Home Office. Those sentenced to 12 months, or more are automatically considered for deportation.Foreign national offenders who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. This will help to manage prison pressures, keep the public safe and reduce crime. We are currently on track to remove more foreign national offenders this year than at any time in recent years and we are working across government to explore the ways we accelerate this work further.

If she will make an estimate of the number of court cases that collapsed due to the lack of an available interpreter in (a) Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court and (b) England and Wales in the last 12 months.

The Ministry of Justice does not collate information regarding “collapsed trials” due to the lack of interpreter availability, but the Department does routinely publish data concerning ineffective trials including where the reason is “no interpreter available” as part of the Accredited Official Statistics series Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly. An ineffective trial is a trial that does not go ahead on the scheduled trial date and a further listing is required.In response to the questions (a) and (b), we confirm the following, based on the above description:There were five ineffective trials where the reason was “no interpreter available” at Great Yarmouth magistrates’ courts in 2023.There were 556 ineffective trials where the reason was “no interpreter available” at all magistrates’ courts in England and Wales in 2023, this accounted for less than 1% of all listed trials in that period.

How much is outstanding for court fines on foreign national offenders (a) in Great Yarmouth constituency and (b) nationally.

The information requested is not held centrally.

How much in outstanding court fines for foreign national offenders was written off (a) in Great Yarmouth constituency and (b) nationally in the most recent year for which figures are available.

The information requested is not held centrally.

What proportion of payments of court fines on foreign national offenders were made by benefit payment deductions (a) in Great Yarmouth constituency and (b) nationally in the most recent year for figures are available.

The information requested is not held centrally.

In what proportion of Great Yarmouth Magistrates' Court cases has the defendant required a translator in each of the last 10 years.

The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

With what companies for what services at what cost to the public purse her Department has contracts relating to (a) dispersal and (b) contingency accommodation for asylum seekers.

Information about contracts worth over £12,000 (including VAT) agreed by the Government and its agencies is available at: Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

If she will take steps to ensure that asylum seekers do not fraudulently use sexual orientation as part of the basis of their claim.

If any individual Is found not to require the protection for which they have claimed asylum, then their claim will be refused.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that no foreign aid is spent on overseas farmers.

Internationally, agriculture and food systems play an important role in tackling poverty and hunger, addressing climate change and driving economic growth. They contribute to global food security and help ensure stable, sustainable and resilient global food markets to the benefit of British farmers, exporters and consumers.Official Development Assistance (ODA) brings other direct benefits to UK farmers. For example, for each £1 the UK invests in CGIAR, the world's leading agricultural innovation organisation, UK farmers receive between £1.60 and £2.40 in benefits from the increased productivity of of the farming of wheat, dairy, beef and pulses.

What the cost is of (a) the National Child Measurement Programme and (b) feedback letters relating to that Programme.

The National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) is a mandatory public health function of local authorities, and collects data on the weight status of children aged four to five years old, who would be in reception, and 10 to 11 years old, who would be in Year 6. The data is used both nationally and locally, to inform child health and obesity policy planning and commissioning.The NCMP is funded through the Public Health Grant for local authorities, at a cost of £19,967,000 in 2023/24, the latest year for which data on cost is available. Local authorities determine the method and model of delivery. Local commissioning and delivery therefore varies between local authorities.Providing feedback to parents in the form of feedback letters is not a mandated component of the NCMP. It is a local authority’s decision on whether to notify parents of their children’s measurements, and what information and support is offered. The Department does not hold or have access to data on the costs of providing feedback letters to parents. The information is collected at a local authority level, and forms part of the local authority revenue expenditure and financing for social care and public health services on ‘obesity – children’.

How many people whose application for asylum was initially refused were subsequently granted asylum in the last 15 years.

The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial and latest outcomes of asylum claims is published annually in table Asy_D04 of the ‘Outcome analysis of asylum applications detailed datasets’. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates to claims made up to the end of 2023 with the latest case outcomes recorded as at July 2024. Please note that many claims, particularly from more recent years, will still be awaiting an initial decision or the outcome of an appeal or review and their latest case outcome will be subject to change.

What contractors provide what services related to irregular migration at what cost to the public purse.

Information about contracts worth over £12,000 (including VAT) agreed by the Government and its agencies is available at: Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

If she will make an estimate of the proportion of (a) Magistrate Court, (b) Crown Court and (c) County Court trials that have collapsed due to (i) delay and (ii) error by the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last five years.

We have interpreted this question as an estimate of the proportion of ineffective trials at the criminal courts that have not gone ahead on the day as planned in the last 5 years. We do not hold data that details delay or error by the Crown Prosecution Service. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is also not involved in County Court proceedings and therefore the answer to this question covers the criminal jurisdiction only.There are multiple reasons why a trial may not go ahead on the day, as planned. These include other cases over-running and there being insufficient court time, prosecution or defence witnesses being absent, the defendant not attending when required and either the prosecution or defence not being ready to proceed.The Ministry of Justice publishes data on trial effectiveness for a wide range of reasons, up to and including data to December 2023, in the Trial Effectiveness at the Criminal Courts tool. This can be downloaded from the latest Criminal Court Statistics publication here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2023.Our latest published data at the end of December 2023 shows that the ineffective trial rate at the Crown Court sat at 27%. Similarly, the ineffective trial rate at the Magistrates’ Court sat at 22%.Across all jurisdictions, we are working closely with partners across the justice system to improve readiness of cases for hearing at court and reduce delays. This includes the use of Case Coordinators to improve adherence to the principles of Better Case Management. These principles link key initiatives to improve the way cases are processed through the system, covering areas such as robust case management, reduced but more effective hearings, and compliance with the rules and directions of the criminal court. The proof-of-concept is currently scheduled to conclude in August 2025, and the full evaluation at that point will test the business case for any further rollout.The Criminal Courts Improvement Group (CCIG), chaired by the Senior Presiding Judge, works to improve adherence to Better Case Management Principles. CCIG focuses on improving efficiency across the system and aims to improve case management practices.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a breakdown of planned foreign aid by country for 2025.

We are committed to transparency and will separately publish the FCDO's planned Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for FY2024/25 and FY2025/26 in due course.The FCDO reports annually on the UK's calendar year ODA expenditure for the previous calendar year via the Statistics on International Development publication, available on gov.uk. Outturn data on the countries and multilateral organisations in receipt of the FCDO's ODA in 2025 will be published in autumn 2026.

What information her Department holds on the number of irregular migrants in (a) contingency and (b) dispersal accommodation broken down into (i) single and (ii) multiple occupancy rooms, in the latest period for which data is available.

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority and accommodation type, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab). The Home Office does not publish data disaggregated by room type.

How many calls to her Department on (a) universal credit and (b) Jobcentre Plus were translated by language code in each of the last 10 years; and what the cost to her Department was for each type of call in the same period.

The tables attachment shows the volume of calls translated by language code since 2021 together with the associated costs. Please note, this information is not available for the last 10 years and also the data is not available by (a) universal credit or (b) JobCentre Plus. 2021 2022 2023 Deliverable calls answeredCost for Telephone Interpreting Deliverable calls answeredCost for Telephone Interpreting Deliverable calls answeredCost for Telephone InterpretingJan56372£423,363.84 84377£449,734.87 68435£335,948.16Feb62083£519,333.68 81380£514,435.08 66693£405,578.24Mar77497£429,554.78 100223£473,036.50 79789£396,991.36Apr65215£476,330.52 83086£560,301.57 58822£468,493.76May62432£385,025.19 48612£450,943.38 64013£337,248.96Jun78102£362,537.22 64390£314,083.09 67090£341,527.04Jul78297£461,935.67 61484£402,505.71 62621£360,482.56Aug70124£473,769.82 60582£383,110.72 62589£342,224.96Sep77618£423,828.76 62005£386,230.72 64527£338,154.88Oct78399£457,728.59 66447£388,296.64 74288£360,275.63Now86701£478,442.90 72931£414,528.00 82226£418,088.00Dec72605£540,289.30 56186£438,235.20 64943£456,997.76The data shown is unpublished management information, collected and intended for internal departmental use and has not been quality assured to National Statistics or Official Statistics publication standard.

How many calls within the NHS were translated by each language code in each of the last ten years; and what the cost was to the public purse in each of those years.

The Department does not hold this information centrally.

Whether officials from her Department are responsible for collecting irregular migrants attending school at the end of each day.

No.

Pursuant to the Answer of 21 November 2024 to Question 13915 on Protective Clothing: Storage, which companies have contracts to store personal protective equipment unsuitable for National Health Service use.

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave the Hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon on 15 November 2024, to Question 12461.