Written questions by Lowe.

How many suspect interviews were conducted broken down by the language used in the interview in each police force in the last 12 months.

The Home Office does not hold the information requested.The Home Office annually collects and publishes information on the number of people detained in custody. The latest available data is for the year ending March 2023 and can be found here: Other PACE powers, year ending March 2023 (second edition) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).Information on whether an interview was conducted whilst in detention, including the language used, is not centrally collected by the Home Office.

How many (a) people and (b) boats have been prevented from crossing the English Channel by the French authorities since the start of UK payments for this purpose.

The UK began funding French operations to counter crossings of the Channel by migrants in small boats in January 2019. Since that time, over 5,000 boats carrying more than 115,000 persons have been prevented from crossing.Weekly summary of small boat arrivals and preventions - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12200 on Reoffenders: Foreign Nationals, how many (a) non-violent and (b) violent foreign national reoffences there were in each of the last five years.

It is not possible to identify which reoffences committed by foreign nationals are ‘violent’ and ‘non-violent’ from the Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer. This would require a manual search of court records and would therefore be of disproportionate cost.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.

What information her Department holds on the number of people affected by train delays in each of the last ten years.

The Department does not hold information on the number of people affected by train delays. Rail industry data measures train delays. The Office of Rail and Road publishes quarterly and periodic (four-weekly) statistics on punctuality, reliability and causes of delay for passenger trains operating on the mainline network in Great Britain. This data set includes the percentage of recorded station stops that were arrived at ‘On Time’ (early or less than one minute after the scheduled time). Table: Proportion of recorded station stops that were arrived at ‘On Time’, Great Britain2014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-2464.5%63.2%62.0%62.8%63.5%65.0%79.8%73.1%67.8%67.6%Source: Table 3138 - Train punctuality at recorded station stops by operator (periodic), Office of Rail and Road Note: Financial year ending 31 March These statistics can be found on the passenger rail performance data portal at the following link: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/.

What funds her Department has provided to the French government to help prevent irregular migrant crossings of the English Channel.

Our cooperation with France on irregular migration is underpinned by the Uk’s commitments under the 2023 Sandhurst Treaty, published on 10th March 2023 and available at the following link:UK-France Joint Leaders' Declaration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 12319 on Terrorism, if she will publish (a) a breakdown by ideological motivation of those late stage attacks that would not affect either on-going investigations and (b) the most common ideological motivation of the 43 late stage attacks.

As the Director General of MI5 said in their annual threat report, MI5’s counter terrorist work remains roughly 75% Islamist extremist, 25% extreme right-wing terrorism.Further detail on disruptions is not disclosable without jeopardising ongoing investigations and wider national security operations.

How much has been spent by HMRC on (a) translation and (b) interpretation in each of the last 10 years.

HMRC don’t hold all of the data required to provide a full response to the question. However, data is available on spend information from April 2020 up to November 2024: 2020/2021 – a) £0.32m b) £0.50m2021/2022 – a) £0.29m b) £0.53m2022/2023 – a) £0.45m b) £0.63m2023/2024 – a) £0.59m b) £0.59m2024/2025 – a) £0.41m b) £0.30m

Pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12201 on Stalking: Convictions, whether her Department collects data on foreign national offenders found guilty of stalking involving fear of violence.

The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants convicted for stalking offences involving fear of violence in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023.However, this does not include an offenders’ nationality. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would only be possible at disproportionate cost.We refer all foreign national offenders in receipt of custodial sentences to the Home Office to be considered for deportation. Following the referral, checks will be completed on Home Office databases to confirm the person’s identity, immigration status and criminal history. These are essential in determining whether deportation can lawfully be pursued and whether further considerations are necessary.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.

How many public contracts were awarded without competitive tendering by each Department in the last financial year; and for what reason each contract was awarded without competitive tendering.

Details of all Government contracts, including the procurement procedure used, are published on Contracts Finder, and Find a Tender above a certain threshold. Details can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder

What information his Department holds on the number of full-time translation and interpretation staff working in the NHS; what externally-provided translation and interpretation services are available in the NHS; and if he will publish (a) a list of the providers and (b) the cost to the public purse for those services.

The Department is unable to provide a response about the number of full-time translation and interpretation staff working in the National Health Service, because the data is not held centrally. Information on the externally provided translation and interpretation services used by the NHS, as well as the list of providers they used, can be found in the following provider frameworks:¾ the Crown Commercial Service, with further information available at the following link: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6141;¾ the ESPO Language Services, with further information available at the following link: https://www.espo.org/language-services-402-24.html;¾ the NHS London Procurement Partnership Language Services Framework, with further information available at the following link: https://www.lpp.nhs.uk/categories/estates-facilities-corporate-services/language-services-framework/; and¾ the NHS Shared Business Services Interpretation and Translation Services Framework, with further information available at the following link: https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/services/framework-agreements/interpretation-and-translation-services/.Information on the amount spent under each of these frameworks is not held centrally.

What information his Department has on the number of (a) GP and (b) outpatient appointments conducted in a language other than English and British Sign Language, broken down by total number of appointments conducted per language.

The Department does not hold this information centrally.

How many and what proportion of NHS beds were occupied by chargeable overseas visitors in the last financial year.

The Department does not hold or collect the information requested.

If he will list all the languages excluding English and British Sign Language that are translated in the NHS.

The National Health Service is able to send out reminder letters to patients in 24 languages, which are available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/services/e-referral-service/language-options-for-e-rs-reminder-lettersThe NHS is also able to provide information about data choices in 11 languages, which are available at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-data-matters/different-languages-and-formats/

If she will publish a breakdown of the preferred (a) written and (b) spoken language of people claiming Universal Credit.

We do not have a breakdown of the preferred language of people claiming Universal Credit because we do not ask customers this information at any stage of the application or process.

How many police visits by each police force for non-crime hate incidents there were in each of the last ten years.

The Home Office does not centrally hold information on the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by individual police forces.This data is held by police forces.

How many non-crime hate incidents were reported on the grounds of (a) race, (b) religion, (c) sexual orientation, (d) disability and (e) transgender identity in each of the last 10 years by police force.

The Home Office does not centrally hold information on the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by individual police forces.This data is held by police forces.

If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the Crown Prosecution Guidance on the definition of online hate speech in the context of protecting freedom of speech.

The Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime, and ensuring that police and prosecutors can spend their time dealing with the issues that matter most to our communities.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has existing guidance on communications offences. As with all guidance, they keep that guidance under regular review. This guidance explains the relevant law and how the CPS applies that law, including to offences committed online which constitute hate crime. It includes clear protections and provisions for the fundamental right of freedom of speech.

How many civil servants were dismissed for poor performance by Department in each of the last five years.

Information on how many civil servants were dismissed for poor performance is not available centrally.

How much was spent on bottled water by each Department in the last financial year.

The information requested is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.

Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen protections for freedom of speech online.

Safeguards for freedom of expression have already been built in throughout the framework of the Online Safety Act. All services in scope must have ‘particular regard’ to the impact on users’ rights to freedom of expression and privacy when implementing safety measures and policies. The regulator Ofcom must act in a way that is compatible with the European Convention of Human Rights, including in relation to freedom of expression. This will be particularly important as Ofcom develops codes of practice and makes enforcement decisions