8 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) HMRC was in each of the last three years.
ReplyHMT ResponseHM Treasury offers two-weeks’ paternity leave with pay for staff who meet the qualifying conditions. Staff can choose to take the two weeks together or in separate blocks of one week each. The information below covers the average length of pat...
8 Oct 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhat the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department, (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (c) HM Prison and Probation Service was in each of the last three years.
ReplyThe average length of paternity leave taken across the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for each of the last three years is 14 calendar days. The breakdown as per the request is as follows: Average number of days of paternity leave taken by staff in MoJ, HMCTS a...
8 Oct 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedWhat the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and (b) the armed forces was in each of the last three years.
ReplyOur records show that between 2021 and October 2024, Ministry of Defence employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The average working days taken (AWDT) for civilian and military personnel is shown in the tables below. Cal...
8 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years; and what information she holds on the the average length of pater
ReplyOur records show that between 2021 and October 2024, 100 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The average working days taken (AWDT) is shown in the table below.C...
8 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years; and whether she holds similar data for police forces in England and Wales.
ReplyThe Home Office policy is named 'maternity and adoption support leave' in recognition of the fact that the secondary parent or, in the case of adoption, the secondary adopter, is not necessarily a man. The average length of maternity and adoption support ...
8 Oct 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
ReplyOur records show that between 2021 and October 2024, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) employee’s have taken 160 days paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child.The average working days taken per colleague (AWDT) is shown ...
8 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England was in each of the last three years; and what information his Department holds on the average lev
ReplyThe average length of paternity leave at the Department over the last three years is 10 days. The following table shows average length of paternity leave at the Department broken down by year:PeriodAverage working days by yearOctober 2021 September 202210...
8 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years.
ReplyThis data has been taken from a live system. Staff have 52 weeks to take paternity leave following the birth of the child, so figures for 2024 may rise. The average working days taken (AWDT) is shown in the table below: YearAWDT2021620229202372024 (1-Jan ...
8 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
ReplyThe information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.
8 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhat the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
ReplyOur records show that between 2021 and October 2024, 258 Cabinet Office employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The average working days taken (AWDT) is shown in the table below. YearAWDT202152022620235.72024 (Jan to O...
7 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat assessment he has made of the potential merits of the installation of solar panels as part of the motorway network; and which Government department or agency would provide (a) consent, (b) investment and (
ReplyNational Highways, who are responsible for operating, maintaining, and improving the Strategic Road Network, which includes motorways and trunk ‘A’ roads, is actively exploring renewable energy generation as part of its Net Zero Highways plan. Multiple tr...
4 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of Saudi Arabia's bid for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
ReplyThe UK does not disclose voting positions on multilateral elections.
4 Oct 2024·Attorney General·Answered
AskedHow many cases are awaiting charging decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service for (a) summary only, (b) either way and (c) indictable only offences.
ReplyManagement information is held showing the number of cases with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) which are awaiting a pre-charge decision.The overall number of cases which were awaiting a charging decision or administrative triage (completed on files s...
4 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to help households reduce energy bills.
ReplyThe Government believes the only way to protect billpayers permanently is to speed up the transition towards homegrown clean energy and remove our dependence on volatile international fossil fuel markets. Whilst we transition to clean power by 2030, we wi...
4 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat her planned timetable is for funding the (a) M54 and (b) M6 North link road.
ReplyA review of the Department’s capital spend portfolio has been commissioned, this will inform the Department’s new long-term strategy for transport, developing a modern and integrated network with people at its heart and ensuring that transport infrastruct...
4 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average waiting time for (i) children and (ii) adults was at Princess Royal Hospital A&E, Telford, in each of the last five years.
ReplyInformation on accident and emergency attendances and admissions is not available in the format requested, as it is only available at a National Health Service trust-level. The following table shows the accident and emergency attendances and emergency adm...
4 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedHow many people (a) presented at the Princess Royal Hospital A&E, Telford, and (b) were admitted to that hospital in each of the last five years.
ReplyInformation on accident and emergency attendances and admissions is not available in the format requested, as it is only available at a National Health Service trust-level. The following table shows the accident and emergency attendances and emergency adm...
4 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made with the River Severn Partnership on (a) reducing flooding and (b) protecting (i) homes and (ii) businesses from flood risk.
ReplyThe Environment Agency is working with partners in the River Severn Partnership (RSP) including local authorities, water companies, Natural Resources Wales (NRW), Natural England and environmental organisations on a long-term, whole-catchment scale view o...
4 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat funding was made available to West Mercia Police from the special grant to investigate maternity deaths and potential misconduct at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust in each of the last three year
ReplyThe Home Office has provided West Mercia Police with Special Grant funding of £1.9m in 2022-23, £1.9m in 2023-24, and has agreed to provide up to £1.8m in 2024-25, for Operation Lincoln.The Department will consider requests from West Mercia Police for fut...
4 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat discussions she has had with (a) Metro Mayors and (b) local authorities on tackling youth unemployment.
ReplyOur plan to get Britain Working includes a new Youth Guarantee for all young people aged 18-21 to ensure that they can access quality training opportunities, an apprenticeship or employment support. This will sit alongside; a new national jobs and careers...