Ashley Fox MP: written questions
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Sexual Offences: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support is available for victims of repeated sexual offences by the same perpetrator.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice funds a range of support services for victims and survivors of sexual violence, regardless of the identity of the perpetrator.The Ministry of Justice commissioned 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line provides victims access to v...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Sexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of registered sex offenders subject to restrictions on internet use who have obtained unrestricted internet access in the last two years.
Answer: The notification requirements in Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are an automatic consequence of a conviction for a sexual offence in Schedule 3 to that Act. Offenders subject to the notification requirements must notify the police of (among other ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordViolent and Sex Offender Register: Personal NamesHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of times that registered sex offenders have (a) attempted to change and (b) been prevented from changing their name by legal means in the last 12 months.
Answer: The notification requirements in Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are an automatic consequence of a conviction for a sexual offence in Schedule 3 to that Act. Offenders subject to the notification requirements must notify the police of (among other ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Energy Performance CertificatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of proposals to require all rented homes to reach an EPC C standard by 2030 on the level of social housebuilding.
Answer: In the Housing Minister's answer to Question UIN 11383 on 31 October 2024, he set out the measures the Government is taking to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.The Government is committed to working with ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) section 42 of the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 and (b) fire safety regulations introduced since the Grenfell T
Answer: In the Housing Minister's answer to Question UIN 11383 on 31 October 2024, he set out the measures the Government is taking to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.The Government is committed to working with ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Length Management OrganisationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) section 42 of the Social Housing (Regulation) Act 2023 and (b) fire safety regulations introduced since the Grenfell T
Answer: In the Housing Minister's answer to Question UIN 11383 on 31 October 2024, he set out the measures the Government is taking to deliver the biggest increase in social and affordable housebuilding in a generation.The Government is committed to working with ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordChemicalsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the UK Chemicals Strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting human health and the environment. This Government has wasted no time in announcing a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan to deliver on our legally binding targets to save nature and this includes ho...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordKidney Diseases: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve public awareness of (a) the importance of early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease and (b) recognition of early symptoms.
Answer: NHS England is working to detect people at risk of kidney disease through the NHS Health Check Programme. The programme, which is available for everyone between the ages of 40 and 74 years old, who is not already on a chronic disease register, assesses pe...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: BridgwaterMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released via the Early Release Scheme on 22 October 2024 are registered as residing in Bridgwater constituency.
Answer: Data on SDS40 releases forms a subset of data intended for future publication.
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for National Statistics: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9835More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each Office for National Statistics office in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon Gentleman’s Question of 17 October is attached.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for National Statistics: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9834More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each office of the Office for National Statistics; and how many desks are available in each office.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon Gentleman’s Question of 17 October is attached.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Ministers' Private OfficesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9833More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in his Department since the dissolution of the last Parliament; and on what items this was spent.
Answer: The total cost (excl. VAT) spent on refurbishments to ministerial private offices since the dissolution of the last Parliament is £2,954.67, of which £1,911.93 was for painting. The remainder was spent on television installations, three sets of coasters, ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9832More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of (a) his Department’s and (b) Government Equalities Office offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff
Answer: Heads of Department have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Office occupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with further publications to hap...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9831More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of (a) his Department's and (b) Government Equalities Office offices; and how many desks are available in each office.
Answer: Owing to security considerations, I am unable to provide information specifically relating to the number of desks in each office for which you have requested information. However, the total full-time equivalent headcount of Civil Servants is provided in t...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Ministers' Private OfficesScotland OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in his Department since the dissolution of the last Parliament; and on what items this was spent.
Answer: The Scotland Office has not spent any money on new furniture and fittings and other refurbishments of Ministerial offices since the dissolution of the last Parliament.
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: BuildingsScotland OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of his Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person in the sam
Answer: For the 4-week period from 2 September 2024 to 27 September 2024, the Scotland Office’s London Office had an average of 17 staff attend per day and an average of 56% of desks occupied. Please note that part of this reporting period included recess when we...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Civil ServantsScotland OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.
Answer: The Scotland Office currently has 39 civil servants assigned to its London Office and 46 assigned to its Edinburgh Office. There are 30 desks available in the London Office and 26 desks in the Edinburgh Office.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Ministers' Private OfficesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in his Department since the dissolution of the last Parliament; and on what items
Answer: The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency (GPA) at all its office locations. The office where the Department’s ministers are located is a GPA building, where GPA is the landlord and building manager and the Department is a tenant. GPA...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: BuildingsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of his Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each o
Answer: Heads of Department have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance for moststaff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Officeoccupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with furtherpublications to now ha...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Civil ServantsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available in each office.
Answer: The number of civil servants assigned to the Department’s office locations, and how many desks are available in each office location, are shown below:LocationHeadcount Desks10 Victoria Street, London183105100 Parliament Street, London56456622 Whitehall, L...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Ministers' Private OfficesNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in his Department since the dissolution of the last Parliament; and on what items this was spent.
Answer: Since the dissolution of the last Parliament on 30 May 2024, one three-seater office sofa for the Ministerial Office was purchased at a cost of £811.14.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: BuildingsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of his Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person in
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office employs a desk booking system (Matrix) to monitor desk occupancy. Staff can book desks in advance of their intended attendance, or the same day. The following data was gathered from Monday 23 September until Friday 18 October 2...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Civil ServantsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 17 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many civil servants are assigned to work in each of his Department's offices; and how many desks are available for staff to work in that individual office.
Answer: The total number of people by full-time equivalent hours (FTE) at 30 September 2024 is 159.96, which is 165 headcount; 86 members of staff are based in the Belfast office and 79 are based in the London office.There are 121 bookable desks available in tota...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Ministers' Private OfficesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in his Department since the dissolution of the last Parliament; and on what items this was sp
Answer: The Department has not spent any money on new furniture, fittings, or refurbishment of ministerial offices since the dissolution of the last Parliament.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: BuildingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of his Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in per
Answer: The following table shows the percentage of desks that were occupied in the most recent four weeks at our London headquarters on Victoria Street, as we do not routinely collect occupancy data in our other offices:Week CommencingPercentage of desks occupie...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
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