Damian Hinds MP: written questions
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Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation and Responsible Technology Adoption Unit: StaffDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many full time equivalent staff there were at each grade (a) in the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation at the end of the 2022-23 financial year, (b) in the Responsible Technology
Answer: Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) At the end of the 2022–23 financial year, the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation was still part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). As such, staffing data for this period falls ou...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCentre for Data Ethics and Innovation and Responsible Technology Adoption UnitDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the differences are in the (a) remit and (b) functions of the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit and its predecessor body the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.
Answer: As set out to Parliament in the AI White Paper consultation response published by the previous government, the remit of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) did not change as a result of its rebrand into the Responsible Technology Adoption Uni...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInnovationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which functions of the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit have transferred to (a) the Government Digital Service, (b) other parts of his Department and (c) any other government depart
Answer: As announced in January 2025, the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit's key areas are now embedded across DSIT as follows:Public sector facing work on responsible use of AI & data, algorithmic transparency and privacy-enhancing technologies joined th...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Hampshire and Isle of WightDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of pharmacy provision in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight area.
Answer: Local authorities are required, by statute, to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies and must keep these assessments under review. Integrated care bo...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: PaymentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of claimants who receive payments (a) monthly, (b) weekly, (c) fortnightly and (d) at any other frequency for each benefit administered by his Depa
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Agency WorkersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total staff remuneration through bank staff arrangements paid otherwise than through NHS Professionals Bank staff contracts in the last 12 months.
Answer: Bank staffing allows the National Health Service to meet workforce demand fluctuations without the need to increase capacity above that which is required on a sustained basis. NHS England publishes the total bank and agency spend for providers on a quarte...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds data on the average number of patients typically cared for per nurse for stepdown care for patients in (a) Pathway 1 - home care and (b) Pathway 2 - community hospital
Answer: We do not hold this information centrally.
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of seasonality patterns in the numbers of people leaving hospital on (a) discharge pathway 0 (b) discharge pathway 1 (c) discharge pathway 2 and (d) discharge pathway 3
Answer: Hospital discharge and the numbers of people discharged on pathways 0-3 are monitored on a regular basis and figures are published monthly by NHS England via the Acute Discharge Situation Report. The reports are available at the following link: https://ww...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Hospitals: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the seasonality of demand patterns for community hospital beds for elderly people in the last three years.
Answer: Our 10-Year Health Plan sets out our vision for a neighbourhood health service that will embody our new preventative principle that care should happen as locally as it can: digitally by default, in a patient’s home, if possible, in a neighbourhood health ...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average cost per night of care (a) in an acute hospital, (b) in a community hospital and (c) at home with visiting nursing support (i) for NHS England, (ii) in the
Answer: NHS England don’t routinely collect expenditure data against the categories requested but we do for the following categories in the table below.For (a) and (b) rather than share data by acute or community ‘hospital’, we have broken this down by acute or c...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPatients: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of incidence of hospital-acquired deconditioning among elderly patients in (a) acute hospitals and (b) community hospitals.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the level of incidence of hospital acquired deconditioning among elderly patients in acute hospitals or community hospitals, as the National Health Service does not routinely measure this.However, we remain committed to redu...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSeasonal Workers: Working HoursDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of varying the reference period for the guaranteed-hours provisions in the Employment Rights Bill for sectors with particularly high degrees of sea
Answer: We expect the initial reference period to be 12 weeks long. The frequency and length of subsequent reference periods will be subject to consultation and set out in regulations.We are conscious of the importance of seasonal workers and industries. There wi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Professionals: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total staff remuneration paid through NHS Professionals Bank staff contracts in the last 12 months.
Answer: Bank staffing allows the National Health Service to meet workforce demand fluctuations without the need to increase capacity above that which is required on a sustained basis. NHS Professionals pay bank members in accordance with rates set by its NHS clie...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordConditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the guaranteed-hours provisions in the Employment Rights Bill on (a) levels of self-employment (b) the ratio of fixed-term contracts to permanent co
Answer: The Government has published its Impact Assessment and Economic Analysis for the Employment Rights Bill.As stated, the guaranteed hours provisions aim to reduce the risk of workers being pushed into casual employment, increase predictability for workers w...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS Pensions on the increase in the length of processing time when pensioners are able to start receiving their award.
Answer: The Department regularly meets with the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), which administers the NHS Pension Scheme, to discuss performance levels in the scheme. These talks include the current increase in processing times for first pension payment...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the number of cohorts has been reduced in the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme contract.
Answer: The High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme has played a vital part in boosting teaching quality across the country. The current contract is coming to an end and, as with any government contract of this scale, it will be retendered in line with ...
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reason the indicative total contract value for the Future High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme contract has reduced from £150 million in April 2025 to £89 million in September 2025.
Answer: The High Potential Initial Teacher Training Programme has played a vital part in boosting teaching quality across the country. The current contract is coming to an end and, as with any government contract of this scale, it will be retendered in line with ...
Answered 6 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCityFibre: East HampshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when CityFibre will install fibre to in-scope postcodes in East Hampshire constituency; and whether this has been delayed.
Answer: As part of Project Gigabit, CityFibre is delivering a contract to bring gigabit-capable broadband to thousands of premises across Hampshire. The contract is designed to be delivered in stages and premises in the East Hampshire constituency were initially ...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCityFibre: East HampshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, which postcodes are in scope in the Hampshire CityFibre contract in East Hampshire constituency.
Answer: As part of Project Gigabit, CityFibre is delivering a contract to bring gigabit-capable broadband to thousands of rural and hard-to-reach premises across Hampshire. In the East Hampshire constituency, approximately 5,100 premises are currently included in...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Answer of 16 July 2025 to Question 66144 on Mental Health: Children and Young People, in designing future waves of the Mental Health: Children and Young People statistics coll
Answer: We have no plans to do so at present. Any changes to the questions to be included in any future Mental Health of Children and Young People in England surveys will be considered as part of the design process. Plans for future surveys will be confirmed in d...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security Online Information TeamDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what are the key differences between the National Security Online Information Team and its predecessor, the Counter-Disinformation Unit.
Answer: The Counter Disinformation Unit became the National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) in October 2023. The name more accurately reflects the team’s revised remit and function, which is to identify and understand information threats to UK audiences,...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOnline Safety Act 2023Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what is the proposed timetable for the Post Implementation Review of the Online Safety Act.
Answer: The Secretary of State is required under section 178 of the Online Safety Act to review the regulatory framework between two and five years after the last of the provisions of Part 3 come into force. Part 3 of the Act includes key duties for regulated ser...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospital BedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the average waiting times were for discharge pathways (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2 and (d) 3 in (i) England, (ii) Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ICB area and (iii)
Answer: Information on the average wait times for individual discharge pathways is not held centrally.Data on the number of adult patients in acute hospital beds who are medically ready for discharge but not discharged, is published monthly by NHS England. For pa...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, in each Integrated Care Board area, (a) what the resident population is and (b) how many full-time equivalent clinical staff are employed in (i) community hospital in-patient care and (ii) home-bas
Answer: The Office for National Statistics publishes population estimates for health geographies, including integrated care board. The data is available at the following link:https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationest...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospital BedsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the ratio of community hospital beds to acute hospital beds is in (a) England (b) Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and (c) the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust area.
Answer: Data on both general and acute beds and intermediate beds at a national and regional level is published monthly on the NHS England website.Data on general and acute beds is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
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