Jim McMahon MP: written questions
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Counter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were referred to the Prevent programme by local authority and risk type in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely publish data on Prevent referrals by local authority, as releasing it could have detrimental effect on national security. However, the Home Office does publish data on Prevent referrals by region and type of concern for ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94248More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many FTE civil servants there were across Government in England by region in each year since 2010.
Answer: Information on the number of FTE civil servants by region is published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics. This information can be found at Table 10 of each of the annual publications data tables available at the link below. https://www.gov.uk/g...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSupermarkets: TechnologyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of trends in the number of self service check outs at supermarkets and convenience stores on the number of jobs in those sectors since 2015.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has no plans to assess the impact of self-service checkouts on employment levels in the retail sector since 2015. Decisions about in-store services in supermarkets, including provision of staffed and self-checkout til...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: Labour Turnover and TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the level of (a) heavy goods vehicle and (b) large goods vehicle driver vacancies; and what steps her Department is taking to help (i) train and (ii) retain drivers.
Answer: The Department for Transport publishes data on heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver vacancies which is collected as part of the domestic road haulage survey, sent to businesses which operate an HGV. The data releases can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/govern...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) land and (b) property acquired for the construction of the HS2 Phase 2 route from Birmingham to Crewe is (1) still held, (2) sale pending and (3) sold.
Answer: 337 properties have been acquired for HS2 on the former Phase 2a route between Birmingham and Crewe. These are 122 agricultural units; including land where there are no dwellings, 4 commercial properties and 211 residential properties. No land or property...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) land and (b) property acquired for the construction of the HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg route from Crewe to Manchester is (1) still held, (2) sale pending and (3) sold.
Answer: 208 properties have been acquired for HS2 on the former Phase 2b West route between Crewe and Manchester. These are 16 agricultural units; including land where there are no dwellings, 12 commercial properties and 180 residential properties. No land or pro...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 LineDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) land and (b) property was acquired for the construction of the HS2 Phase 2b Eastern Leg route from Birmingham to Leeds is (i) still held, (ii) sale pending and (iii) sold.
Answer: 562 properties have been acquired for HS2 on the former Phase 2b East route between Birmingham and Leeds. These are 20 agricultural units; including land where there are no dwellings, 5 commercial properties and 537 residential properties. In 2022, 6 of t...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHouse of Commons: ArtworksHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93842More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many items from the Parliamentary Art Collection were reported as (a) missing, (b) stolen and (c) damaged beyond repair in each of the last ten years;
Answer: In the period 2015–2025 nothing from the Parliamentary Art Collection has been recorded as stolen or damaged beyond repair.Since 2023 items have been recorded as missing where they have not been located on the estate or in stores for between three and 20 ...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordParliamentary Estate: SecurityHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93841More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, how many parliamentary passes were revoked for security reasons in each year since 2015.
Answer: We are not able to provide the number of parliamentary passes that were revoked for security reasons in each year since 2015. The pass system is a live database with accounts being deleted routinely in line with the data retention schedule, records are th...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: PayDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will hold discussions with the BBC on levels of remuneration of working class employees.
Answer: The BBC is operationally and editorially independent of the Government. Employee remuneration is therefore a matter for the BBC, and the individuals themselves.The BBC’s Framework Agreement sets targets for the make-up of its workforce by the end of the c...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Hate CrimeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the number of instances of (a) antisemitism (b) Islamophobia (c) other forms of race and religion based hate on social media platfor
Answer: Under the Online Safety Act, in-scope services must protect all users from illegal abusive and hateful content, and children from abusive content where it does not reach the criminal threshold. In October, the Secretary of State wrote to Ofcom and asked i...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: RadicalismDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has been made of the potential implications for her policies of social media platforms (a) hosting extremist content and (b) using algorithms that enable radicalisation,
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires services to tackle illegal content, including terrorist content, grooming content, and content which stirs up hatred based on religion or race. They must also protect children from certain forms of legal content, including h...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the additional capacity Ofcom has provided for the administration of complaints and investigations relating to provisions with
Answer: The Government has ensured Ofcom has the resources it needs to deliver online safety regulation effectively, including its complaints and investigation responsibilities. £72.6 million has been allocated to Ofcom for its online safety functions and approxi...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Freedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93836More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on legal advice for Freedom of Information requests which were first declined and subsequently provided following challenges by (a) internal review, (b) Information Commissioner rul
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving LicencesDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) licensing authorities in England whose policies permit the licensing of drivers with non-UK driving licences and (b) licensed taxi and private hire veh
Answer: The Department does not hold this information centrally.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Bikes and Electric Scooters: FiresMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of trends in the number of battery fires for electric personal mobility vehicles such as e-bikes and scooters for each year since 2020.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government collects data on incidents attended by Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs), with this data including the cause of the fire and the source of ignition. This data is published in a variety of publicati...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMultinational Companies: TaxationTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93833More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of potential lost tax revenue from international corporations importing large product volumes operating on a direct to consumer basis.
Answer: The Government does not hold data to estimate tax revenue losses specifically from international corporations importing large product volumes operating on a direct to consumer basis. Such economic activity can give rise to a range of different taxes and d...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood BanksDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) food banks and (b) food bank users in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Department does not hold official statistics on the number of registered food banks. Food banks are independent organisations, often run by charities, faith groups, or community organisations, and are not regulated or registered centrally by the Gover...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordClothing: CharitiesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) clothes banks and (b) clothes bank users in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Department does not hold official statistics on the number of registered food banks. Food banks are independent organisations, often run by charities, faith groups, or community organisations, and are not regulated or registered centrally by the Gover...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: Fast FoodHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work visa compliance visits were carried out for illegal working in the fast food delivery economy in the most recent year for which data is available; and how many breaches were found for (a
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.However, the latest published data that we do hav...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: HomelessnessHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the move-on period for newly recognised refugees from 56 days to 28 days on (a) rates of refugee homelessness and (b) local authority b
Answer: From 1 September 2025, the Home Office took the decision to pause the 56 day move on period pilot for single adults in receipt of a positive asylum decision, with the exception of individuals who are pregnant, over the age of 65 or have a known/evidence d...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been spent on contract termination for hotels originally commissioned for asylum seeker accommodation since 2023.
Answer: We have not terminated any hotels outside of the contract terms.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria determined the order in which asylum accommodation hotels were prioritised for contract termination since 2023.
Answer: This Government is committed to closing all hotels accommodating asylum seekers and will do so in a controlled, managed and orderly manner. A range of factors are considered when selecting hotels for closure including contractual arrangements, geographica...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones and WiFi: InfrastructureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the level of compliance by (a) mobile phone and (b) WiFi infrastructure installers with the Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development
Answer: The Code of Practice for Wireless Network Development sets out best practice guidance for mobile network operators and local authorities on deploying wireless infrastructure, including considerations for siting equipment.It is to complement existing legis...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: CompensationDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of the qualifying journeys, how many claims were (a) made and (b) not made under train operators' delay repay schemes in each of the past three years.
Answer: (a) The number of claims received by train operators under train operators’ delay repay scheme in each of the last three years is published in the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) Table 4410 – Delay Compensation Claims, and can be found on the ORR data por...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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