Kirsty Blackman MP: written questions 2025
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Department of Health and Social Care: Information OfficersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications posts there are in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
Answer: At the end of March 2025, the Department had 90 staff working in the Communications Directorate. Staff in Communications cover a broad range of roles including media relations, marketing and branding, public health and prevention campaigns, internal commu...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOfcom: StaffDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the evidential basis is to determine the number of employees required by Ofcom’s Online Safety directorate to provide an evidence-based high level of service to fulfil its duties u
Answer: In 2023/24, Ofcom had 189 full-time equivalent posts in the Online Safety Group. This does not include staff who work on online safety in other groups such as legal, enforcement and research. Ofcom’s latest staff numbers will be available as part the Annu...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOfcom: StaffDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many people work for Ofcom’s Online Safety directorate as of 5 April 2025.
Answer: In 2023/24, Ofcom had 189 full-time equivalent posts in the Online Safety Group. This does not include staff who work on online safety in other groups such as legal, enforcement and research. Ofcom’s latest staff numbers will be available as part the Annu...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWomenWomen and EqualitiesTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47222More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will issue guidance on (a) what a single sex space is, (b) whether toilets should be considered single sex spaces and (c) whether any toilets should be excluded from this designation.
Answer: The Supreme Court’s ruling has brought clarity and confidence for women and single-sex services providers. The Government will work closely with the EHRC as they develop definitive guidance. All government departments should follow the clarity the ruling ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Information OfficersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
Answer: In the central Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office communications team, there are a total of approximately 135 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.Of this total, 22 work in the media discipline which covers press a...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Information OfficersDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
Answer: In the central Department for Education communications team, there are a total of 93.82 full-time equivalent (FTE) Government Communication Service professionals.Of this total, 27.80 FTE are in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibil...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Information OfficersHome OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
Answer: In the central Home Office communications team, there are a total of 127 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.Of this total, 35 work solely in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.This is the la...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Information OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in her Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
Answer: In the central Ministry of Justice communications team, there are a total of 96.2 Full Time Equivalent Government Communication Service professionals.Of this total, 38.4 work in the media discipline which covers press and media responsibilities.This is th...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46725More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to update guidance for Government statistics on working age to reflect changes in the State Pension age.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 903748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the potential impact of recent changes to welfare provision on families in Scotland.
Answer: Scotland needs both its governments to step up and fix a broken welfare system.We will ensure the system protects the most vulnerable who can’t work, while supporting people who can into work.But in Scotland there are people who want to work but can’t bec...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: ScotlandDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which jobcentres in Scotland have seen work coach staffing numbers reduced (a) since 2018-19 and (b) in the year for which the most recent data is available.
Answer: Work Coach staffing numbers for 2018-19 are unavailable. We have therefore compared Work Coach staffing numbers between March 2020 and the latest position (February 2025). The following Jobcentres in Scotland have seen reductions in Work Coach levels betw...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36656 on Refugees, whether any statelessness determination applications have been refused since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics, but, in general, casework actions on statelessness claims are taken daily and we routinely review and monitor outstanding statelessness cases to ensure they are progressed without delay...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 36656 on Refugees, whether any statelessness determination applications have been granted since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics, but, in general, casework actions on statelessness claims are taken daily and we routinely review and monitor outstanding statelessness cases to ensure they are progressed without delay...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36658 on Home Office: Training, how many people have been mentored in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available, and could only be collected for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 36658 on Home Office: Training, how many people have acted as mentors in the last 12 months.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available, and could only be collected for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department employs anyone to work exclusively on statelessness determination applications.
Answer: The Home Office employs a small team which covers the issue of statelessness applications, but also routinely covers different, or additional work, as business needs and priorities require.
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will outline the (a) content and (b) frequency of statelessness-specific training for her Department's statelessness determination unit.
Answer: Statelessness Determination training for caseworkers new to this work, consists of two weeks classroom training covering the Statelessness Convention and the relevant immigration rules and how these apply to statelessness casework with case studies.After ...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were refused statelessness status by her Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted statelessness status by her Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: StaffHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are employed (a) full-time and (b) part-time in her Department's statelessness determination unit.
Answer: Staffing and budget of the unit working on statelessness determination cannot be disaggregated from the wider team within which it sits.The number of people employed in the Department’s statelessness determination unit is not information that is published...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the 2024-25 budget is for her Department's statelessness determination unit.
Answer: Staffing and budget of the unit working on statelessness determination cannot be disaggregated from the wider team within which it sits.The number of people employed in the Department’s statelessness determination unit is not information that is published...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) range and (b) average processing times were for statelessness determination applications since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) range and (b) average processing times were for statelessness determination applications in 2024.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with a (a) successful and (b) pending statelessness determination application are in immigration detention and removal centres.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugeesHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many stateless people (a) live in and (b) were born in the UK.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering these questions at disproportionate cost.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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