Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Council Housing: NottinghamshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many disabled people have been allocated council housing in Nottinghamshire since 27 March 2024.
Answer: The Department does not currently hold figures on allocated council housing since 27 March 2024. However, the Department has begun collecting data for the 2024/25 financial year as part of our Social Housing Lettings in England statistical series and will...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: Waiting ListsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise disabled people on waiting lists for social housing.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for designing and managing their own housing allocations policies to meet local need but have to do so within the legislative framework set by government. As part of this, they are required to ensure they give ‘reasonable...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability: UnemploymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support severely disabled people who cannot work.
Answer: The social security system will always be there for those who can’t work. As part of making changes to the payment rates in Universal Credit, we will ensure that those with the most severe, lifelong conditions who will never be able to work have their inc...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: EqualityMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: Whilst there are no Civil Service-level Diversity, Equality and Inclusion targets for staff recruitment, the Civil Service is committed to representing the diversity of the UK population. At a Departmental level, the Ministry of Defence has set a number o...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: EqualityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) follows the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles guiding fair and open appointments based on merit. We aspire to reflect the population we serve but there are no specific diversity, equa...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: EqualityAttorney GeneralTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41941More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: The Attorney General’s Office does not have a set target for diversity, equality and inclusion (EDI) for staff recruitment or representation. The AGO welcomes applications from those of all backgrounds.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41940More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: The Cabinet Office has not set diversity, equality and inclusion targets for staff recruitment, but the Civil Service is committed to representing the diversity of the UK population.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: MHCLG do not have diversity, equality and inclusion recruitment targets. Our recruitment processes aim to attract a diverse range of applications, with a focus on parity with the economically active population in the places we work. The Economically Activ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Mar 2025WithdrawnUIN 41938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHome Office: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my response to his previous PQ 40631.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: All recruitment at the Department for Transport (DfT) is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. As such there are no diversity, equality and inclusion targets for recruitment in the Department.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: The Department does not have any diversity, equality, or inclusion targets for recruitment. The Department does, however, aim to ensure that its staff are drawn from all walks of life and are representative of the public it serves.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: EqualityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: Appointments to advertised vacancies in the Department for Business and Trade are made on the basis of fair recruitment open to all. The Department does not operate recruitment targets in relation to diversity, equality and inclusion. The Department does ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: EqualityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology does not currently have DEI recruitment targets.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EqualityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: Defra complies with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles by ensuring that appointments to the Civil Service are made on the basis of merit following a fair and open competition. There are four strategic Defra group equality, diversity and inclusion (E...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: EqualityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets his Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero values the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We internally monitor our departmental diversity data and seek to increase representation amongst under-represented groups, especially at more senior...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: The Department welcomes job applications from everyone, irrespective of background, identity, experience, or circumstance, and particularly those underrepresented in our workforce.The Ministry of Justice as a whole does not have diversity staff recruitmen...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: In 2018, the Home Office agreed a series of targets for the representatives of its workforce, which it intended to achieve by 2024. More information on these targets can be found here: Home Office workforce diversity statistics: 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: EqualityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions does not have specific targets for diversity, equality and inclusion in recruitment. Instead, the department looks to establish methods of recruitment that give all applicants a fair opportunity to succeed, based on me...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: EqualityDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: The department has diversity, equality and inclusion targets for Senior Civil Servants from ethnic minority backgrounds (13%) and staff with a disability (12%) only.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: EqualityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what diversity, equality and inclusion targets her Department has for staff recruitment.
Answer: In line with the wider Civil Service, DCMS does not have recruitment targets for EDI, but is committed to represent the diversity of the UK population.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Translation ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total cost was of providing translation services in her Department in the last year.
Answer: The total cost incurred by the department in providing translation services for the period 01/04/2024 to 25/03/2025 is £25,286.79. This is split between £24,820.60 for British sign language and braille support and £318.57 for other translation services.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Translation ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost was of providing translation services in her Department in the last year.
Answer: DCMS does not hold information to the level of detail requested within its finance system or procurement system.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Translation ServicesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total cost was of providing translation services in his Department in the last year.
Answer: This information is not held centrally.
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Translation ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost was of providing translation services in his Department in the last year.
Answer: The amount of expenditure recorded for translation services in the 2023/24 financial year, which runs from 1 April to 31 March, is £1,699.13.
Answered 16 Apr 2025
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