Neil O'Brien MP: written questions 2025
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: EqualityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) UKRI and the Research Councils have job titles that include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT a
Answer: (a) There are 4 staff within DSIT with one or more of the terms in their job title, the individual breakdowns are as follows - Equality: 0, Diversity: 0, Inclusion: 4, Race: 0, Gender: 0, LGBT: 0.(b) There are 20 staff within UKRI and its research council...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment & Support and Submarine Delivery Agency: EqualityMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 5 March 2024 to Question 15748, how many staff in (a) The Ministry of Defence (b) Defence Equipment & Support and (c) the Submarine Delivery Agency have email tallies which include
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 26 September 2024 to Question 1555.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArts Council England and National Lottery Community Fund: EqualityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answers of 1 March 2024 to Questions 15743 and 15744, how many staff in (a) her Department, (b) Arts Council England and (c) the National Lottery Community Fund have job tit
Answer: The requested figures areDCMS2Arts Council England11National Lottery Community Fund4
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: EqualityTreasuryTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45826More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in (a) her Department and (b) HMRC have job titles that include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT and (vi) race.
Answer: HM Treasury has a headcount of 2 staff who have (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT or (vi) race in their job title. HMRC has a headcount of 12 staff who have (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v)...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: EqualityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people work in her Department's (a) Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing team and (b) specialist equalities unit.
Answer: DWP currently employs 28.74 full time equivalent employees in its Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing teams. The department does not have a specialist equalities unit.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2024 to Question 15468 and 6 March 2024 to Question 15467, how many staff in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have job titles that include the words (i)
Answer: The Department currently has four roles with job titles that include the words equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT and race. These roles sit within policy areas linked to supporting the Department’s work externally, and are not internally or HR f...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Agency and Rural Payments Agency: EqualityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in the (a) Environment Agency and (b) Rural Payments Agency have job titles which include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT
Answer: This information is not held centrally.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EqualityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in his Department have job titles which include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
Answer: This information is not held centrally.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2024 to Question 17002, how many staff in her Department, excluding its public bodies, have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gend
Answer: This information is not held centrally.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: EqualityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race in the (i) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (ii) Civil Nu
Answer: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority have 4 roles that include "diversity and inclusion" as their job title’ The CNC have 5 roles with the acronym EDI in the job title (Equality Diversity and Inclusion). The UKAEA manages Equality, Diversity an...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: EqualityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff in his Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has fewer than five staff with job titles that include the words equality, diversity, inclusion gender, LGBT or race. These roles play an important part in the Department’s commitment to supporting equality,...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer he was given by my predecessor on 4 March 2024 in response to the same question (PQ UIN 15470).
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: EqualityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department have job titles that include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusion, (d) gender, (e) LGBT and (f) race.
Answer: In DBT, we do not have any roles in HR or Corporate Services with job titles which include the words ‘equality’, ‘diversity’, ‘inclusion’, ‘gender’, ‘LGBT’ or ‘race’. Within our Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations Group (TPIN), we have 8 roles w...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: AttendanceChurch CommissionersTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45816More
Question: To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what the weekly attendance was for (a) children, (b) adults and (c) all ages for (i) weekly, (ii) Sunday and (iii) school services in each year since 2003.
Answer: An excel spreadsheet is attached that gives weekly attendance for (a) children, (b) adults, and (c) all ages, for (i) weekly, (ii) Sunday and (iii) school services in each year since 2003.The 2024 figures are preliminary and may change as further informat...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: AnniversariesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to mark the 200th anniversary of the Rainhill trials.
Answer: Whilst it doesn't form part of the bi-centenary celebrations, the Railway 200 team in Network Rail are working with local stakeholders to support their plans to mark the 2029 anniversary of the Rainhill Trials.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of how many (a) weeks in the year and (b) hours each week recipients of the school-based nursery capital grant will be open.
Answer: The school-based nursery capital grant is capital funding awarded to schools to repurpose spare space in school buildings for the purpose of creating, or expanding, nursery provision.All schools, including those in receipt of the school-based nursery capi...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what methodology her Department used to assess bid applications for the school-based nursery capital grant.
Answer: Bid applications for the school-based nursery capital grant were assessed on four key criteria: project overview and value for money, local need for childcare, approach to early years education and management of provision.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOfsted: ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent in (a) cash and (b) real terms on Ofsted in each year since 1995.
Answer: This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGP SurgeriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43159More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) general practices and (b) GP premises there were in each integrated care board area in each month since June 2024.
Answer: A table showing the number of general practices and premises in each current integrated care board (ICB) area in England, each month since June 2024, is attached.Opening and closing dates for both practices and branches were identified using data from the...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChristianity: Religious PracticeChurch CommissionersTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42855More
Question: To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many confirmations there were in each year since 1994.
Answer: Data for 2024 is still being analysed and is not yet available for publication.YearNumber of confirmations199448,024199543,667199642,768199740,881199839,926199937,469200036,387200133,367200233,425200331,797200430,425200529,833200629,380200727,926200826,97...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOfsted: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding was allocated to Ofsted in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 1995.
Answer: This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Support Allowance: Habitual Residence TestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of Employment and Support Allowance payments to households containing at least one claimant that passed a habitual residence test in ea
Answer: The Department has no current plans to make such an estimate.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Habitual Residence TestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of universal credit payments to households containing at least one claimant with a non-Common Travel Area nationality that passed a hab
Answer: The Department has no current plans to make such an estimate.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHabitual Residence TestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) personal independence payments and (b) disability living allowance payments to households containing at least one claimant that passed
Answer: The Department has no current plans to make such an estimate.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Habitual Residence TestDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the total cost to the public purse of universal credit payments to households containing at least one claimant that passed a habitual residence test in each year since 20
Answer: The Department has no current plans to make such an estimate.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
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