Neil O'Brien MP: written questions
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Written questions
Warm Homes Plan: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to page 50 of the Warm Homes Plan 2026, if she will provide a breakdown of the £4,422m planned spend in the Low-income homes grants described in the Warm Homes Plan by expected
Answer: The amount allocated to grant funding for low-income homes referenced in the Warm Homes Plan is not set against pre-determined spending categories or technologies such as solar PV, batteries, insulation, smart controls or heat pumps. Funding is allocated ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Agency: ContractsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 102 of the Environment Agency's Annual Report and Accounts 2025/6, if she will provide a breakdown of the £218.4m spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Co
Answer: Breakdown of the £218.4m spent by the Environment Agency in Hired and Contracted Services in 2025/6: CategoryAmount (£m)Contracted services (including maintenance and construction contracts)112.44Technical consultancy services (including IT consultancy)53...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department has stopped publishing the age of those granted British citizenship since 2021.
Answer: Due to data quality issues arising from the transition from the Home Office’s Case Information Database (CID) to the newer Atlas caseworking system, data from 2021 onwards cannot currently be provided at the same level of detail as for earlier years. This...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have returned their Remediable Service Statements for the Teachers' Pension Scheme; how many of those who have done so have been found to be owed money; and how many of those people are still ow
Answer: Providing a good quality of service for members is a key aim for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.The department is aware that the scheme administrator is currently experiencing high levels of member contact, largely due to the ongoing delivery of the Transit...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on resolving administrative issues with the Teachers' Pensions scheme.
Answer: Providing a good quality of service for members is a key aim for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.The department is aware that the scheme administrator is currently experiencing high levels of member contact, largely due to the ongoing delivery of the Transit...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled "Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation", published on 30 June 2026, whether local authorities will retain a role in consenting t
Answer: The new safe and legal routes, announced in the Restoring Order and Control statement, will enable community groups, universities and employers to identify refugees they wish to sponsor, including individuals known to them. Any individual proposed for spo...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation, published on 30 June 2026, what the fundraising and legal status requirements will be for
Answer: The new safe and legal routes, announced in the Restoring Order and Control statement, will enable community groups, universities and employers to identify refugees they wish to sponsor, including individuals known to them. Any individual proposed for spo...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled "Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation", published on 30 June 2026, whether universities, employers or local groups sponsoring r
Answer: The new safe and legal routes, announced in the Restoring Order and Control statement, will enable community groups, universities and employers to identify refugees they wish to sponsor, including individuals known to them. Any individual proposed for spo...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled "Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation", published on 30 June 2026, whether an annual cap will be placed on the number of arriva
Answer: The new safe and legal routes, announced in the Restoring Order and Control statement, will enable community groups, universities and employers to identify refugees they wish to sponsor, including individuals known to them. Any individual proposed for spo...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ResettlementHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled "Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation", published on 30 June 2026, what estimate has been made of the number of refugees expect
Answer: The new safe and legal routes, announced in the Restoring Order and Control statement, will enable community groups, universities and employers to identify refugees they wish to sponsor, including individuals known to them. Any individual proposed for spo...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled "Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation", published on 30 June 2026, whether refugees will be prioritised for resettlement under
Answer: The new safe and legal routes, announced in the Restoring Order and Control statement, will enable community groups, universities and employers to identify refugees they wish to sponsor, including individuals known to them. Any individual proposed for spo...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press release entitled "Mahmood: My reforms will save the asylum system for a generation", published on 30 June 2026, whether sponsor groups will be permitted to nominate individ
Answer: The new safe and legal routes, announced in the Restoring Order and Control statement, will enable community groups, universities and employers to identify refugees they wish to sponsor, including individuals known to them. Any individual proposed for spo...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPay: GraduatesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Graduate labour market outcomes (LEO) statistics published on 25 June 2026, if she will publish data on graduate and non-graduate earnings broken down by prior attainment at A-Level and BT
Answer: Data on graduate earnings broken down by prior attainment at A-level and BTEC have been published in previous releases of the graduate labour market outcomes (LEO) statistical release series.These breakdowns have not been included in the latest release of...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the DSIT Main Estimate Memorandum for 2026/7, for a breakdown by programme of the £219.0m in CDEL allocated to Science and Society.
Answer: The Science and Society CDEL allocation is delivered through the Royal Society, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Medical Sciences, which administer programmes on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation, Sc...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the 2025/6 Annual Report and Accounts, for a breakdown of i) the £122m gross outturn on CDEL for "Support for the Digital, Broadcasting and Media sectors" described in
Answer: The £122m gross outturn on CDEL for "Support for the Digital, Broadcasting and Media sectors" described in SOPS 1.2 is:Purchase of goods and services56.0mGrants32.4mStaff costs31.7mOther costs, including investment in assets and finance costs2.0...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19072More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 16513, if she can confirm that the information requested in that question is internally held.
Answer: The requested figures are derived from information submitted to HM Treasury through the WGA process and from subsequent consolidation and reporting activities undertaken by HM Treasury. The resulting information is therefore held internally as part of the...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice of Rail and RoadDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to section 5 of the Government Efficiency Framework, if he will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report provided by the Office of Rail and Road.
Answer: The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has not provided a quarterly efficiency report under section 5 of the Government Efficiency Framework. ORR is not currently required to submit quarterly efficiency reports to HM Treasury and has not formally been asked to...
Answered 1 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his answers to questions 8173 and 13206, in particular that the Get Britain Working initiative has been allocated £240m in 2025/6, if he will publish a breakdown of expected spending a
Answer: Get Britain Working (GBW) is a strategic objective, capturing several activities across the Department, each programme linked to GBW will report its’ spend against allocated budget. However, DWP do not report financial information in a way that consolidat...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written QuestionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to answer question 14925 from the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.
Answer: The answer to question 14925 was published on 14 July 2026.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Written QuestionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he plans to answer question 14926 from the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 14926 on 14 July 2026.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWork Capability Assessment: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department of Work and Pensions Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/51669 dated 6 June 2026, what proportion of WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWork Capability Assessment: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department of Work and Pensions Freedom of Information Act response, reference FOI2026/51669 dated 6 June 2026, how many WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the perio
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Work Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 June 2026 to Question 4373 on Universal Credit: Work Capability Assessment and with reference to the Freedom of Information Act response with reference FOI2026/51669, disclos
Answer: Responses to Freedom of Information requests are considered to be public. The requester can share the response if they so wish.
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of UKVI sponsor-compliance decisions are made via a) desk-based assessments and b) on-site visits.
Answer: The Home Office does not publish sponsored study visa data broken down by individual Higher Education Institution. However, published data on sponsored study visas is available in the Home Office’s immigration statistics at: Student sponsor guidance - GOV...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the UK Visas and Immigration's document entitled Register of licensed sponsors: students, updated on 8 July 2026, how many students were sponsored by each Higher Education Institutio
Answer: The Home Office does not publish sponsored study visa data broken down by individual Higher Education Institution. However, published data on sponsored study visas is available in the Home Office’s immigration statistics at: Student sponsor guidance - GOV...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
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