Neil O'Brien MP: written questions
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Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average height was for state school pupils in (a) reception and (b) year six in each academic year since 2005-06; what the average height was for state school pupils in each ethnic group i
Answer: The height of state school pupils in Reception and Year 6 is measured in the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). The following table shows the average height in centimetres of boys and girls aged five and 11 years old, in the academic years from ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what occasions a Contract Change Note has been issued for contracts for asylum accommodation and support services since 2021.
Answer: Since 2021, Contract Change Notices have been issued for the Asylum Accommodation and Support contracts on the following occasions:Serco MEECCN Number Date Effective006.0201/03/2021006.0412/11/2021006.0706/01/2022006.0801/04/2022006.1024/05/2022006.1224/0...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: ExpenditureDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 1 May 2024 to Question 19413 on NHS: Expenditure, how much (a) NHS England, (b) clinical commissioning groups and (c) integrated care boards spent in aggregate on (i
Answer: The attached table sets out the spend categories for the specified services commissioned by NHS England, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and integrated care boards (ICBs) between 2015/16 and 2023/24.Information for 2024/25 is unvalidated and not qual...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: ChinaDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of scholarships offered by the Chinese Government for universities in the UK on freedom of speech.
Answer: The UK welcomes international partnerships and students, including from China, who make a very positive impact on the UK’s higher education (HE) sector, our economy and society as a whole. However, we will always protect our national security interests, h...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDeath Certificates: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the average time taken for deaths to be reviewed under the national medical examiner system since 9 September 2024; and if he will make an assessment of the potential i
Answer: The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. The median time taken to register a death since the introduction of the statutory medical examiner system in England and Wales is...
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many visas were granted to (a) people and (b) family dependents in each quarter since January 2021.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on visas granted, by quarter, visa route and applicant type, are published in table Vis_D02 of Entry clearance detailed dataset. Informa...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: LGBT+ PeopleHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to update the LGB asylum data tables, last updated on 25 August 2022.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum claims relating to sexual orientation are published in the ‘Asylum claims on the basis of sexual orientation tables’. The latest data on clai...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAcademiesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools secured academy status in each year since 2010; and how many of these were in a multi-academy trust.
Answer: The attached information details the current number of open academies and free schools, by phase and their respective year of opening, as well as the proportion of state-funded schools this represents.Of the 11,224 open academies and free schools as of 1 ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFaith Schools: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish a response to the consultation on Faith school designation reforms.
Answer: The consultation on faith school designation closed on 20 June. The department is analysing the responses and we will respond in due course.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Temporary AccommodationMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people seeking (a) asylum and (b) humanitarian protection are in accomodation on his Department's property.
Answer: There are currently no people seeking asylum or humanitarian protection accommodated on the Defence Estate. The Secretary of State for Defence recently made an announcement regarding the Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP). The ARP is a cross-government d...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: English LanguageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were referred by job centre advisors to a course to improve their English language skills in each year since 2015.
Answer: The requested information is not held by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the work his Department commissioned from the Adult Social Care Research Unit on updating the 2013 Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formula.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care funds independent research through its research delivery arm, the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). This project is funded through the NIHR Adult Social Care Policy Research Unit.The publicatio...
Answered 30 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people were working in the Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence team in (a) total, (b) the East of England, (c) the East Midlands, (d) the North West, (e) the North East, (f) the South Eas
Answer: On 10 December 2024, the number of civil servants working in the Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence teams were as follows. These numbers represent staff headcount, not full time equivalent.a) Total: 35b) East of England: 4c) East Midlands: ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Temporary AccommodationHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list (a) all the contracts for asylum accommodation and support services the Department has agreed since 2017 and (b) the (i) value of, (ii) regions covered by and (iii) period covered by
Answer: The Asylum Accommodation and Support Services agreements and the details sought have been published on Contracts Finder and can be found at:AASC - Asylum Accommodation & Support Services Contract MEE - Contracts FinderAASC - Asylum Accommodation &...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordJobcentres and Universal Credit: Telephone ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15704 on Jobcentres and Universal Credit: Telephone Services, how many calls were translated by language code since 2021; and what the cost was of t
Answer: Following consultation with the supplier, we consider that the release of the information requested would prejudice commercial interests.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: English LanguageDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of new claimants of (a) Universal Credit, (b) Employment Support Allowance, (c) Personal Independence Payment, (d) Jobseeker's Allowance and (e) income support had (i) Level
Answer: The requested information is not held by the Department for Work and Pensions. Information relating to claimant qualifications is not routinely captured by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordApprenticesDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) apprenticeship courses started and (b) apprenticeship levy spent were for (i) Level 6 and (ii) Level 7 apprenticeships in each year since 2016.
Answer: The proportions of apprenticeships starts at level 6 and level 7, as a percentage of total apprenticeship starts at all levels, are provided in the table below for each academic year between 2015/16 and 2023/24.Academic YearProportion of total starts at L...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers ContributionsTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16322More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.41 of the Autumn Budget, published on 24 October 2024, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of the increase in the employment allowance in each year of th
Answer: The Government has protected the smallest businesses from the impact of the increase to Employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500, which means that 865,000 employers will pay no NICs at all next year, more t...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools were (i) newly graded inadequate or (ii) received a second consecutive Requires Improvement by Ofsted in each year since 2010.
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 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate her Department has made of the average cost of a child receiving SEND support in a state school.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or in alternative provision receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.The department doe...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2024 to Question 14487 on Private Education: Special Educational Needs, if she will publish the information that informed her Department's assessment of the potential impac
Answer: HM Treasury (HMT) is responsible for VAT policy and publishing the impacts of the policy.HMT has published an assessment of the impacts of removing the VAT exemption that applied to private school fees. This can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/governme...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Business RatesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill, what definition her Department is using of mainly, in the context of schools that are mainly con
Answer: The Bill sets out that where a private school is wholly or mainly concerned with providing education for pupils with an Education, Health and Care plan they will be exempt from the measure and therefore retain eligibility for business rates charitable rel...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: WiFiDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of wifi available across the rail network.
Answer: I have asked my officials to explore the feasibility of a range of technology options to improve passenger connectivity on the rail network. The Department is also conducting research to measure the strength of mobile signals along the rail network to fu...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNon-crime Hate IncidentsHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-crime hate incidents were recorded by each police force in each year since 2014.
Answer: The Home Office does not currently centrally collate information on the number of non-crime hate incidents recorded by individual police forces.
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum and Immigration: TribunalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many reports were produced by Independent Social Workers for the immigration and asylum tribunals which recommended that a person liable to be removed from the UK should be allowed to stay in the last year fo
Answer: The Immigration and Asylum Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal is independent of government and act as impartial arbiters of the evidence presented by Appellants and the Home Office as Respondent to appeals. The Tribunal does not establish verification sys...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
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