Neil O'Brien MP: written questions
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for a breakdown of the programme gross spend and income of RDEL in the Housing and Planning Estimate Line in FY 2024/5, with reference to MHCLG's Annual Report 2024/5, SoPS 1.1.
Answer: The Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25 reports the figures for both spend and income across all Estimate Lines. For the Housing and Planning Estimate Line in SoPS 1.1, total gross expenditure is stated as £1.583bn with the major items of expenditure, and ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16513More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14422 and the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12225, if she will provide the total spending in the category of Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expendi
Answer: The relevant information in the case of the listed entities is not publicly available.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Public ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to question 14924, what the breakdown is of capital spending in 2024/5 in the category of Other School Funding (Department); and whether any reductions in capital budgets a
Answer: The capital spending recorded under the ‘Other School Funding (Department)’ category in Supplementary Estimates 2024/25 was £1,752 million. This is comprised of funding lines, notably the School Rebuilding Programme, and funding to remove reinforced autoc...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordApproved Premises: Operating CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total operating cost to HM Prison and Probation Service of running Approved Premises was in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The table below shows the direct operating costs and total costs of running Approved Premises in England and Wales in each of the last five financial years. Financial YearDirect Costs (£m)Total Costs (£m)2020/2160.591.02021/2275.8108.82022/2378.7115.12023...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordApproved PremisesMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were resident in Approved Premises in England and Wales on the most recent date for which data is available, and in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested, which has not previously been published, will be included in the next edition of Offender Accommodation Outcome Statistics, which is due for publication on 30 July. It will be available at the following link: Offender Accommodat...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were being cared for in forensic support services in each year since 2013-14, broken down by a) high, b) medium and c) low secure services.
Answer: The following table shows spending on forensic support services according to high, medium and low secure services between 2013/14 and 2023/24, the most recent year for which data is available:Financial YearHigh Secure (£m)Medium Secure (£m)Low Secure (£m)...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 2 July 2026 to question 13207, if he will publish a breakdown of the i) spending in Purchase of goods/services - Hosting and ii) spending in Purchase of goods/services - Social
Answer: Please see attached breakdown of spend for ‘Purchase of goods/services – Hosting’ and ‘Purchase of good and service - Social care’.
Answered 6 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much was spent on forensic support services in each year since 2013/14 by a) high, b) medium and c) low secure services.
Answer: The following table shows spending on forensic support services according to high, medium and low secure services between 2013/14 and 2023/24, the most recent year for which data is available:Financial YearHigh Secure (£m)Medium Secure (£m)Low Secure (£m)...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFood Standards AgencyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to section 5 of the Government Efficiency Framework, if he will publish the most recent quarterly efficiency report provided by the Food Standards Agency.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) does not provide efficiency reporting to HM Treasury under the Government’s Efficiency Framework. This reflects an agreement between HM Treasury and the FSA, recognising the FSA’s size and the proportionate reporting requir...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMentally Disordered OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Table 8 of the Restricted Patients Statistics, England and Wales, 2025 release, published on 30 April 2026, of the 297 restricted patients recalled to hospital following conditional discharge, h
Answer: Of the 297 recalls of restricted patients to hospital following conditional discharge published in Table 7 (not Table 8), (a) 66 were discharged by the Secretary of State and (b) 231 by the First-tier Tribunal (Mental Health).
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Public ExpenditureHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 1% capital budget reduction announced in the Defence Investment Plan on her Department's delivery of spending plans; and where those reducti
Answer: The Home Office is actively considering how to manage the 1% reduction in 2026-27 and for future years. Our priority will be protecting delivery of the Department’s priority capital projects and programmes.
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public ExpenditureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the capital budget reduction from 2026/7 to 2029/30 on his Department's delivery of its spending plans, and where reduction
Answer: Departments have been asked to contribute 1p in every £1 of their capital budgets to fund this Government’s Defence Investment Plan, helping keep the country safe in an increasingly volatile world.Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the capital budget reduction from 2026/7 to 2029/30 on her Department's delivery of its spending plans; and where reductions hav
Answer: Departments have been asked to contribute 1p in every £1 of their capital budgets to fund this Government’s Defence Investment Plan, helping keep the country safe in an increasingly volatile world.Defra will set out further impacts on specific policies an...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Public ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the 1% capital budget reduction announced in the Defence Investment Plan on her Department's delivery of spending plans; and where those reductions have b
Answer: The department’s core capital priorities remain unchanged. The School Rebuilding Programme continues in full delivery, and funding for school and college maintenance and special educational needs capital is protected. This includes our commitment to remov...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Written QuestionsDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to answer Questions 296, 297, 298, 10703, 10704 and 10705 tabled by the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston.
Answer: I can confirm that responses have been submitted to the hon. Member for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston to the questions referenced.
Answered 28 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14422More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the answer to question 12225, what information her Department holds on whether the following bodies have zero procurement spend for the relevant year because they in fact spent no money on procurem
Answer: The pattern of data submission for the bodies in the question to HMT for consolidation into Whole-of-Government-Accounts (WGA) is as follows: Cabinet Office submitted data in both 2023-24 and 2024-25Central Funds (understood to be referencing the Consolid...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which funding streams are available to Mayoral Combined Authorities which are not available to areas without MCAs, and how much is being spent per year through each of these fund
Answer: MHCLG provides various funding streams exclusively to Mayoral Strategic Authorities (MSA), including:Mayoral Capacity Fund (MCF): the Department allocated approximately £44 million to MSAs in 2026-27 through MCF. Approximately £3 million of this funding i...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: FinanceTreasuryTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13911More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 25 June to Question 11183 on Revenue and Customs: Finance for a breakdown of the (a) £386,857,000 and (b) £1,248,283,000.
Answer: The breakdown specific to (a) £386,857,000 and (b) £1,248,283,000 is below. £000sHMRC Administration Purchase of goods and services: Gross Administration OutturnHMRC Administration Purchase of goods and services: Gross Programme OutturnBuilding and Faci...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBBC: ExpenditureDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to Note 8 on Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expenditure on page 114 of the Whole of Government Accounts 2024-5, if she will provide a breakdown of the spending in that categ
Answer: The BBC is operationally independent from the government. As such, decisions on how licence fee income is spent are for the BBC itself.The BBC Group Annual Report and Accounts is laid before Parliament and published annually in accordance with the Royal C...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference both to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to question 8173 and to Core Table 1 on page 269 of the Department's 2024/5 Annual Report, if he will provide a breakdown of the £2,528m spent on 'Purch
Answer: Please see attached breakdown of the £2,528m spent on Purchase of Goods and Services in 2023-24.
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pusuant to the Answer of 18 June 2026 to Question 8173, if he will publish a breakdown of expected spending across the Get Britain Working Initiative for financial years (i) 2026/7, (ii) 2027/8 and (iii
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 does not report financial information in a way that consolid...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: ExpenditureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Note 8 on Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expenditure on page 114 of the Whole of Government Accounts 2024-5, if she will publish a breakdown of spending on that
Answer: A breakdown of DSIT operating expenditure, including purchase of goods and services (POGS), has been published in the 2024-25 DSIT Annual Report and Accounts (Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Annual report and accounts 2024-25). The 202...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordYoung People: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12798More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average hourly earnings by single year of age for those aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19, (e) 20, (f) 21, (g) 22, (h) 23, (i) 24 and (j) 25 were in each year since 2010.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Parliamentary Question of 24th June is attached.
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12225More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Note 8. Purchase of Goods, Services and Other Expenditure on page 114 of the Whole of Government Accounts 2024-5, if she can provide a breakdown of expenditure in the financial years in (a) 2024/5
Answer: The ‘Other’ category in both the Central Government section and Public Corporation section refer to other departments that have not been individually identified in the table, as they are smaller and less significant contributors to Note 8. The information...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: PsychologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 7174, how many employees in HMPPS under the Occupational Psychologist profession are i) psychology administrators and ii) groupworkers.
Answer: HM Prison & Probation Service currently employs 69 psychology administrators, including 11 sandwich student placements, and 384 groupworkers.These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, ...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
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