Neil O'Brien MP: written questions
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Driving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average wait time was in each driving test area in each month since January 2015.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recru...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of driving tests.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recru...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of additional driving tests that will be needed to reduce the average wait time for a test to the seven-week service standard.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is to reduce car practical driving test waiting times, whilst upholding road safety standards.Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at driving test centres, include the recru...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGP SurgeriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP premises there were in 2010.
Answer: In 2010, there were 8,324 general practice (GP) premises. This data has been sourced from NHS England and only includes main practices. More data is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/gener...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many graduates of each higher education institution (a) have outstanding student loans and (b) are paying off such loans.
Answer: The attached table shows the number of borrowers who are liable to repay (i.e. are past their Statutory Repayment Due Date (SRDD) and have an outstanding loan) and of those, how many have ever made a repayment, split by Higher Education Provider (HEP).The...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether there are circumstances where a victim cannot call for a foreign national offender to be deported in a victim impact statement.
Answer: Whether a deportation order for a foreign national offender is made is ultimately a decision for the Home Secretary. Any foreign national offender convicted of a crime who receives a custodial sentence in the UK is referred to the Home Office at the earli...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of of 13 September 2024 to Question 4411 on Pupils: Per Capita Costs, what the funding per pupil was in state schools for (a) Dedicated Schools Grant block funding, (b) pay and pensions,
Answer: Schools core funding is allocated through the dedicated schools grant (DSG), which includes growth and premises funding. These can be found as separate funding lines in the published DSG tables. DSG allocations are available at a regional and local author...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times the Pharmacy First service has been used in each month since its launch.
Answer: Pharmacy First was launched on 31 January 2024, and the overall service consists of three core elements:clinical pathways, a new element;urgent medicine supply, previously commissioned as the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service; andNational Health S...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2476 on Winter Fuel Payment, if she will provide this information for current constituency boundaries.
Answer: Winter Fuel Payment statistics covering winter 2023/24 are due to be published on 24 September at 9:30am: Winter Fuel Payment statistics for winter 2023 to 2024 - Official statistics announcement. This publication will include information for the current ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordResearch: InvestmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 6 of the policy document entitled Statement of Levelling Up Missions, published on 25 January 2024, whether it remains his Department's policy that levels of publ
Answer: This public R&D regional investment target is committed to in legislation via the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023. Increasing productivity right across the UK is fundamental to our mission to kickstart economic growth. Through our Industrial St...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of former asylum applicants who have withdrawn their applications (a) have left the country and (b) her Department knew the location of in each year since 2015.
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely publish the information you have requested, we are unable to provide this information, as it could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have absconded from immigration detention in each year since 2004.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on escapes from immigration detention in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on escapes from detention centres and absconds from escort is published by year in table Det_05a of the ‘Detention summary ...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Harborough, Oadby and WigstonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston constituency will be affected by the change in eligibility requirements for Winter Fuel Payment.
Answer: Please note that following boundary changes to Parliamentary Constituency, data on Harborough, Oadby and Wigston constituency is not explicitly available/ published. To obtain the above figure, data on the previous Harborough constituency has been used. I...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average spend per pupil was in state schools in each year since 1994, broken down by region.
Answer: The table below provides per pupil funding units from 2018/19 to 2024/25, which represents the funding provided for schools in all regions, nationally. The department cannot provide comparable funding data back to 1994, due to the changes in the funding s...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: EqualityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people work in her Department's Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing team.
Answer: There are 25 people (not all full time) who work in the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing (EDIW) Team. The EDIW team is vital in supporting DWP in creating a safe, healthy, diverse and inclusive environment that meets our statutory obligations un...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: CommunicationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
Answer: Defra spent £1,503,000 on communications activity in the 2023/2024 financial year. Defra publishes details on spend on a monthly basis on GOV.UK as part of routine Government transparency arrangements. Communications campaigns are an important part of del...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: CommunicationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much his Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
Answer: For the financial year 2023/24 the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero spent £7.6m on communications including payroll and advertising.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: CommunicationsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
Answer: Communications supports the government in delivering for the public, ensuring information is shared widely and effectively, informed by data and using a broad range of channels. In DCMS, an in-house team delivers communications with a limited supporting b...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: CommunicationsDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
Answer: In the last year (August 2023 to July 2024) the Department spent £6,128,135 on paid communications campaigns. The majority of this spend was for the THINK! campaign, which is a key pillar in the Department’s commitment to improving road safety. THINK! aim...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: CommunicationsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much his Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
Answer: In financial year 2023/2024 the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) spent a total of £8,316,561.37 on communications. This is inclusive of £3,516,253.54 which are payroll related costs for staff who work in the Communications Directora...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: CommunicationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department spent on communications in the latest year for which data is available.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), including spend by predecessor Department for International Trade (DIT), spent £24,299,000 on communications in financial year 2022-2023 as reported in the Department’s annual report and accounts, available on ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: CommunicationsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3080More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
Answer: Cabinet Office Communications total spend (pay and non-pay) was £2,988,971.49 in FY 23/24, and it has a total budget (pay and non-pay) of £2,460,684.00 in FY 24/25.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: CommunicationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much her Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions delivers a range of campaigns which are essential in ensuring that vulnerable people and pensioners are aware of the financial support that they are eligible for.Appropriate advertising is a key government approach to ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: CommunicationMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much her Department spent on communications in the last 12 months for which data is available.
Answer: The spend in 2023/24 for the Ministry of Justice’s Core Communications team 2023/24 was £8,903,437. This spend covers the staff and non-staff costs for internal communications, strategic communications, campaigns, marketing, external affairs, insight &...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: CommunicationHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on communications in the last year for which data is available.
Answer: The Home Office reports data on media spending and discloses this together with IT in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.Refer to page 243 (page 247 on the PDF reader) of the 2023-24 Annual Report and Accounts, through the link below.Home Office ...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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