Neil O'Brien MP: written questions 2025
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: EqualityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people work in the diversity and inclusion team in her Department's human resources department.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's total staff headcount is approximately 17,500 employees. The number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff who cover diversity and inclusion issues among their wider human resources responsibilities is cur...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: StaffWomen and EqualitiesTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88796More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 23 February 2024 to Question 13812 on Cabinet Office: Staff, how many staff in the Equality Hub have job titles which include the words (a) equality, (b) diversity, (c) inclusio
Answer: The Office for Equality and Opportunity (formerly the Equality Hub) currently has 180 staff members. The Office for Equality and Opportunity leads on Government policy in these areas and is organised into sub-teams. The sub-team names themselves include s...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EqualityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2025 to Question 45822 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality, for what reason her Department no longer holds that information
Answer: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs does not hold information centrally on job titles and has not done so in the past. Collating this information would come at a disproportionate cost.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: EqualityMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2025 to Question 45822 on Ministry of Justice: Equality, for what reason his Department no longer collects that information centrally.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collate information on specific words in job titles as there is no business or legal requirement to do so. Further information on staffing can be found in the Department's annual report and accounts.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment & Support and Submarine Delivery Agency: EqualityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in (a) Defence Equipment and Support and (b) the Submarine Delivery Agency have job titles which include the words (i) equality, (ii) diversity, (iii) inclusion, (iv) gender, (v) LGBT and (vi) race
Answer: Staff employed by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) have both a Success Profile and an Email Tally. Success Profiles provide outlines of roles, key responsibilities and formal qualifications needed, as well...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice of the Immigration Services Commissioner: Expenditure and StaffHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been employed by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner in each year since 2005; and what the annual budget was for the Office of the Immigration Services Commissione
Answer: As an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body of the Home Office, the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA), formerly known as the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC), is operationally independent and responsible for the service it provides...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and National Highways: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual budget was for (a) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and (b) (i) Highways England and (ii) National Highways in each year since 2005.
Answer: The table below shows the main estimate budgets for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. The data for the financial years before 2011/12 are not readily available. YearResource DEL Including Depreciation (£m)Capital DEL (£m)Resource AME (£m)Depreciati...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Aviation Authority and Office of Rail and Road: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the annual budget was for the (a) Office of Rail and Road, (b) Civil Aviation Authority and (c) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each year since 2005.
Answer: Information regarding the requested Public Bodies’ annual budget is contained in their respective Annual Report and Accounts. The DVSA was established in 2014 following the merger of the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and the Vehicle and Operator Services...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and National Highways: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been employed by (a) the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and (b) (i) Highways England and (ii) National Highways in each year since 2005.
Answer: The data requested for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is publicly available information included in the DfT: workforce management information. The data requested for National Highways (and covering Highways England) is publicly available informat...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Aviation Authority and Office of Rail and Road: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have been employed by (a) the Office of Rail and Road, (b) the Civil Aviation Authority and (c) the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in each year since 2005.
Answer: Information regarding the requested Public Bodies’ staff numbers is published in their respective Annual Report and Accounts. The DVSA was established in 2014.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArts Council England and UK Sport: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the annual budget was for (a) Arts Council England and (b) UK Sport in each year since 2005.
Answer: Annual reports, which include annual budget and number of people employed at both UK Sport and Arts Council England since 2005, have been laid in this House and have been published on the UK Sport and Arts Council England website.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCharity Commission and Gambling Commission: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the annual budget was for the (a) Charity Commission and (b) Gambling Commission in each year since 2005.
Answer: Information on the Charity Commission and Gambling Commission’s annual net expenditure is included in each public body’s annual report and accounts. These are published annually on GOV.UK. As a non-governmental department, the Charity Commission receives ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArts Council England and UK Sport: StaffDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have been employed by (a) Arts Council England and (b) UK Sport in each year since 2005.
Answer: Annual reports, which include annual budget and number of people employed at both UK Sport and Arts Council England since 2005, have been laid in this House and have been published on the UK Sport and Arts Council England website.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCharity Commission and Gambling Commission: StaffDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many people have been employed by the (a) Charity Commission and (b) Gambling Commission in each year since 2005.
Answer: Information regarding employment levels at the Charity Commission and Gambling Commission is included in each public body’s annual report and accounts. These are published annually on GOV.UK. The average number of employees in each year since 2005 is deta...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Public BodiesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the annual budget was for (a) OFSTED, (b) OFQUAL and (c) the Office for Students in each year since 2005.
Answer: Information on the headcount and budgets for Ofsted, Ofqual and the Office for Students’ is publicly available within each organisation’s published Annual Report and Accounts, available at:Ofsted: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ofsted-corporate...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Public BodiesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have been employed by (a) OFSTED, (b) OFQUAL and (c) the Office for Students in each year since 2005.
Answer: Information on the headcount and budgets for Ofsted, Ofqual and the Office for Students’ is publicly available within each organisation’s published Annual Report and Accounts, available at:Ofsted: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ofsted-corporate...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual budget was for the (a) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and (b) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in each year since 2005.
Answer: The table attached shows the annual budget and the number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees for the UK Health Security Agency, the Food Standards Agency, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the Care Quality Commission, and the N...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care and Food Standards Agency: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the annual budget was for the (a) Care Quality Commission, (b) UK Health Security Agency and (c) the Food Standards Agency in each year since 2005.
Answer: The table attached shows the annual budget and the number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees for the UK Health Security Agency, the Food Standards Agency, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the Care Quality Commission, and the N...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been employed by (a) the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and (b) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in each year since 2005.
Answer: The table attached shows the annual budget and the number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees for the UK Health Security Agency, the Food Standards Agency, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the Care Quality Commission, and the N...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care and Food Standards Agency: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been employed by (a) the Care Quality Commission, (b) the UK Health Security Agency and (c) the Food Standards Agency in each year since 2005.
Answer: The table attached shows the annual budget and the number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees for the UK Health Security Agency, the Food Standards Agency, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the Care Quality Commission, and the N...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCompetition and Markets Authority and Financial Reporting Council: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the annual budget was for the (a) Competition and Markets Authority and (b) Financial Reporting Council in each year since 2005.
Answer: Since 2005, the remits of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which became operational on 1 April 2014, and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) have expanded in scope to undertake additional functions at the request of government. The CMA's res...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCompetition and Markets Authority and Financial Reporting Council: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people have been employed by the (a) Competition and Markets Authority and (b) Financial Reporting Council in each year since 2005.
Answer: Since 2005, the remits of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which became operational on 1 April 2014, and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) have expanded in scope to undertake additional functions at the request of government. The CMA's res...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth and Safety Executive and Pensions Regulator: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual budget was for the (a) Pensions Regulator and (b) Health and Safety Executive in each year since 2005.
Answer: Both the Health and Safety Executive and the Pensions Regulator are funded from a mix of sources. These include direct government funding, levies on industry (in the case of the Pensions Regulator) and from charging or cost recoveries. The full spend, and...
Answered 15 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth and Safety Executive and Pensions Regulator: StaffDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were employed by the (a) Pensions Regulator and (b) Health and Safety Executive in each year since 2005.
Answer: The Pensions Regulator and Health and Safety Executive are directly accountable to Parliament. The information requested is published in their respective annual report and accounts, which are laid before the House of Commons and publicly available.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Ombudsman Service and Payment Systems Regulator: FinanceTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88318More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual budget was for the (a) Payment Systems Regulator and (b) Financial Ombudsman Service in each year since 2005.
Answer: These are matters for the Financial Conduct Authority, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Payment Systems Regulator and the Financial Ombudsman Service , which are operationally independent from Government. These organisations will each respond to t...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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