Neil O'Brien MP: written questions
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Department for Business and Trade: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his answer of 28 January 2026 Question 107135, if he will publish a breakdown of the £126m in CDEL outturn for 2024/5 in the category of "Capital grants to private sector companies (n
Answer: The requested breakdowns are below: CURRENT GRANTS TO PERSONS AND NON-PROFIT (NET)DescriptionCapital DEL (£000)Resource DEL (Programme) (£000)Total (£000)Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)180,149-180,149Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)68,68811668,804Cit...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 107450, if he will publish a breakdown of the administration and programme expenditure for 2024/5 in the categories of "Subsidies to private
Answer: The requested breakdowns are below: CURRENT GRANTS TO PERSONS AND NON-PROFIT (NET)DescriptionCapital DEL (£000)Resource DEL (Programme) (£000)Total (£000)Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)180,149-180,149Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)68,68811668,804Cit...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his answer to of 28 January 2026 to Question 107135, if he will publish a breakdown of the £313m in CDEL outturn for 2024/5 in the category of "Current grants to persons and non-profi
Answer: I refer the Member to the answer I gave on 4 February 2026 to question 109830.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to table 1 of Annex A of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending of Capital Departmental Expenditure Limit spe
Answer: Please find below breakdown of the ‘Deliver an ambitious industrial strategy’ line outturn for FY 2024-25 per table 1 in Annex A of the DSIT Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25: Geospatial Commission £147.676mMet Office £146.027mNational Measurement Servic...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment AgencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the (a) number of staff and (b) and operating expenditure have increased at the Environment Agency since April 2017.
Answer: The increase in both staffing levels and operating expenditure at the Environment Agency since April 2017 reflects the expansion of its responsibilities, operational activity, and its role in supporting the Government’s growth agenda. Staff numbers have g...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal and Plant Health AgencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the (a) number of staff and (b) operating expenditure have increased at the Animal Plant Health Agency since April 2017.
Answer: The increase in expenditure is mainly due to variable costs for the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) response to exotic disease outbreaks, principally avian influenza. When the UK left the EU, staff and costs increased in APHA to resource additiona...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Empty PropertyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's publication entitled High Street Rental Auctions: Non-statutory guidance, updated 5 June 2025, what steps her Department has taken to commence
Answer: This Government is firmly committed to tackling high street vacancy. Since publishing the non-statutory guidance on 2 December 2024, we have continued to work closely with the 12 early adopters and other local authorities to implement High Street Rental A...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEngland: AnniversariesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government plans to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the unification of England next year.
Answer: There are no plans at present for the Government to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the unification of England.
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unique offenders were convicted for an indictable offence and did not receive immediate custody in 2024 with i) zero, ii) 1-2, iii) 3-6, iv) 7-10, v) 11-14, vi) 15-25, vii) 26-35, viii) 36-45, ix) 46 - 6
Answer: The information requested is provided in the attached excel table. The table includes data covering 2024 on the number of offenders who received a conviction but not an immediate custodial sentence split by number of previous convictions. This data is not...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) convicted for a sexual offence and (b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by year of conviction and number of previous occasions the offender has been convicted for sexual o
Answer: The information requested is provided in the attached excel tables. These tables include data covering the period 2020 – 2024 on the number of offenders who were convicted of a specified offence but did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by the ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTheft: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) convicted of theft and (b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by year of conviction and number of previous occasions the offender has been convicted for theft.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the attached excel tables. These tables include data covering the period 2020 – 2024 on the number of offenders who were convicted of a specified offence but did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by the ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBurglary: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) convicted for burglary and b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by year of conviction and number of previous occasions the offender has been convicted for burglary.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the attached excel tables. These tables include data covering the period 2020 – 2024 on the number of offenders who were convicted of a specified offence but did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by the ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRobbery: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) convicted for robbery and b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by year of conviction and number of previous occasions the offender has been convicted for robbery.
Answer: The information requested is provided in the attached excel tables. These tables include data covering the period 2020 – 2024 on the number of offenders who were convicted of a specified offence but did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by the ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were (a) convicted for a violence against the person offence and b) did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by year of conviction and number of previous occassions the offender has been c
Answer: The information requested is provided in the attached excel tables. These tables include data covering the period 2020 – 2024 on the number of offenders who were convicted of a specified offence but did not receive an immediate custodial sentence, by the ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security BenefitsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the operation of the household benefit cap relies on manual administration; and how many people in his Department work on its administration.
Answer: The benefit cap is calculated automatically as part of the UC calculation on the UC administrative system and no manual processing is involved. A small number of households (340, as of August 2025) are capped via Housing Benefit (HB). The calculations rel...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure LimitsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to table SoPS 1.2 of his Department's annual report and accounts 2024 to 2025, if he will publish a breakdown of the Gross Outturn and Income of CDEL in the Local
Answer: Please see table below for a breakdown of the gross outturn and income expenditure streams of the requested estimate row for CDEL. Estimate RowMain Expenditure Streams Gross Income NetCommunities DEL Estimate Rows24/25 £k £k £kC: Local Growth and Devoluti...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Physical Laboratory: StaffDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the National Physical Laboratory since April 2017.
Answer: The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is a Public Corporation owned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. NPL manages its staffing levels in response to demand for its services from UK Government, industry and academia, and in line wi...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInformation Commissioner's Office: StaffDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the Information Commissioner's Office since April 2017.
Answer: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is independent of government and sets its own staffing levels to meet its statutory duties. The ICO is funded primarily through the data protection fee and manages its resources in accordance with its regulatory...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Reporting Council: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the Financial Reporting Council since April 2017.
Answer: The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has taken on several new responsibilities following its (2016) designation as competent authority for audit, and additional work resulting from the UK's exit from the European Union. These include the registration of ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInsolvency Service: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at The Insolvency Service since April 2017.
Answer: The Insolvency Service has expanded its responsibilities in respect of resourcing the transfer of criminal enforcement functions from the Department, work to distribute payments to creditors from Payment Protection Insurance realisations, and the Insolven...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCompanies House: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at Companies House since April 2017.
Answer: Companies House’s staff numbers have increased in recent years as a result of its extensive transformation to strengthen the integrity and transparency of the UK corporate register. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 has significantly ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCompetition and Markets Authority: StaffDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) staff costs have increased at the Competition and Markets Authority since April 2017.
Answer: Changes in staff numbers at the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) since 1 April 2017 have been affected by the expansion of its responsibilities in respect of competition enforcement and merger control following the UK’s departure from the EU; the...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Aviation Authority: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason (a) the number of staff and (b) and staff costs have increased at the Civil Aviation Authority since April 2017.
Answer: Since 2016, the CAA’s regulatory perimeter has expanded significantly. Following EU Exit, the CAA developed new rulemaking and regulatory oversight functions to replace those delivered by the European Aviation Safety Agency until 2020, including the creat...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to table SOPS 1.1 from the Department's 2024/5 Annual Report and Accounts, what categories of spending are covered by the total of £1,497,088,000 covering administration and programme ex
Answer: The breakdown of Estimate line ‘A DBT – Department for Business and Trade (DEL)’ for RDEL outturn of £1,497,088,000 for 2024-25 is: DBT Core (£000)Insolvency Service (£000)Companies House (£000)Total (£000)Current grants to persons and non-profit (net)113...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Benefit and Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming (a) housing benefit and (b) the housing element of universal credit in each broad rental market area (BRMA) and what was the average amount claimed in each BRMA in 2025.
Answer: Information on the number of households receiving the UC Housing Element in the Private Rented Sector by Broad Rental Market Area is available on Stat-Xplore (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/). Providing the rest of the information requested would incur di...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
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