Neil Shastri-Hurst MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Defence Medical ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23616More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Defence Medical Services cadre is operationally fit to deploy.

  Answer: I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. Whilst a statistical release of overall Armed Forces strength is published annually, strength and capa...

  Answered 21 Jan 2025

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• Knives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23615More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that police resources for tackling knife crime at a local level are used effectively.

  Answer: This Government has set out an unprecedented mission to halve knife crime over the next decade.As part of the £1 billion increase for policing in 2025-6 set out by the Home Secretary at the provisional police funding settlement, the Home Office is providi...

  Answered 21 Jan 2025

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• Subversion: RussiaHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23614More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help deter Russian interference in democratic processes in the UK.

  Answer: Protecting the integrity and security of UK democratic processes from threats of foreign interference is a priority across government.The National Security Act 2023 provides the security services and law enforcement agencies with the tools and powers they...

  Answered 21 Jan 2025

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• Iran: National SecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23613More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for the Home Department to help deter malign Iranian activity in the UK.

  Answer: Iran's malign activity is unacceptable. In response the to the regime's human rights violations, nuclear weapons programme, malign influence internationally and state threats, the UK has more than 450 sanctions designations in place on Iranian individuals...

  Answered 21 Jan 2025

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• Employers' Contributions: CostsTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23612More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the costs to HMRC of processing changes to rates of National Insurance contributions.

  Answer: Tax Information and Impact Notes (TIINs) covering recent changes to rates of National Insurance contributions (NICs) are available on GOV.UK and include information about estimated costs associated with these measures. A TIIN covering employer NICs change...

  Answered 21 Jan 2025

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• Employers' Contributions: HospicesTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23611More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the increase of tax paid by hospices as a result of changes to National Insurance contributions rates.

  Answer: The latest forecasts for tax revenues were published alongside the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) October Economic and Fiscal Outlook. These forecasts are based on economic determinants, including wage growth and employment levels. The OBR do no...

  Answered 21 Jan 2025

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• Schools: Charitable DonationsDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22474More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the value of charity given to (a) state schools and (b) local communities by independent schools in each of the last five years.

  Answer: The department does not collect data about the value of charity given to state schools and local communities by private schools. Therefore, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not made an estimate of its value in each of the las...

  Answered 17 Jan 2025

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