Nick Timothy MP: written questions
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Offshore Industry: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential threat of hostile interference with offshore energy infrastructure since July 2024.
Answer: The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero is working both across Whitehall and with energy owners, operators and regulators to ensure that offshore energy infrastructure is protected against hazards and malicious threats. This includes working with t...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity interconnectors: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the safety of interconnectors from (a) disruption and (b) sabotage.
Answer: The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero works closely with owners and operators of energy interconnectors to ensure their infrastructure is proportionately protected against a range of threats, including accidental damage or intentional sabotage. T...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on preventing action by hostile actors on offshore infrastructure.
Answer: The Government takes the protection of subsea seriously and is working across Government to ensure it is protected against hazards or malicious threats. DESNZ has been working with the Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) since the Nord Stream incidents ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with international counterparts on the security of offshore energy infrastructure.
Answer: This Government takes the protection of offshore infrastructure seriously and is committed to working internationally to ensure it is protected against hazards or malicious threats. DESNZ is working closely with international partners on energy security a...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: SecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which Minister is responsible for the security of offshore energy infrastructure including (a) interconnectors and (b) wind turbines.
Answer: Within DESNZ, I am responsible for the security of offshore energy infrastructure. DESNZ works closely with subsea and offshore owners, operators, regulators, and other stakeholders to ensure subsea and offshore energy infrastructure is proportionately pr...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the consultation on Alcohol in licensed pavement areas; and what her policy is on (a) pavement licences and (b) takeaway pints.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the results of the recent consultation and will publish these shortly alongside next steps.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is responsible for pavement licences. The Government suppo...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 27 December 2024 to Question 19469 on Home Office: Equality and with reference to the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Guidance, published on 14 Ma
Answer: There are no standalone roles related to equality, diversity and inclusion outside of the Home Office HR Function, and those that do function are focused on discharging the Departments statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. This is in line wit...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled Breakdown of Home Office costs associated with the MEDP with Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act 2023, Table 1: Home Office spend on the
Answer: In reference to this published document Breakdown of Home Office costs associated with the MEDP with Rwanda and the Illegal Migration Act 2023, a further breakdown of row 4 of Table 1 ‘other fixed costs’ is as follows: Other Fixed Costs (£m)* 2022/23 2023...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTerrorismHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) ministers, (b) officials and (c) special advisors had with chief constables on the deployment of armed officers at Christmas markets in England and Wales in 2024.
Answer: Whilst the Home Office works closely with policing to consider security and to share information where appropriate, the operational deployment of police officers (including armed officers), and security considerations for individual sites, are decisions f...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: VehiclesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason ambulance services must sign up to a maintenance package in order to reclaim VAT in relation to the leasing of vehicles.
Answer: Requirements for reclaiming value added tax are set by HM Revenue and Customs. Guidance on the approach for the Government and the health bodies, including ambulance services, for contracted out services is available at the following link:https://www.gov....
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: AsylumDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to NHS England on extending the legal duty to provide care for asylum seekers to individuals with rejected asylum applications; and whether that guidance is mand
Answer: Guidance for the National Health Service has been published, and is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nhs-entitlements-migrant-health-guideThe guidance underlines the need for NHS bodies to act in line with the relevant legislati...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTattooing: Young PeopleHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to reduce the legal age for tattoos to 16 under the Tattooing of Minors Act 1969.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all such matters under review.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCrime: Westminster BridgeHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with responsible authorities on taking steps to tackle (a) unlawful gambling, (b) unlawful street vendors, (c) unlawful parking and (d) unlicensed pedicabs on Westminster
Answer: The Home Office is unable to provide the information requested. You may wish to direct your query to; the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regarding unlawful gambling, the Department for Transport and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Gove...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Industrial RelationsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to reform industrial relation practices in the (a) fire and rescue service and (b) police service.
Answer: The Government continues to work closely with the relevant police and fire authorities across the country to ensure that they are providing the level of service that the public expect, and that each service has the personnel, resources, equipment and trai...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLicensing LawsHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the consultation entitled Alcohol in licensed pavement areas, which closed on 11 July 2024.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the results of the recent consultation and will publish these shortly alongside next steps.The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is responsible for pavement licences. The Government suppo...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSubversionHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to implement the provisions on foreign interference in the National Security Act 2023 that have yet to be commenced.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave him on 17 December to Question UIN 18703.
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23033More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2316 on Equality, whether the socio-economic duty will apply to (a) Police and Crime Commissioners and (b) Police Constables.
Answer: The Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty in the Equality Act 2010. The duty will require specified public bodies, when making strategic decisions, to consider actively how their decisions might help to reduce the inequalities asso...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: FlagsHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what flags she plans to fly outside her Department other than the Union flag in the next 12 months; and on which days each flag will be flown.
Answer: Current Home Office ministers have not been consulted on this issue since coming to office, but prompted by the Hon Member’s question, we have advised that there should be no change from the arrangements in place under the previous government, whatever th...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 7443 on Trade Unions: Subversion, whether the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme will regulate foreign actors seeking to (a) lobby and (b) influ
Answer: The scheme’s political influence tier seeks to increase transparency of foreign power influence over the core aspects of the UK’s democracy, including elections, political party proceedings, parliamentarians and decisions of the Government, but is limited...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: USAHome OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has issued guidance to political parties on the United States of America’s Foreign Agents Registration Scheme for campaigning overseas.
Answer: Guidance on other country’s regulations is a matter for the country concerned. Information on the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act can be found on the U.S. Department of Justice website.
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Industrial DisputesAttorney GeneralTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23029More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the form of in
Answer: There are no ongoing industrial disputes within the Attorney General’s Office, Government Legal Department, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Serious Fraud Office, or Crown Prosecution Service.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are invo
Answer: There are no current industrial disputes ongoing within Defra or it’s arm’s length bodies.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Industrial DisputesWales OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the
Answer: There are no ongoing industrial disputes in my Department and the Wales Office has no arm’s length bodies.
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Industrial DisputesScotland OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what
Answer: The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers.There are currently ...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Industrial DisputesNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) their Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to their Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each disput
Answer: There are no ongoing industrial disputes within the Department or our arm's length bodies connected to the Department.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
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