Nick Timothy MP: written questions 2024
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HOPE not hateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8195 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HOPE not hate, what meetings (a) special advisors and (b) jun
Answer: (a) I refer the honourable member to the answer to Question UIN 8195 on 22 October 2024. (b) I refer the honourable member to the answer to Question UIN 12772 on 15 November 2024.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Sri LankaHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of granting Sri Lankan Tamils on Diego Garcia the right to come to the UK.
Answer: No such right exists, and no such right will be considered. On the specific cases of the migrants who have been located on Diego Garcia since 2022, I refer the Hon. Member to PQ 12545.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) his Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to his Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute;
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and its Arm’s Length Bodies collectively comprises of 9,921 FTE (as of March 2024). There are currently no ongoing industrial disputes with DBT employees within DBT or any of its Arm’s Length Bodies.There are, h...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Industrial DisputesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) his Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to his Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each disp
Answer: No recognised trade union is currently in dispute with, or holds a mandate to call industrial action in, the Department or its Arm’s Length Bodies and executive agencies.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Industrial DisputesMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) her Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to her Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the f
Answer: No Ministry of Justice (excluding HMPPS) recognised trade union, or trade union recognised by Ministry of Justice contractors, currently holds a mandate to call industrial action.HMPPS has one industrial dispute. NAPO (National Association of Probation Of...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Industrial DisputesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) his Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to his Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in eac
Answer: DESNZ and two of its 17 Agencies and Public Bodies (Ofgem and the Committee on Climate Change) are currently in a national trade dispute with PCS on pay, pensions, and jobs. PCS has not taken any action in relation to this dispute and DESNZ is working to ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Industrial DisputesTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13625More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) her Department, (b) HMRC, (c) the Valuation Office Agency and (d) each of the other arm’s length bodies connected to her Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contra
Answer: (a) No recognised trade union currently holds a mandate to call industrial action in HM Treasury. (b) PCS are in a formal trade dispute with HMRC and have issued a formal notice of their intention to ballot 238 members in the Benton Park View Office in Ne...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoad Signs and MarkingsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her Department's policy is on the renaming of street signs to remove colonial or imperialist references; and what guidance her Department issues local authorities on the rig
Answer: Changes to street names are a local matter. Section 81 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 replaced the previously inconsistent arrangements for the renaming of streets. It enables local authorities to make changes to street names if they determ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Industrial DisputesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) her Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to her Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are in
Answer: The Public and Commercial Services trade union (PCS) had a mandate to call strike action between May and November 2024, PCS having notified the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government of a dispute over pay, pensions and jobs. That mandate ex...
Answered 11 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordWind PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his Department's policy to allow wind turbines manufactured by Chinese companies to be used on new wind farms.
Answer: The Government takes the security and resilience of our energy infrastructure extremely seriously with the UK being one of the most reliable and safest energy systems, and one of the most attractive investment destinations in the world. The Government wil...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHormone Replacement Therapy: MenopauseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12789More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to hormone replacement therapies for women experiencing the menopause.
Answer: The Government is committed to prioritising women’s health as we build a National Health Service fit for the future, and women’s equality will be at the heart of our missions. Women should not have to suffer in silence and any woman concerned about menopa...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMenopause: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of training for GPs to (a) diagnose and (b) treat women experiencing the menopause.
Answer: The curricula for postgraduate medical specialty training is set by individual Royal Colleges and faculties. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) sets the curriculum that all general practitioners (GPs) must cover before they are able to pass...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HOPE not hateMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8195, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HOPE not hate, what the forums were at which departmental of
Answer: MHCLG officials have engaged with Hope Not Hate on various issues related to departmental policy interests, from incidents of unrest or community tensions, to hate crime and beyond.Officials can and do access publicly available reports generated by Hope N...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: HOPE not hateHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 30 October 2024, to Question 10945, on Home Office: HOPE not hate, what meetings officials who are not classified as senior officials for the purposes of quarterly transparen
Answer: No meetings have occurred between Home Office officials and Hope Not Hate since the General Election although officials may have attended wider stakeholder forums where Hope Not Hate have been present.
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria the Prevent programme uses to (a) identify and (b) define subcategories of Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism.
Answer: Prevent uses the definition of Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism as set out inCONTEST 2023. This describes those involved in Extreme Right-Wing activity who use violence in furtherance of their ideology. These ideologies can be broadly characterised as Cultura...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPensions: TaxationTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12769More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to implement Section 14 of the Finance Act 2024.
Answer: Section 14 of the Finance Act 2024 came into force on 6 April 2024.Subsequent clarificatory regulations have been laid and come into force from 18 November, taking retrospective effect from 6 April 2024.
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIran: Nuclear WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he made of the potential implications for his policies of Iran’s (a) compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions, (b) attempts to develop its
Answer: The UK supported draft decision A/C.1/79/L.32 alongside international partners to ensure missiles remained on the agenda of the 81st session of the UN 1st Committee. We are clear that Iran continues to destabilise the region through its political, financi...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on whether any Sri Lankan nationals on Diego Garcia hold criminal records.
Answer: The FCDO does not have any information about Sri Lankan migrants' criminality that pre-dates their arrival on British Indian Ocean Territory. Any criminality on BIOT has been dealt with and recorded as appropriate by the BIOT police and BIOT Courts.
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Government has had with the Government of Mauritius in relation to Sri Lankan nationals located on Diego Garcia.
Answer: The Government discussed a wide range of issues with Mauritius during the negotiations over the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including the migrant situation on Diego Garcia. The agreement reached between the UK and Mauritius on 3 O...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Sri LankaHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims of Sri Lankan nationals located on Diego Garcia are being considered by her Department.
Answer: None. I refer the Hon Member to PQ 12545.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Sri LankaHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of Sri Lankan nationals located on Diego Garcia that will be eligible to claim asylum in the UK.
Answer: This Government inherited a deeply troubling situation that remained unresolved under the last administration for years after the migrants’ arrival on Diego Garcia.Arrangements are being made for the temporary relocation, subject to entry clearance applic...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Cultural HeritageForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to decolonise the artwork or heritage assets in (a) his Department, (b) its Embassies and High Commissions overseas and (c) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies.
Answer: The FCDO continues to look at how best to engage with the historic artwork in its Grade One listed joint headquarters in King Charles Street, a process started under previous Foreign Secretaries. Works of art from the Government Art Collection are also se...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Industrial DisputesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) his Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to his Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors ar
Answer: PCS Union members are taking industrial action affecting the FM services at FCDO's facility in East Kilbride, known as Abercrombie House. The FM services affected include Soft Services and Security Guarding contracted by the Landlord: The Government Prope...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Cultural HeritageCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11646More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to decolonise the (a) artwork and (b) heritage assets in (i) his Department and (ii) each of it's Arm's Length Bodies; and what the policy of the Government Property Agency is on this.
Answer: There has been no change in the Cabinet Office’s management of artwork or heritage assets since the previous administration. As separate entities, the responsibility for creating policy and guidance for artwork sits with each individual Arm’s Length Body,...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Industrial DisputesCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11645More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what industrial disputes are ongoing within (a) his Department and (b) each of the arm’s length bodies connected to his Department; how many (i) staff and (ii) contractors are involved in each dispute; what the
Answer: There are currently no ongoing industrial disputes with Cabinet Office employees within the Cabinet Office or any of its arms length bodies. There are, however, ongoing disputes between PCS and G4S Security Company (G4S) and International Services System ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
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