Priti Patel MP: written questions
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Undocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of small boat arrivals there will be by the end of (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answer: The Home Office does not make estimates of this kind.
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD WethersfieldHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) total cost of financial support provided to asylum seekers at the Wethersfield site was in the last 12 months.
Answer: Cost information is prospective and commercially sensitive, and as such is not available to be released.The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (w...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD WethersfieldHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the cost of operating the Wethersfield site for asylum accommodation in each of the next five years.
Answer: Cost information is prospective and commercially sensitive, and as such is not available to be released.The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (w...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD WethersfieldHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of asylum seekers who will be accommodated at Wethersfield in (a) 2024 and (b) each of the next five years.
Answer: The government inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain. We have taken immediate action to restart asylum processing which will save an estimated £7 billion for the taxpayer over the next ten years, and are delivering a major uplift in return...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: MOD WethersfieldHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to continue to use the Wethersfield site to provide accommodation for asylum seekers.
Answer: The government inherited an asylum system under unprecedented strain. We have taken immediate action to restart asylum processing which will save an estimated £7 billion for the taxpayer over the next ten years, and are delivering a major uplift in return...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: AsylumForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many asylum seekers in the British Indian Ocean Territory have received medical treatment in the last three years; in what countries that treatment was provided; and at w
Answer: The FCDO provides funding to the BIOT Administration for the good governance of the Territory, which includes the costs of supporting the migrants there, whose welfare and safety is paramount, as well as their rights to patient confidentiality. They have ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: AsylumForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the memorandum of understanding with the Government of St Helena, agreed on 15 October 2024, if he will publish (a) the accounting officer’s advice on the s
Answer: We do not routinely publish policy advice and assessments from officials. The UK Government has agreed to a one-off funding of £6.65million with the Government of St Helena for initiatives to improve public health and education outcomes, and also local IT...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: AsylumForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the interim arrangements set out in the memorandum of understanding between the UK Government and the Government of St
Answer: No new migrants have arrived on the British Indian Ocean Territory since 2022. The UK will support the Government of St Helena to care and process any potential migrants. Each case will be unique and the UK will provide the necessary support to the Gover...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousehold Support FundDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she will provide local authorities with (a) their allocation of the Household Support Fund for 2025-26 and (b) guidance for the use of that fund.
Answer: In the Autumn Budget on 30 October 2024, the Chancellor announced that the Government will provide £1 billion, including Barnett impact, to extend the Household Support Fund (HSF) in England and maintain Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) in England an...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Employers' ContributionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to employer National Insurance contributions on (a) local government salary related costs and (b) local government
Answer: We have announced £1.3 billion of new grant funding in 2025/26 for local government to deliver core services, of which at least £600 million is for social care.The Government has committed to provide support for departments and other public sector employe...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to (a) continue the Adult Social Care Precept and (b) amend the Council Tax referendum limit.
Answer: The Government is committed to keeping taxes on working people as low as possible. Decisions of the future of local authority funding are a matter for the Local Government Finance Settlement which will report in the coming months.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide funding to improve step-free access at railway stations.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities. Since its launch in 2006, the Access for All programme has delivered step free access at more than 250 st...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding she has allocated to Essex County Council for highways in each of the next five years.
Answer: This Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. Within the Budget on 30 October, the Chancellor announced that for the 2025/26 financial year there would be a £500 mill...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordA120: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide funding for the A120 dual carriageway scheme.
Answer: The A120 Braintree to A12 dualling scheme is part of the pipeline of projects being considered for possible delivery as part of a future Road Investment Strategy beyond 2030.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordA12: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide funding for the A12 widening scheme.
Answer: On 30 July 2024, the Secretary of State announced that she was commissioning a review of the Department’s capital spend portfolio. This review is ongoing and will support the development of our long-term strategy for transport, developing a modern and int...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: EssexTreasuryTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11845More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.40 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, whether she has made an estimate of (a) the number of (i) businesses and (ii) employers in (A) Witham constituency an
Answer: Estimates of the number of businesses nor revenue raised from businesses in Witham and Essex from changes to Employer NICs announced at Autumn Budget 2024 are not available.
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Gender Based Violence and Sexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of offenders released as a result of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024 that have previous convictions for (a) sexual offen
Answer: Certain offences have been excluded from the change to automatic release points for eligible standard determinate sentences under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024. This includes sex offences irrespective o...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to review the impact of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024.
Answer: As set out in the Statutory Instrument to Amend the Standard Determinate Sentence Automatic Release Point Impact Assessment published on 17 July 2024 (available at the link below), the Government has been clear that this is a temporary change which will b...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will publish a daily update on the (a) number of offenders released early as a consequence of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024 and (b) number of those offe
Answer: As set out in the Statutory Instrument to Amend the Standard Determinate Sentence Automatic Release Point Impact Assessment published on 17 July 2024 (available at the link below), prison population and release figures are monitored and published as part ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been released as a result of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024 on each day since that Order came into effect; and how many and what proport
Answer: As set out in the Statutory Instrument to Amend the Standard Determinate Sentence Automatic Release Point Impact Assessment published on 17 July 2024, prison population and release figures are monitored and published as part of the Offender Management Sta...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPoland: AbductionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Polish counterpart on international parental child abduction.
Answer: This Government takes International Parental Child Abduction (IPCA) extremely seriously and I recognise the impact that it has on families, particularly the affected children. I raised the issue with my Polish counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Prawda, ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas): VettingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Hong Kong on the process of securing a Certificate of No Criminal Conviction for people residing in the UK under the Ho
Answer: The Government will continue to stand with, and support members of the Hong Kong community and we continue to engage with the Hong Kong authorities on a range of issues. We encourage all those seeking to apply for a CNCC to follow the process as set out b...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas): EmploymentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential barriers to employment for people from Hong Kong who are resident in the UK under the British National (Overseas) visa (a) in genera
Answer: The Government is aware that some Hong Kong British National (Overseas) status holders [BN(O)s] can face barriers to employment in the UK. To support BN(O)s as they integrate into their communities, the department developed a Welcome Programme, which laun...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much energy is (a) generated by each offshore wind farm (i) off the coast of the East of England and (ii) across the UK and (b) forecast to be generated by each (A) consented offshore win
Answer: The Department publishes total and regional breakdowns of UK electricity generation by renewable technology here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics. Breakdowns of generation for each offshore wind farm cannot be provid...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy SupplyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has a planned timetable for the (a) development and (b) publication of Strategic Spatial Energy Plans.
Answer: We are committed to a more strategic approach to energy planning and will shortly commission NESO to produce the first Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP). The commission is the first step in the process, setting out our expectations for how the SSEP wil...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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