Sarah Olney MP: written questions
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Written questions
Youth Mobility Scheme: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23402More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of a youth mobility system between the United Kingdom and European Union.
Answer: The Government set out clear priorities for the reset with the EU in the manifesto. There are no plans for a Youth Mobility Scheme
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23401More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve relations with the European Union.
Answer: The Government is resetting the relationship with our European friends to strengthen ties and tackle shared challenges. The Prime Minister and President of the European Commission have agreed to strengthen the relationship between the EU and UK, putting i...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElections: SubversionCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23400More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the security of domestic elections from foreign interference.
Answer: Protecting the UK and our democratic processes from foreign interference is a priority for this Government and we have a number of mechanisms in place to do this. The National Security Act 2023 provides the security services and law enforcement agencies w...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation: DemocracyDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on steps to increase democratic education.
Answer: For secondary schools, democracy is currently taught through the national curriculum for citizenship at key stages 3 and 4, which covers parliamentary democracy, the key elements of the constitution of the United Kingdom, the power of government and how c...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral RegisterMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that eligible voters are on the electoral register.
Answer: The electoral register is the foundation of our democratic processes, showing who is eligible to vote in which elections. The Government is committed to improving how registration works, including the use of data and online services to help increase regis...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPolitics: Public ParticipationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on steps to improve public engagement with politics.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the Question UIN 901650 on 5 December 2024.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work with the care sector to establish a (a) National Care Agency to (i) set minimum standards of care and (ii) act as a regulator and (b) Royal College of Careworkers to (A) improve rec
Answer: We are launching an independent commission into adult social care as part of delivering a National Care Service and adult social care reform. The Secretary of State has invited representatives of the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and the...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMayors: ElectionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the English Devolution White Paper, published 16 December 2024, whether it is her policy that mayors in Mayoral Strategic Authorities will be elected through pr
Answer: The Government has no plans at this time to change the voting system for mayoral elections.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: ComplaintsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of complaints that were submitted to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman about His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service in each year since 2015.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service does not hold the data requested.The number of complaints submitted to the Parliamentary and Heath Service Ombudsman will be information held by them.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: ComplaintsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many stage (a) one and (b) two complaints were submitted to HM Courts and Tribunals Service in each year since 2015.
Answer: HM Courts and Tribunals Service holds the following data on how many stage (a) one and (b) two complaints were submitted in each year since 2015. For context the annual HMCTS report published for the period 2015/16 states HMCTS handled over 3.98 million c...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAviation: Environment Protection and HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it her policy that the proposed UKADS will assess the (a) environmental and (b) health impacts of new flight paths.
Answer: The proposed UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS) will be focused on delivering holistic and modernised airspace design for the UK. As is currently the case, the UKADS would still be required to follow the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA’s) CAP1616 Airspace...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDeprivation of Liberty SafeguardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was for a Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard to be processed for standard authorisation per year since 2009.
Answer: The annual Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments consist of data collected by NHS Digital from local authorities in England, who are the supervisory bodies for authorising deprivations of liberty for adults in care homes and hospitals. The ...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDeprivation of Liberty SafeguardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of uncompleted Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard applications per year since 2009.
Answer: The annual Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Assessments consist of data collected from local authorities in England, who are the supervisory bodies for authorising deprivations of liberty for adults in care homes and hospitals. The aim of this pub...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: ApplicationsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle the practice of reselling driving test slots.
Answer: To ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a practical driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling tests. DVSA deploys enhanced bot protection on its public faci...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for pension credit there were from 28t October 2024 to 4 November 2024.
Answer: Data on how many Pension Credit applications made between 1 April 2024 and 22 September 2024 was recently published on gov.uk, Weekly Pension Credit claims received from 1 April 2024 to 22 September 2024 - GOV.UK. On 28 October 2024, The Department announ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for MoneyTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12456More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has set a target for the impact of the Office for Value for Money on Government expenditure in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money has two primary roles. First, to provide targeted interventions, working with Treasury and departments, so that value for money governs every decision government makes. Second, to recommend system reforms to ensure any chang...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for MoneyTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12455More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of the Office for Value for Money on Government expenditure in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money has two primary roles. First, to provide targeted interventions, working with Treasury and departments, so that value for money governs every decision government makes. Second, to recommend system reforms to ensure any chang...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for Money: StaffTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12454More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in the Office for Value for Money have a salary over £100,000.
Answer: The Office for Value for Money has one member of staff with a salary of over £100,000. This is within the pay range for Senior Civil Service Directors across government.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were waiting to be assessed for pension credit on 28 October 2024.
Answer: As of 29th July, there were 33,883 claims outstanding and as of 28th October, there were 76,569 claims outstanding. Since the announcement to means test Winter Fuel payments, to date we have increased the resource in Pension Credit claims by around five h...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were waiting to be assessed for pension credit on 29 July 2024.
Answer: As of 29th July, there were 33,883 claims outstanding and as of 28th October, there were 76,569 claims outstanding. Since the announcement to means test Winter Fuel payments, to date we have increased the resource in Pension Credit claims by around five h...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pension credit claims were processed within her Department’s planned timescale in 2024.
Answer: As per the publication of the DWP Annual Report and Accounts (ARA), 77.7% of Pension Credit claims were processed within the Department’s planned timescales in the Financial Year 2023 to 2024. The next publication of the ARA will include claims processed ...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for pension credit there were in each week from 23 September to 28 October 2024.
Answer: As per Gov.uk, the Department has announced it will publish updated Pension Credit application and award statistics on 28 November 2024. Releases will be quarterly, including Pension Credit application, clearance, and award/non-award volumes data from 1 A...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordLaw Reporting: CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 901074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the cost of providing free court transcripts to survivors of sexual assault and other serious crimes.
Answer: I understand transcripts may help individuals obtain closure from traumatic events.Since May 2024, the Ministry of Justice has been running a pilot providing free sentencing remarks to victims of rape and serious sexual offences. We will be evaluating the...
Answered 5 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Airspace Design Service: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's consultation entitled, Creating a UK Airspace Design Service, published on 22 October 2024, whether the service will be staffed from existing Departmental staff.
Answer: The consultation published on 22 October outlines our proposals to set up a UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS), initially undertaken by NATS (En Route) plc (NERL) through a change to its air traffic services licence. NERL is independent and not resourced ...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Airspace Design ServiceDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the consultation entitled Creating a UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS), published on 22 October 2024, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of her proposal to establish t
Answer: The Government’s plans for the UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS) have been developed to strengthen delivery in implementing the airspace modernisation programme. They aim to improve delivery confidence of the Future Airspace Integration Strategy (FASI) p...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
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