Shaun Davies MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on improving flood resilience and response in England.
Answer: In just five months in Government, we have introduced a series of measures to better protect communities from flooding including: Invest £2.4 billion over the next two years to maintain, repair and build flood defences to protect communities across the co...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals have been issued with deportation orders but not deported.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics.The Home Office publishes a quarterly paper on statistics on foreign national offenders (FNOs) subject to deportation action, living in the community. These are published in the Immigrat...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCancer and Respiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on reducing waiting times for patients with (a) cancer and (b) respiratory conditions.
Answer: Tackling waiting lists is a key part of our Health Mission and a top priority for the Government, as we get the National Health Service back on its feet, including for those suffering from cancer and respiratory conditions.We have committed to getting bac...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders who have been ordered to be deported following their prison sentence remain in the country by (a) offence and (b) country of birth.
Answer: We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Any foreign national offender (FNO) convicted of a crime who receives a custodial sentence in the UK is referred to the Home Office for deportation consideration fol...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a breakdown of criminal offenders who were ordered to be deported at the end of their prison sentence by (a) shortest prison sentence imposed, (b) average prison sentence imposed,
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns of foreign national offenders (FNOs) in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on quarterly numbers of returns of FNOs are published in table Ret_02a of the ‘returns summary tables’. Informati...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offenders were (a) ordered to be deported at the end of their prison sentence and (b) deported at the end of that sentence in each of the last six years.
Answer: We are committed to delivering justice for victims and safer streets for our communities. Foreign nationals who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will pursue their deportation, and they will be swi...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordJudges: Crown CourtMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Crown Court judges there were resident at Shrewsbury Crown Court in each of the last six years.
Answer: The Crown Court sitting at Shrewsbury is accommodated across two sites, in Shrewsbury Justice Centre and Telford Justice Centre. In total, there are three courtrooms dedicated to Crown Court use.For each of the last six years (i.e. since 2019/20), two Cir...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMagistrates: ShropshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many justices of the peace served at Telford Magistrates Court in each of the last six years.
Answer: Magistrates that sit at Telford Magistrates’ Court are appointed to the Shropshire Bench. The Shropshire Bench covers Telford and Kidderminster Magistrates Court and the magistrates may be required to sit at any of these courts. The table below shows the ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOut of Area Treatment: ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many outpatients from Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin integrated care system (ICS) have been treated out of area by (a) other ICSs and (b) private providers in each year for which data is availa
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients back at the heart of care. This includes supporting a patient’s right to choose, if they wish, where they go for their first appointment, including private providers holding contracts for National Health Ser...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOut-patients: ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) children and (b) adults are waiting for outpatient appointments by (i) their average wait time and (ii) the appointment required in the NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Ca
Answer: Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the care they need. The Government will ensure that 92% of patients return to waiting no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment within our first term, a standard which has not been met...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFloods: TelfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding there was for the frequently flooded fund for Telford in each year for which data is available; and what the size of the fund will be in each of the next three years.
Answer: This Government is investing £2.4 billion over this year and next year to improve flood resilience by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences. The list of projects to receive government funding will be consented over the coming months in the us...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of individual appeals to (a) introducing and (b) executing deportation orders on people convicted of criminal offences.
Answer: In most deportation cases, there is no right of appeal unless the person concerned makes a human rights or protection claim, in which case there is a right of appeal against a decision to refuse the claim.Where a person who has permission to stay in the U...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRemote HearingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to use remote court hearings to ease the burden on the courts system.
Answer: The decision to hold a hearing remotely, or enable participants to attend remotely, rests with the judiciary. HM Courts and Tribunal Service continues to support and enable remote hearings by optimising the courts and tribunals estate and building technol...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: VettingHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024WithdrawnUIN 9243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that registered sex offenders cannot evade checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the provision of the Children's Hospice Grant into 2025/26.
Answer: In 2024/2025, NHS England provided £25 million in funding for children and young people’s hospices. This funding was distributed, for the first time, via integrated care boards, in line with National Health Service devolution.I recently met NHS England, T...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: ShropshireHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Answer: Standalone Fire and Rescue Authorities will see an increase in core spending power of £95.4 million in 2024/25. This is an increase of 5.6% in cash terms compared to 2023/24.In 2024/25 Shropshire FRA has a core spending power of £28.8m, an increase of £1....
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve screening for prostate cancer.
Answer: Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees (UK NSC). This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test, the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm men, a...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Paternity LeaveWales OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The average length of paternity leave taken by staff in my Department in the last three years was 14 days in 2021-22, 0 days in 2022-23, and 14 days in 2023-24.In the current 2024-25 year, 14 days have been taken.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Paternity LeaveScotland OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
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 and hold the informa...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Paternity LeaveNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The HR reporting system used by the Northern Ireland Office does not provide paternity leave information in the form requested.The paternity leave policy followed is set out here.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Paternity LeaveMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department, (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (c) HM Prison and Probation Service was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The average length of paternity leave taken across the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for each of the last three years is 14 calendar days. The breakdown as per the request is as follows: Average number of days of paternity leave taken by staff in MoJ, HMCTS a...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Paternity LeaveMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years; and what information she holds on the the average length of pater
Answer: Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, 100 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The average working days taken (AWDT) is shown in the table below.C...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Paternity LeaveMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and (b) the armed forces was in each of the last three years.
Answer: Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, Ministry of Defence employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The average working days taken (AWDT) for civilian and military personnel is shown in the tables below. Cal...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Paternity LeaveHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years; and whether she holds similar data for police forces in England and Wales.
Answer: The Home Office policy is named 'maternity and adoption support leave' in recognition of the fact that the secondary parent or, in the case of adoption, the secondary adopter, is not necessarily a man. The average length of maternity and adoption support ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Paternity LeaveTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7909More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) HMRC was in each of the last three years.
Answer: HMT ResponseHM Treasury offers two-weeks’ paternity leave with pay for staff who meet the qualifying conditions. Staff can choose to take the two weeks together or in separate blocks of one week each. The information below covers the average length of pat...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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