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1696164

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people (a) received and (b) repaid a refugee integration loans since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>Refugee Integration Loans were introduced in 2007 following a public consultation and are intended to help people with the costs of integrating into UK society. They are funded by the Home Office, who make the initial decisions on applications. They are then administered and recouped by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).</p><p>Refugee integration loans are interest-free loans with favourable repayment terms for individuals who are over 18 and meet the following eligibility criteria:</p><ul><li>a refugee;</li><li>you have humanitarian protection;</li><li>a dependant of a refugee or someone with humanitarian protection.</li></ul><p>Individuals are currently able to borrow between £100 and £500. Between £100 to £780 can be borrowed if submitting a joint application with a partner.</p><p>The specific data requested cannot be provided as it comes from live operational databases that have not been quality assured.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 20/03/2024 12:09:25 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1695884

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the data to be provided to the Migration Advisory Committee as part of the review of the graduate route.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes a range of <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-statistics&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJoel.Scott2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbba0af40571840fa492a08dc442a4f0b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638460195701469099%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=m89rXE%2FM1xvgukeBb9WQGsySHNvNtjseugldiwnQFAg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">migration statistics</a>, including statistics relating to the Graduate route, in its quarterly statistics releases.</p><p>The Migration Advisory Committee will publish their findings of the Graduate route review in May.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 21/03/2024 12:26:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1695887

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people work in her Department's (a) Human Resources and Transformation Directorate and (b) Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) team; and whether the PSED team is part of the Human Resources and Transformation Directorate.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Every department across government has a responsibility for equalities. Under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), all public authorities, including government departments, are required by law to ensure that they have due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions. The government is auditing the cost-effectiveness of all equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) activities, through the review of EDI spending announced last June, to ensure value for money for taxpayers.</p><p>The Minister for the Cabinet Office will be outlining the final proposals in response to the review in due course. As at the end of February 2024 there were 156 people working in the department’s Human Resources and Transformation Directorate. The PSED team is not part of the department’s Human Resources and Transformation Directorate.</p><p>The ‘general duty’ of the PSED is in Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and requires public authorities in England, Scotland and Wales to give due regard to certain equality considerations when carrying out their functions.The department's PSED team sits within the department's central Strategy Group and ensures that the department is compliant with Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The PSED team is resourced by 0.8 FTE. In addition, the department, through the PSED team, has a model of maintaining dispersed capacity across the department to comply with its duties.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/03/2024 16:51:08 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1694961

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help prevent drones being used to bring drugs and other illicit goods into prisons.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	17931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>We are working hard to deter, detect and disrupt the illegal use of drones to deliver contraband into prisons. We conduct vulnerability assessments across the estate to understand the risk and develop and implement plans to manage and mitigate the threat, including physical countermeasures.</p><p>The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021 established powers for prisons to authorise the use of counter-drone technology. This Act also enables the police to stop and search those suspected of committing drone-related crimes.</p><p>In January this year, we strengthened the legislative framework by introducing Restricted Fly Zones around prisons to disrupt illegal drone use. This strengthens our ability to intercept illicit items being smuggled via drones, and enables the police to fine or prosecute those seeking to undermine prison security.</p><p>Recent joint operations with the police and HMPPS have resulted in a number of drone related arrests and disruptions to the activity of serious and organised crime networks. Since June 2016 we have secured over 70 convictions, and those convicted have been sentenced to more than a total of 240 years in prison.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/03/2024 11:19:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1695144

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many research projects have started work in the HMRC datalab in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>HMRC Datalab have provided 106 projects access to de-identified HMRC data for research purposes, since 2012.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/03/2024 12:34:31 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1695145

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed PIP for ADHD in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by condition, including ADHD, can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>. An account is not required to use Stat- Xplore, the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/03/2024 11:37:19 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1695146

registered interest
date	11/03/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed (a) PIP and (b) DLA for ADHD since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	18013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The latest available data on personal independence payment (PIP) clearances split by condition, including ADHD, can be found at <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>. Data is based on primary disabling condition as recorded on the PIP computer systems. Claimants may often have multiple disabling conditions upon which the decision is based but only the primary condition is shown in these statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here: <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a>. An account is not required to use Stat- Xplore, the ‘Guest Login’ feature gives instant access to the main functions.</p><p> </p><p>Data on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) clearances by condition is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 15/03/2024 11:39:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1694661

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	New Homes Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress he has made on putting the New Homes Ombudsman on a statutory footing.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	17690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government legislated in the Building Safety Act 2022 to establish a statutory New Homes Ombudsman. They will provide dispute resolution for, and determine complaints by, buyers of new build homes against developments.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley grouped question UIN 17443 question first answered 13/03/2024 16:41:01 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1694678

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people work in his Department's equality, diversity and well-being team.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	17707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are 29 members of staff working in the central Equality, Diversity and Wellbeing Team based on headcount, this represents 0.06% of the total staff working for the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/03/2024 15:25:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1694124

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Facsimile Transmission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of fax machines used in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	17395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>No data is collected in relation to the number of fax machines being used in the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 13/03/2024 16:58:57 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien