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1667986

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date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Pentonville Prison
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on (a) council tax, (b) security and (c) other maintenance costs for the empty Wellington Mews properties at HMP Pentonville in financial years (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21 and (iii) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The table below provides the information you have requested: <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Council Tax</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Security</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maintenance Costs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£75,918</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>£22,494</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£113,392</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>£145,844</p></td><td><p>£3,353.90</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/11/2023 16:41:11 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1667987

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's publication of ministerial travel data for April to June 2023, how much of the published £12,852.44 cost of his trip to New Delhi from 28 February to 3 March was made up of his (a) share of the £157,888.17 cost of the flights for that trip, (b) accommodation and (c) meals and other expenses.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Overall figures of government spend are regularly published as part of transparency releases. These figures could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Foreign travel is a vital part of diplomacy. It is in the national interest that the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers travel abroad to pursue UK interests. Value for money is taken into account in all travel decisions.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 107 108 109 question first answered 17/11/2023 09:47:54 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 429 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1667988

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's publication of ministerial travel data for April to June 2023, how much of the published £12,149.46 cost of his trip to Washington DC from 17 to 19 January was made up of his (a) share of the £178,761.86 cost of the flights for that trip, (b) accommodation and (c) meals and other expenses.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Overall figures of government spend are regularly published as part of transparency releases. These figures could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Foreign travel is a vital part of diplomacy. It is in the national interest that the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers travel abroad to pursue UK interests. Value for money is taken into account in all travel decisions.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 106 108 109 question first answered 17/11/2023 09:47:54 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 430 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1667990

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Caribbean and Latin America
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's publication of ministerial travel data for April to June 2023, how much of the published £22,860.38 cost of his trip to the Caribbean and Latin America from 17 to 25 May was made up of his (a) share of the £422,747.50 cost of the flights for that trip, (b) accommodation and (c) meals and other expenses.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Overall figures of government spend are regularly published as part of transparency releases. These figures could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Foreign travel is a vital part of diplomacy. It is in the national interest that the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers travel abroad to pursue UK interests. Value for money is taken into account in all travel decisions.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 106 107 109 question first answered 17/11/2023 09:47:54 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1667991

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's publication of ministerial travel data for April to June 2023, how much of the published £38,555.99 cost of his trip to Japan, the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Indonesia from 15 to 22 April was made up of his (a) share of the £561,531.04 cost of the flights for that trip, (b) accommodation and (c) meals and other expenses.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Overall figures of government spend are regularly published as part of transparency releases. These figures could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p>Foreign travel is a vital part of diplomacy. It is in the national interest that the Foreign Secretary and other Ministers travel abroad to pursue UK interests. Value for money is taken into account in all travel decisions.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 106 107 108 question first answered 17/11/2023 09:47:54 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 434 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1667995

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Environment Agency: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 116 of the Annual Report and Accounts of the Environment Agency for 2022-23 published on 26 October 2023, what the purpose of the contract that has been subject to an adjudication process was; with which contractor that contract was agreed; and what the status is of that contract as of 7 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The accounts disclosed that there was an adjudication, however this adjudication dealt with preliminary issues in the commercial dispute and the dispute itself remains live. As the dispute remains live it would be inappropriate to provide further comment since this could adversely affect the course of justice, and potentially prejudice the Environment Agency’s position in the dispute.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 30/11/2023 14:09:36 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1667996

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 6 December 2022 to Question 97592, how much of the £4,876,693 spent by his Department on performance bonus vouchers in 2021-22 was awarded to staff categorised in his Department's Workforce Management Information reports for that year as part of the headcount for his core ministerial department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The original response for PQ 203779 mistakenly said that for the financial Year 2022-23, a total of £425,551 was made to the core ministerial department staff but upon review a total of £684,976 was made to the core ministerial department staff (which equates to a workforce of 7,221 as at June 2023). To confirm, for the Financial Year 2021-22, a total of £772,519 was made to the core ministerial department staff.</p><p> </p><p>Of the £4,876,693 spent, the total amount of performance bonus vouchers in 2021-22 awarded to staff categorised in the Department's Workforce Management Information reports for that year as part of the headcount for his core ministerial department was £753,735. In addition to that figure, £18,534 was spent on physical gifts for staff and £250 was made in charitable donations.</p><p> </p><p>Of the £5,860,748 spent on vouchers awarded to staff categorised in the Department's Workforce Management Information reports for 2022-23 as part of the headcount for his core ministerial department was £669,832. In addition to that figure, £14,984 was spent on physical gifts for staff and £160.00 was made in charitable donations.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice actively promotes the use of Reward and Recognition within the department, as an important way to recognise staff for their work and efforts, acknowledging the impact this also has on employee engagement and wellbeing across the department.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 112 question first answered 15/11/2023 14:12:57 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1667998

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 16 October to Question 200250, how much of the £5,860,748 was spent on vouchers awarded to staff categorised in his Department's Workforce Management Information reports for 2022-23 as part of the headcount for his core ministerial department.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The original response for PQ 203779 mistakenly said that for the financial Year 2022-23, a total of £425,551 was made to the core ministerial department staff but upon review a total of £684,976 was made to the core ministerial department staff (which equates to a workforce of 7,221 as at June 2023). To confirm, for the Financial Year 2021-22, a total of £772,519 was made to the core ministerial department staff.</p><p> </p><p>Of the £4,876,693 spent, the total amount of performance bonus vouchers in 2021-22 awarded to staff categorised in the Department's Workforce Management Information reports for that year as part of the headcount for his core ministerial department was £753,735. In addition to that figure, £18,534 was spent on physical gifts for staff and £250 was made in charitable donations.</p><p> </p><p>Of the £5,860,748 spent on vouchers awarded to staff categorised in the Department's Workforce Management Information reports for 2022-23 as part of the headcount for his core ministerial department was £669,832. In addition to that figure, £14,984 was spent on physical gifts for staff and £160.00 was made in charitable donations.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice actively promotes the use of Reward and Recognition within the department, as an important way to recognise staff for their work and efforts, acknowledging the impact this also has on employee engagement and wellbeing across the department.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 111 question first answered 15/11/2023 14:12:57 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1667999

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the value was of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for (a) her core Department, (b) the Department for International Trade and (c) the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as performance-related bonuses in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>a) DBT did not exist during the 2022-23 performance year, so awarded no vouchers.</p><p>b) Non-cash vouchers to the value of £348,510 were awarded to staff in the Department for International Trade in 2022-23.</p><p>c) Non-cash vouchers to the value of £371,730 were awarded to staff in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 15/11/2023 17:37:21 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1668000

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Incentives
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 the value was of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for his core Department as performance-related bonuses in 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>Information for the year 2021-22 is available <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dluhc-non-consolidated-performance-related-pay-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05|01|PS.Advisers@levellingup.gov.uk|6ce904d4b2564590371708dbe1298088|bf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8|0|0|638351340577601024|Unknown|TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0=|3000|||&amp;sdata=KLN5w3VNfjk/grYTqLd/uneBZKspkBSx5az3tIr07nI=&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>, and data for 2022-23 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 13/11/2023 12:22:23 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry