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1722018

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual deficit was (a) in percentage of GDP, (b) in 2010 real terms and (c) as a proportion of government spending in the financial year (i) 2009-10 and (ii) 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The annual deficit in 2009-2010 was 10.3% of GDP and 4.5% of GDP in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>The Office of National Statistics (ONS) does not publish the annual deficit in real terms. In order to remove the effects of inflation and provide an indication of a country’s ability to service borrowing and debt, it is typical to compare fiscal aggregates as a percentage of GDP, which represents the scale of the aggregate in comparison to the size of the economy at the relevant time.</p><p> </p><p>In nominal terms, the annual deficit was £160.9bn in 2009-2010 and £122.1bn in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>As a proportion of government spending, the annual deficit was 22.2% in 2009-2010 and 10.0% in 2023-24.</p><p> </p><p>More information is available on the ONS’ website under “Public sector finances, UK Statistical bulletins”.</p> answering member constituency Bristol North West answering member printed Darren Jones question first answered 23/07/2024 17:42:52 answering member 4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1668295

registered interest
date	08/11/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Answer of 25 November 2022 to Question 93512, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland on its graduated driving licence pilot scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>We have not had recent discussions, however officials did discuss with Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland officials progress on their implementation of GDL in December 2022 and January 2023. We have asked to be updated on progress as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 13/11/2023 16:36:04 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1461856

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make assessment of the need to review diets and meals provided to prisoners on the prison estate to help ensure high nutritional provision and reduced use of processed foods.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>Prison Rules require that prisoners are provided with meals that are wholesome, nutritious, well prepared, reasonably varied and sufficient in quantity. All meals take religious, cultural and medical requirements into account and are informed by Government guidance on eating a healthy diet.</p><p> </p><p>We are working in partnership to review menus across the public sector estate, with 2,600 recipes being improved, removing unhealthy choices while ensuring religious, cultural and nutritional requirements continue to be met.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/05/2022 11:06:03 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1313985

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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	Medical Records: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the announcement on General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) service from NHS Digital, what the definition is of research purposes in respect of patient data; and whether that data will be shared with private sector research organisations.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>All data requests to NHS Digital will be assessed through the Data Access Request Service to ensure there is a legal basis for us to share data.</p><p>The collected General Practice Data for Planning and Research data will be made available for research and planning according to the same criteria as all other reference sets held at NHS Digital.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/05/2021 11:11:14 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 373 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1177774

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Work Experience
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in his Department in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The Civil Service aims to increase opportunities for people of all backgrounds and create a Civil Service fit for 21st century Britain through work experience, internships and apprenticeship schemes.</p><p> </p><p>For people aged 16 years and over there was the following number of work experience placements offered through the Summer Diversity (SDIP) and Autism Exchange (AEP) Internship Programmes, and the Fast Stream Early Talent Work Experience Social Mobility Programme (FSET).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>SDIP</p></td><td><p>AEP</p></td><td><p>FSET*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*FSET is also open to 15 year olds.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 18/02/2020 15:28:37 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1149412

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what policies are in place to ensure that staff of his Department based in Burma do not use Burmese military owned companies to provide goods and services.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>As the recent UN Fact Finding Mission report sets out, the Burmese Military and companies linked to it are entrenched across the economy. Some of the relationships are opaque, and being clear about the precise details of ownership of a company or a piece of land is sometimes very difficult. However, the British Embassy in Yangon has a thorough due diligence process for its engagement with the private sector and goes to great lengths to avoid using military owned companies to provide goods or services.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 21/10/2019 16:25:35 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

731855

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, (a) how many private rented sector households have approached his Department for advice about the combustibility of their buildings, (b) in how many buildings tested since the Grenfell Tower fire have inflammable materials been identified and (c) what estimate he has made of the number of private rented sector properties that need to be investigated.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The safety of tower block residents is paramount. The Government is asking all landlords of high rise buildings (including those in the private sector) to take action to check cladding and to act on interim safety advice.</p><p>The department has made our government funded testing process available to private residential building owners so that landlords can quickly check the safety of their cladding, take the necessary action and reassure their residents that they are safe in their homes. The department has received over 150 enquiries from private residential building owners about the testing process since the offer of tests was made on 21st June.</p><p>The number of high rise buildings from which cladding samples have failed a combustibility test at the Building Research Establishment is now 190 across 51 local authority areas. The department has not made an estimate of the number of private rented sector properties with Aluminium Composite (ACM) cladding. Private Sector Landlords are responsible for the safety of their buildings. We encourage them to use the testing facilities offered by the government.</p><p /><p><br></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 04/07/2017 10:16:28 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 387 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

348171

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	National Employment Savings Trust Corporation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the £1.2 million spent on research by National Employment Savings Trust in fiscal year 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wyre Forest
tabling member printed	Mark Garnier
uin	707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Corporation’s Annual Report and Accounts 2013 /14 shows that £1.252 million was spent on research related activity.</p><p> </p><p>This expenditure included:</p><p>· Projects with employers and advisors to help predict operational volumes for NEST in the peak employer staging months of summer 2014. This helped NEST Corporation to develop the right levels of resourcing and service to deal with the increased numbers of staging employers.</p><p>· Customer satisfaction research with NEST employers and members, to understand their views on their experience of NEST.</p><p>· Research on testing of communications materials for members and service proposition testing for small companies.</p><p> </p><p>Research related communications activity mainly focused on communicating with employers and intermediaries to prepare them for automatic and enrolment and how to use NEST.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/06/2015 14:29:29 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier