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1665121

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2022 to Question 96563 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many service personnel were living in grade four single living accommodation in each region of the UK as of 16 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	202814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The attached table shows a count of Service personnel who occupied Permanent Single Living Accommodation Grade 4 and Below Grade 4 on 16 October 2023. The table has been broken down by region as recorded on the Joint Personnel Administration System.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/10/2023 16:37:26 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name 20231017- PQN_22-23_2023_12423 (202814)- Pollard- Supporting table.xlsx title Service Personnel living in grade 4 accommodation
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1663672

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents involving e-bikes and pedestrians have been recorded in the last five years; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure the safety of pedestrians in areas shared with e-bikes.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	201526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department’s road casualty statistics are based on data collected from police forces via the STATS19 system.</p><p>STATS19 does not identify e-bikes as a separate category, and therefore the Department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/10/2023 11:20:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1659147

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
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	Health Professions: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2023 to Question 193665 on Health Professions: English Language, what the (a) pass and (b) fail rate was for the Occupational English Test in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	198446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the pass and fail rate for the Occupational English Test (OET).</p><p>The OET is an international English language test that assesses the language communication skills of healthcare professionals who seek to register and practise in an English-speaking environment. The OET publishes test statistics on its website, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://oet.com/discover/about-oet/test-statistics" target="_blank">https://oet.com/discover/about-oet/test-statistics</a></p><p>Demographic data from 2021 shows the distribution of grades per sub-test for the 12 OET healthcare professions.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/09/2023 13:43:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1659164

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for driving tests in (a) Plymouth, (b) the South West and (c) England.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	198460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has created over one million extra car test appointments by recruiting new examiners, conducting out-of-hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and asking recently retired driving examiners to return. On average, this has created approximately 40,000 extra car test appointments each month.</p><p>As of 4 September 2023, there were 560,121 car practical driving tests booked, and 58,382 driving tests available nationally within the 24-week booking window. The table below shows the number of tests booked and available within the 24-week booking window as of 4 September 2023 in (a) Plymouth, (b) the South West and (c) England.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Car practical tests booked</p></td><td><p>Car practical tests available to book</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>2,945</p></td><td><p>241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>27,620</p></td><td><p>3,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>491,319</p></td><td><p>46,602</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Driving examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but, like many employers, the DVSA is finding the job market extremely competitive. As it moves through each recruitment campaign, the DVSA will continually review and make changes and improvements to its recruitment and selection process, and training courses.</p><p>The DVSA’s latest recruitment campaign to recruit another 52 driving examiner posts closed in June 2023; 10 of these posts are intended for test centres in the South West.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 198461 question first answered 13/09/2023 10:51:50 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1659165

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Tests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has regarding made of the adequacy of the availability of driving tests in England.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	198461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>Since April 2021, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has created over one million extra car test appointments by recruiting new examiners, conducting out-of-hours testing, such as on public holidays and weekends, asking all those qualified to conduct tests but who do not do so as part of their current day job, to return to conducting tests, and asking recently retired driving examiners to return. On average, this has created approximately 40,000 extra car test appointments each month.</p><p>As of 4 September 2023, there were 560,121 car practical driving tests booked, and 58,382 driving tests available nationally within the 24-week booking window. The table below shows the number of tests booked and available within the 24-week booking window as of 4 September 2023 in (a) Plymouth, (b) the South West and (c) England.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Car practical tests booked</p></td><td><p>Car practical tests available to book</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth</p></td><td><p>2,945</p></td><td><p>241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>27,620</p></td><td><p>3,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>491,319</p></td><td><p>46,602</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Driving examiner recruitment campaigns continue to be successful but, like many employers, the DVSA is finding the job market extremely competitive. As it moves through each recruitment campaign, the DVSA will continually review and make changes and improvements to its recruitment and selection process, and training courses.</p><p>The DVSA’s latest recruitment campaign to recruit another 52 driving examiner posts closed in June 2023; 10 of these posts are intended for test centres in the South West.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden grouped question UIN 198460 question first answered 13/09/2023 10:51:50 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1658563

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ration packs that were past their expiry date had their shelf life extended in the last 12 months..
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	198111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The total number of ration packs that have had their shelf life extended in the last 12 months is 7,056.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 11/09/2023 16:39:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1658564

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which ration pack meals had their shelf life extended by his Department in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	198112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>When the shelf life of a ration pack is extended the shelf life of the complete pack is extended in its entirety, so it is not possible to extend individual ration pack meals contained within the pack.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 11/09/2023 15:34:51 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1658731

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to launch her Department's consultation on full cost recovery for firearms licencing.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	198195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office is currently reviewing firearms licensing fees, which were last increased in 2015 and are now considerably below the cost of the service provided.</p><p>The key aim of the review is to achieve full cost recovery for the police so that they receive the funding and resources they need to provide a more effective service that supports public safety.</p><p>The review is being informed by a Firearms Fees Working Group, chaired by the Home Office and including representation from the police, shooting representative bodies and other Government departments. I expect to consult publicly on proposed new fees during the Autumn and to put the new fees before Parliament shortly thereafter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/09/2023 09:38:50 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1658367

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister is responsible for the resettlement and housing of Afghan citizens currently living in hotels in Pakistan under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	197961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Responsibility for this area is shared across Departments. Within the Home Office I lead on resettlement as Minister for Immigration.</p><p>As of June 2023, we have relocated over c.12,200 people under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy Scheme (ARAP) initiative, while over 11,500 people have been granted settled status, since the scheme launched in April 2021.</p><p>It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We are developing plans across government to support the remainder of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP cohorts into settled accommodation in the UK.</p><p>We will only facilitate ARAP third country arrivals where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals can be supported to arrange accommodation themselves.</p><p>We continue to work at pace with Local Authorities and other partners to source suitable accommodation, in order to be able to welcome more eligible Afghans.</p><p>We know there is still a way to go to bring those eligible to safety in the UK, but we remain committed to continuing to welcome eligible Afghans to the UK through our schemes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 197962 question first answered 12/09/2023 15:57:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1658368

registered interest
date	05/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timeline is for completing the resettlement and housing of Afghan citizens who are currently housed in hotels in Pakistan under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Programme scheme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	197962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Responsibility for this area is shared across Departments. Within the Home Office I lead on resettlement as Minister for Immigration.</p><p>As of June 2023, we have relocated over c.12,200 people under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy Scheme (ARAP) initiative, while over 11,500 people have been granted settled status, since the scheme launched in April 2021.</p><p>It is vital that those arriving have somewhere suitable to stay once they are in the UK. We are developing plans across government to support the remainder of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and ARAP cohorts into settled accommodation in the UK.</p><p>We will only facilitate ARAP third country arrivals where suitable accommodation can be secured ahead of arrival, including where individuals can be supported to arrange accommodation themselves.</p><p>We continue to work at pace with Local Authorities and other partners to source suitable accommodation, in order to be able to welcome more eligible Afghans.</p><p>We know there is still a way to go to bring those eligible to safety in the UK, but we remain committed to continuing to welcome eligible Afghans to the UK through our schemes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 197961 question first answered 12/09/2023 15:57:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard