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1607116

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
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	Means-tested Benefits: Food Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of families receiving income-related benefits that used food banks in the last 12 months; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of that estimate.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	173022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>National statistics on food bank use for 2021/22 are available<del class="ministerial"> here.</del> <ins class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">here.</a></ins> We aim to publish statistics for 2022/23 in March 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The statistics show that in 2021/22 11% of households in receipt of any income-related benefits had used a food bank in the 12 months prior to the survey.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/03/2023 11:01:32 question first ministerially corrected 29/03/2023 13:12:11 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 65957 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1607125

registered interest
date	24/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy Bills Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) zoos and (b) aquariums will be eligible for higher-tier support under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	173076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS) will continue to provide eligible UK businesses and other non-domestic energy users with a discount on high energy bills from <ins class="ministerial">1</ins> April <ins class="ministerial">2023</ins> until 31 March 2024. <del class="ministerial">The EBDS took account of sectors that may be most affected by rising energy prices based on energy and trade intensity.</del> A higher level of support will be provided for the most energy and trade intensive sectors who meet agreed thresholds for energy and trade intensity through the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETII) Scheme element of the EBDS. <ins class="ministerial">Eligible sectors are represented by a list of SIC codes which has been published <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1128033%2F230104_ETII_List_for_gov.uk.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40BEIS.gov.uk%7C64d3c23abc254b67258908db34dd229a%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638161896735219553%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=YZfwoqI3QgEcDDlhFU4ZkC1yFKBxe%2B11vGqP2qIqvu4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</ins> <del class="ministerial">Zoos meet these thresholds but not aquariums.</del> <ins class="ministerial">In order to be eligible, zoos and aquariums will need to meet the eligibility test and be able to evidence that 50% of their revenue from a specified period is generated from activity within an eligible sector.</ins></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/03/2023 15:07:22 question first ministerially corrected 17/04/2023 09:34:04 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway previous answer version 66099 answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1606944

registered interest
date	23/03/2023
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	BBC Arabic Service
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they had any metrics in place to quantify the soft power advantage of the BBC Arabic radio service during its 85 years of broadcasting; what assessment they have made of any loss of soft power to the UK following its closure on 27 January; and whether they have had any discussions on the matter with the BBC in 2023.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL6799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The FCDO values the work of the BBC World Service in promoting UK values globally. As the world's most trusted international broadcaster, it is a vital tool in providing accurate and impartial news to 365 million people globally each week. The FCDO engages regularly with the BBC and the Foreign Secretary periodically agrees with the BBC their objectives, priorities and targets, which include metrics relating to audience reach. However, the BBC remains operationally and editorially independent of Government, decisions about delivery of services are for them to take.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Though BBC Arabic radio has closed, the service remains available on TV and digital platforms, which are fast becoming the most popular form of engagement. BBC Arabic is funded by the Licence Fee, with some additional support from the FCDO through the 'World2020 programme'. As stated in the Integrated Review Refresh, the UK Government is working to bring soft power into its broader foreign policy approach. This includes providing a one-off £20 million uplift to the World Service to protect all 42 language services, recognising its crucial role in supporting UK soft power and countering harmful disinformation.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The FCDO strongly values the important work of the BBC World Service in providing accurate and impartial news to 365 million people globally each week.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The FCDO engages regularly with the BBC. The BBC and the Foreign Secretary periodically agree objectives, priorities and targets, which include audience reach metrics. However, the BBC remains operationally and editorially independent of Government and service delivery decisions are for them to take. Though BBC Arabic radio broadcasting has ceased, the service remains available via TV and digital platforms, reflecting audience trends. BBC Arabic is funded by the Licence Fee, with some additional support via the FCDO-funded 'World2020 programme'.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As stated in the Integrated Review Refresh, the UK Government is working to bring soft power into its broader foreign policy approach. This includes providing a one-off £20 million uplift to the World Service to protect all 42 language services, recognising its crucial role in supporting UK soft power and countering harmful disinformation.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/04/2023 10:35:10 question first ministerially corrected 06/04/2023 10:52:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon previous answer version 67663 answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1604072

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish his Department's expenditure on Network Rail operations in Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	165308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>Network Rail’s expenditure for Wales in the past five years (excluding interest, tax and centrally managed costs) was as follows shown in £m:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2<del class="ministerial">021-22</del></strong></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2020-21</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2019-20</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2018-19</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017-18</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Operating Costs</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">184</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">177</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">163</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">141</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">122</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Traction electricity, industry costs and rates</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">18</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">19</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">17</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Renewals</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">222</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">203</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">163</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">161</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">186</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Enhancements</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">116</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">230</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">177</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">434</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">414</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">460</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">551</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">502</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong> </strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2021-22</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2020-21</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2019-20</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2018-19</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2017-18</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Operating Costs</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 184</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 177</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 163</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 141</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 122</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Traction electricity, industry costs and rates</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 17</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Renewals</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 222</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 203</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 163</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 161</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 186</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Enhancements</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 116</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 230</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 177</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 434</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 414</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 460</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 551</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> 502</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The higher level of enhancement costs in earlier years is mostly due to the Great Western Electrification Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/03/2023 14:51:20 question first ministerially corrected 20/03/2023 13:54:09 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman previous answer version 62916 answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1603078

registered interest
date	10/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
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 18 January 2023 to Question 122054 on Afghanistan: Refugees, how many applications for the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme were (a) received and (b) processed in (i) January 2023 and (ii) February 2023.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	162465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>In January <del class="ministerial">2022</del><ins class="ministerial">2023 </ins>, 1,327 applications were received, of which approximately 721 were duplicates, while an approximate 7,503 applications were processed.</p><p>In February<del class="ministerial"> 2022</del><ins class="ministerial">2023 </ins>, 2,106 applications were received, of which approximately 935 were duplicates, while an approximate 8,444 applications were processed.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 20/03/2023 17:58:29 question first ministerially corrected 21/03/2023 13:59:27 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 63530 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1602943

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of HMRC’s enforcement of agency regulations collecting PAYE tax from agencies who have had registered contractors.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	162286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK Government and devolved administrations agreed an Apprenticeship Levy funding deal, based on population share.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Under this agreement, the UK Government uplifted Spending Review 2015 settlements as set out in Block Grant Transparency to ensure the devolved administrations received a full population share of forecast Levy funding from 2017-18 to 2019-20. This population share amounted to £1.3 billion across all three devolved administrations over the three-year period, with £460 million allocated in 2019-20.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Beyond 2019-20, it was agreed that the normal operation of the population-based Barnett formula would deliver a similarly fair outcome rather than a bespoke arrangement being required.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The devolved administrations received record settlements at the 2021 Spending Review and are well funded to deliver devolved responsibilities. Those settlements are still growing in real terms this year, and over the three-year spending review period, despite inflation being higher than expected.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their funding in devolved areas.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">I refer the Honorable Member to the answer that I gave on 7 March 2022 to the Honorable Member for Enfield, Southgate (UIN 156216). </ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/03/2023 13:43:49 question first ministerially corrected 23/03/2023 15:49:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 61853 answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen answering member 4051
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1601933

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
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	Brain: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of developing a strategic plan for the (a) funding and (b) other resourcing of (i) discovery, (ii) translational and (iii) clinical research into brain tumours.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	160266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department has published its Health Infrastructure Plan in September 2019 that sets out the Government’s strategy and priorities for investing in the National Health Service estate, including in cancer centres. We are at present working on an update to this strategy through to 2030.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p><ins class="ministerial">The Department-funded National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) invests in research, clinical expertise, specialist facilities, workforce and support services across a range of clinical areas, including brain tumour research.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">NIHR has recently announced the outcome of the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) competition in which six BRCs have been funded to support brain tumour research. The NIHR BRCs works in partnership with other research centres such as the CRUK Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence to collect samples for research purposes as well as local and national sample storage facilities to support research into brain tumours.</ins></p></ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">Currently, we do not have a national capital programme strictly dedicated to cancer centres. However, there are several programmes, including the Targeted Investment Fund, the New Hospital Programme and the Hospital Upgrades Programme, that are funding upgrades to existing cancer centres. These schemes are assessed on a case-by-case basis.</del></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 13/03/2023 11:09:49 question first ministerially corrected 14/03/2023 10:37:25 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 61183 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1601411

registered interest
date	06/03/2023
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	Consultants: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of spending on external consultants by (a) the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, (b) the UK Health Security Agency, (c) NHS England, and (d) NHS Digital in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022; and whether any of that spending related to the preparation of funding bids to (A) his Department and (B) HM Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	158842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p><strong>Suggested reply</strong></p><p>The following table shows the expenditure on consultancy on external consultants in the financial years 2019/20 to 2021/22. Expenditure values for 2022/23 are not yet available. The Department does not hold the detail behind the expenditure.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Organisation</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Expenditure on consultancy (£ million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Not available</del> <ins class="ministerial">0.3</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Not available</del> <ins class="ministerial">0.8</ins></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">Not available</del> <ins class="ministerial">6.4</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)</p></td><td><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>Not applicable</p></td><td><p>10.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS England - Group</p></td><td><p>45.8</p></td><td><p>51.6</p></td><td><p>75.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NHS Digital</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><ol><li>The definition for consultancy is in line with HM Treasury Guidance</li><li>The Office for National Statistics re-categorised MHRA as falling within the Departmental Group from April 2022. In years 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22 this body was not incorporated into the Department’s accounting boundary and, therefore, the Department does not hold requested data.</li><li>UKHSA was formed in April 2021 and became fully operational in October 2021.</li></ol><p>Source:</p><p>UK Health Security Agency Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22.</p><p>NHS Commissioning Board Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22. Expenditure for the NHSE Group including Commissioning Support Units and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).</p><p>NHS Digital Annual Report and Accounts 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 30/03/2023 14:37:21 question first ministerially corrected 04/04/2023 11:16:39 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 66497 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1601043

registered interest
date	02/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Isabel Vaughan-Spruce
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 9 January 2023 (HL4491), what guidance local authorities are given on the European Convention on Human Rights when using Public Space Protection Orders to ensure that any restrictions on freedom of speech and religion are necessary and proportionate.
tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
uin	HL6088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Section 72 of the Antisocial behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 states that when making decisions regarding a Public Spaces Protection Order, a local authority must have particular regard to the rights of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly set out in articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p>The Government issues statutory guidance on the use of antisocial behaviour powers provided under the Antisocial behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 - <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1088750/2022_Updated_ASB_Statutory_Guidance-_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">Anti-social behaviour powers (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The Local Government Association has also published guidance for councils on the use of Public Spaces Protection Orders, which makes reference to local authorities’ human rights obligations - <a href="https://www.local.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/10.21%20PSPO%20guidance_06_1.pdf" target="_blank">Public spaces protection orders: guidance for councils (local.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2019, the Court of Appeal upheld the legality of the Public Spaces Protection Order outside the abortion clinic in Ealing. The Court concluded that on balance the provision of that specific designated area with its restrictions allows both the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice groups to exercise their Article 9 (freedom of thought, religion and belief), 10 and 11 rights in a way which protects the rights of others in the locality, particularly the Article 8 rights (respect for private and family life) of clinic service users.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom question first answered 16/03/2023 15:12:41 question first ministerially corrected 16/03/2023 17:36:44 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom previous answer version 62493 answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1600432

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Gender Recognition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the policy is of HM Passport Office on allowing people without a gender recognition certificate to change the sex registered on their passport.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	156262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on asylum applications awaiting a decision by nationality can be found in table Asy_D03 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-applications-decisions-and-resettlement" target="_blank">asylum and resettlement detailed datasets</a>’. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. Please note the data show a snapshot as at the last day of each quarter, rather than the number of asylum applications awaiting a decision over the entire quarter. The latest data relates to as at 31 December 2022. Data as at 31 March 2023 will be published on 25 May 2023. Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">This data is not available broken down by outcomes received by family members.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">HM Passport Office’s gender recognition policy includes guidance for customers regarding the evidence required when someone is changing their passport sex marker without a gender recognition certificate. The policy can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fgender-recognition-policy&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAmanda.Carroll1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C2511555d6af341bb503908db1af323b3%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638133403791559794%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aLG6jl1ym26DQQYpWdLhAkq4l%2FBXA3HoVhXEjPAL%2BOY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Gender recognition policy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</ins></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 09/03/2023 17:40:25 question first ministerially corrected 14/03/2023 14:15:20 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick previous answer version 61009 answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer