Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1666111

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Miscarriages of Justice: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take legislative steps to issue automatic compensation payments to individuals wrongly convicted of serious crimes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	203478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 26/10/2023 10:49:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1666234

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
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	Sewage and Water Charges: Social Tariffs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will implement a single social tariff for water and sewerage services.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	203479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>I refer my Honourable friend to the answer given on 3 February 2023 to PQ <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-01-30%2F135453&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C76af169c53f5441f7fac08dbd17f2758%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638334116268124233%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xZ%2BO9otyp1LKzCR9AgE9%2FADSkMQXDkYLhcZ2wS4cA8Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">135453</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/10/2023 11:36:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1666236

registered interest
date	19/10/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport for London: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has held recent discussions with the Mayor of London on the financial sustainability of Transport for London.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	203480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>I met with the Deputy Mayor of London for Transport on 12 July 2023 to discuss Transport for London’s progress to financial sustainability, which they expect to reach by the end of the current financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has regular engagement with Transport for London to monitor the terms of the current funding settlement.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/10/2023 11:15:51 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1665743

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people diagnosed with a bipolar condition.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	203277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not available in the format requested, due to limitations of the diagnosis data collected within the Mental Health Services Dataset.</p><p>Analysis shows that around 20-25% of people in the dataset have a diagnosis recorded, therefore any data provided for diagnosis would represent an undercount. Alternative data is presented showing the number of referrals to secondary mental health services where the primary reason for referral was bipolar disorder in England between 2021/22 and 2022/23.</p><p>According to NHS England, the number of referrals to mental health services in England where the primary reason for referral was recorded as bipolar disorder was 20,201 in 2021/22 and 19,805 in 2022/23. Additionally, data for 2022/23 were impacted by a cyber incident, which meant that some providers were unable to submit data and the number of referrals may be underreported.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/10/2023 10:13:04 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1665744

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of Iranian military facilities established in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	203278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK has long made clear our apprehension towards Iran's reckless and destabilising activity in Syria. Iran's support to militant and proscribed groups, including potentially more permanent Iranian military bases, directly counters UK interests. The Ministry of Defence continues to maintain thorough assessments of the threats to stability and security across the Middle East region including Syria. The Government is also committed to working with the international community to ensure Iran and the regime are held to account for their destabilising activity in Syria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 26/10/2023 08:19:49 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1665799

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people whose asylum applications were rejected have been deported in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	203279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on returns 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-related returns by return type (including enforced returns of which ‘deportations’ are a legally defined subset) are published in table Ret_05 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#returns" target="_blank">Returns summary tables</a>’. The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on returns. Data on returns of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) are published in table Ret_D03 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#returns" target="_blank">Returns detailed datasets</a>’ and are broken down by nationality not by country of birth. Data on FNO returns aren’t broken down by return type however the vast majority will be enforced returns, of which ‘deportations’ are a legally defined subset.</p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data for returns relates to end March 2023.</p><p>Asylum-related returns relate to cases where there has been an asylum claim at some stage prior to the return. This will include asylum seekers whose asylum claims have been withdrawn, refused, and who have exhausted any rights of appeal, those returned under third country provisions, as well as those granted asylum/protection, but removed for other reasons (such as criminality).</p><p>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>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 203280 question first answered 26/10/2023 08:48:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1665808

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many convicted foreign-born criminals were deported in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	203280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on returns 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-related returns by return type (including enforced returns of which ‘deportations’ are a legally defined subset) are published in table Ret_05 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#returns" target="_blank">Returns summary tables</a>’. The ‘contents’ sheet contains an overview of all available data on returns. Data on returns of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) are published in table Ret_D03 of the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#returns" target="_blank">Returns detailed datasets</a>’ and are broken down by nationality not by country of birth. Data on FNO returns aren’t broken down by return type however the vast majority will be enforced returns, of which ‘deportations’ are a legally defined subset.</p><p>Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data for returns relates to end March 2023.</p><p>Asylum-related returns relate to cases where there has been an asylum claim at some stage prior to the return. This will include asylum seekers whose asylum claims have been withdrawn, refused, and who have exhausted any rights of appeal, those returned under third country provisions, as well as those granted asylum/protection, but removed for other reasons (such as criminality).</p><p>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>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 203279 question first answered 26/10/2023 08:48:56 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1665864

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the use of artificial intelligence on the functioning of the welfare system.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	203281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>DWP is continually exploring the use of all types of Artificial Intelligence and its potential to support the provision of more digital services with a human touch in a safe, ethical, and considered way. Artificial Intelligence will never replace the role of our colleagues in supporting customers throughout their journey.</p><p> </p><p>We are using Artificial Intelligence to undertake administrative or repetitive tasks, freeing up our colleagues to spend more time with claimants.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our approach, and in-line with the Prime Minister’s Foundation Model Taskforce, DWP has created a Generative Artificial Intelligence Lighthouse Programme which will safely guide our innovation in emerging Artificial Intelligence technology. The role of this programme is to ‘test and learn’ in a safe and governed environment where all types of AI can be used to assist us in the delivery of our customer outcomes and department efficiencies. Following this test and learn approach will help us to build more certainty on the potential benefits that can be realised.</p><p> </p><p>Where Artificial Intelligence is used to assist its activities in prevention and detection of fraud within UC applications, DWP always ensures appropriate safeguards are in place for the proportionate, ethical, and legal use of data with internal monitoring protocols adhered to. Through the work of departmental governance, we can always explain how the AI reaches conclusions using data.</p><p> </p><p>DWP will not use AI to replace human judgement in determining or denying a payment to a claimant. Where appropriate, Equality and Data Protection Impact Assessments have been carried out.</p><p> </p><p>DWP's Personal Information Charter(opens in a new tab) explains how and why we use personal information and citizen’s rights and responsibilities.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-work-pensions/about/personal-information-charter" target="_blank">DWP's Personal Information Charter(opens in a new tab)</a> explains how and why we use personal information and citizen’s rights and responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/10/2023 15:39:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1665866

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	Bipolar Disorder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings in the report entitled Bipolar Minds Matter, published by Bipolar UK in November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	203282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>No such formal assessment has been made.</p><p>However, we remain committed to investing in mental health services in the National Health Service in England by at least £2.3 billion a year by March 2024, as set out in the NHS Long Term Plan. This includes significant investment to the transformation of community mental health services, which aims to increase access to high quality care and transform care pathways to provide care in the community for people with severe mental illness, including bipolar disorder.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 24/10/2023 13:42:01 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1665417

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	Balkans: British Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the priority objectives are for the British Council in the Balkans.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	202958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The British Council's priority objectives for the Western Balkans are to build the skills and capacity of individuals and organisations operating in the media and cultural sectors, to support region-wide digital transformation, and enhance and support English language teaching and learning.</p><p>The Creative Producers programme was designed to develop the profession of creative production and artistic good practices across the countries involved and the UK.</p><p>The British Council determines its own funding programmes operating at arms' length to Government.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 202959 question first answered 25/10/2023 16:15:23 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord