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1462833

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the total number of retired civil servants in receipt of the Civil Service Classic Scheme pension are women.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	1478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 Civil Servants are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p> </p><p>Of those</p><ol><li><p>92,550 are in receipt of a widows pension and;</p></li><li><p>15,905 a widowers pension.</p></li><li><p>552,327 are in receipt of the classic pension</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>50.47% (278,762) of retired Civil Servants in receipt of a classic pension are women.</p><p> </p><p>The number of widows and widowers who have had their pensions suspended is given in the below table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of pensions suspended in year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year in which pension suspended</p></td><td><p>Widows</p></td><td><p>Widowers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, are unable to split the numbers based on those remarrying and those cohabiting as their system does not record it in this manner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers provided are based on MyCSP’s current data holding and include those that were suspended and have not since been restored on their system.</p><p> </p><p>Where a spouse’s Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) remains payable and only the spouse pension in excess of this is suspended, MyCSP are unable to include these in the data provided because their system will show the benefit as ‘in payment’ although the excess element is suspended. Therefore, the record does not show as suspended.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 1477 question first answered 19/05/2022 10:31:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1463472

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants are members of the civil service classic scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	3469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 individuals are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p>Of those, 552,327 are retired classic members, the rest are those in receipt of a dependent’s pension.</p><p> </p><p>This is split as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Male/Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dependent/Pensioner</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Dependent</p></td><td><p>15,905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Pensioner</p></td><td><p>273,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Dependent</p></td><td><p>92,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Pensioner</p></td><td><p>278,762</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, is unable to provide a split between active and deferred members due to how their data is held.</p><p> </p><p>This is due to the fact that a large number of cases still in payment relate to members retiring or crystallising their benefits before the advent of bespoke administration and payroll systems that would hold this information. All historic, legacy cases were processed manually and unfortunately this level of detail is not available for this population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/05/2022 10:27:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678448

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Premier League on its financial fair play rules; and what assessment she has made as to whether future legislation should include penalties for breaching financial fair play rules.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The Premier League’s financial fair play rules are a matter for the Premier League and will not be will not be covered by the Football Regulator, which will have a tightly defined scope around ensuring financial sustainability. The Football Regulator will not involve itself in sporting matters or league rules, recognising the Government’s long standing respect for the autonomy of sport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 7252 7253 question first answered 09/01/2024 08:53:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678449

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether the independent regulator should have jurisdiction over (a) breaches alleged by the Guardian by the previous owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovitch and (b) other breaches of the financial fair play rules.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The Premier League’s financial fair play rules are a matter for the Premier League and will not be will not be covered by the Football Regulator, which will have a tightly defined scope around ensuring financial sustainability. The Football Regulator will not involve itself in sporting matters or league rules, recognising the Government’s long standing respect for the autonomy of sport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 7251 7253 question first answered 09/01/2024 08:53:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678450

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to give the Football Regulator the (a) powers and (b) resources to regulate clubs to ensure any breaches of financial fair play rules are (i) identified and (ii) punished.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The Premier League’s financial fair play rules are a matter for the Premier League and will not be will not be covered by the Football Regulator, which will have a tightly defined scope around ensuring financial sustainability. The Football Regulator will not involve itself in sporting matters or league rules, recognising the Government’s long standing respect for the autonomy of sport.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 7251 7252 question first answered 09/01/2024 08:53:52 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1678529

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gambling: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's consultation on the statutory levy on gambling operators, published on 17 October 2023, for what reason the proposed statutory levy rate for remote pools betting was set at 1%.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>Higher rates of problem gambling are associated with certain products, particularly those online, compared to most land-based products. We want to take this into account in the design of the statutory levy, as well as the higher operating costs in the land-based sector. Public Health England’s evidence review of gambling-related harms, based on Health Survey data, showed football pools to have a 'problem gambling' rate of 5%, which is higher than the population level which has been at or below 1% for the past 20 years.</p><p>The consultation on the design of the statutory levy opened on 17 October and has now closed. Our consultation specifically invited views on the question of levy rates so that the Government has the best available evidence to inform our final policy decisions on the structure of the levy. The Government is carefully considering the evidence received, and we will publish our response to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/01/2024 08:55:24 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1524491

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Football Governance Fan-led Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to implement the recommendations of the Fan Led Review of Football Governance.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	901753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government published its response to the recommendations of the Fan Led Review of Football Governance in April 2022 and we recognise the need for football to be reformed to ensure the game’s sustainability in the long term.</p><p>We are now taking the time to consider the policy. We remain committed to publishing a White Paper setting out our detailed response to the Fan Led Review in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 20/10/2022 11:30:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1679366

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Care Leavers: Racial Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Barnardo’s report entitled Double discrimination: Black care-experienced young adults navigating the criminal justice system, published on 21 September 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	7750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises that children in care are more likely than their peers in the general population to have contact with the criminal justice system. That is why, in 2018, the department published a joint national protocol with the Home Office and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on reducing the unnecessary criminalisation of looked after children and care leavers. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-protocol-on-reducing-criminalisation-of-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-protocol-on-reducing-criminalisation-of-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department is also taking action on the risk factors that can lead to criminal behaviour, including through our work to improve school attendance.</p><p> </p><p>Through the care leaver Ministerial Board, the department is working closely with MoJ to improve support and outcomes of care-experienced people in the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>MoJ is currently updating its strategy for care-experienced people, to ensure that their time in the criminal justice system is used to support them to lead crime-free lives. The strategy will include a focus on race and its role in shaping the experiences and outcomes of those with care experience and will link to wider departmental efforts to address racial disproportionality in the criminal justice system. MoJ is aiming to publish this strategy in 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 10/01/2024 17:55:29 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1682854

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children in Care: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's planned update to the statutory guidance on Promoting the Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children, if he will include a (a) specific focus on mental health services for that group as part of that update and (b) strategy for delivering those services in a culturally sensitive manner.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	10002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The government gave a commitment to update the statutory guidance, ‘Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children’ and extend it to care leavers up to age 25, in the ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy for the reform of children’s social care. The update forms part of the wider mission in the strategy, to reduce the disparities in long-term mental and physical health outcomes and improve wellbeing for care-experienced people.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care are taking forward this update together, and work is underway to understand how the current guidance is working in practice and where changes are necessary. This includes consideration of whether there is a need to include further guidance regarding mental health support for looked-after children and care leavers, as well as consideration of whether there is a need to include further guidance relating to cohorts with particular characteristics.</p><p> </p><p>The department will work with a wide range of stakeholders with a diversity of professional and personal experience to ensure that the guidance is sensitive to the health and wellbeing needs of all looked-after children and care leavers, including those with protected characteristics as part of government’s duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston question first answered 22/01/2024 17:44:08 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1689047

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	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	Small Modular Reactors
	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 she is taking steps to ensure that companies successful in the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition (a) manufacture those SMRs and (b) use supply chains domestically.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	13872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>The SMR technology selection process is an open and competitive process. The priority is to select the technologies best able to facilitate operational projects by the mid-2030s. As with any Government decision, this will be subject to value for money, relevant approvals, and technology readiness. This is an exciting time for nuclear and the scale of our ambition means there are likely to be significant supply chain opportunities associated with projects going forward.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 22/02/2024 07:57:58 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts