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1565765

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on Scotland’s role in the defence and security of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
uin	902940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>Scotland Office Ministers have regular discussions with the Ministry of Defence on all matters relating to defence in Scotland.</p><p>This includes the critical role of our armed forces’ presence at our strategic bases in Scotland, RAF Lossiemouth and Faslane, which are vital to maintaining the security of the UK and our NATO allies.</p> answering member constituency Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk answering member printed John Lamont question first answered 11/01/2023 14:44:56 answering member 4608 label Biography information for John Lamont
tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

1564849

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of her Department’s employees work from home at least one day a week.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	118951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Attorney General’s Office do not monitor individuals’ attendance in the office and are unable to provide the proportion of employees working from home at least one day a week. Overall occupancy data is published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data</a>. Decisions about workforce and working arrangements are delegated to individual departments and the AGO expect employees to attend the workplace for a minimum of 40% of their time. Over the past two years, the Civil Service has had to work in a more agile way whilst still delivering essential public services. Before the pandemic, most departments worked on a basis of a ratio of desks to staff and that remains the case – so hybrid working arrangements are not new. No office operates at 100% occupancy given there will always be a number of reasons why staff may be out of the office, for example people being on annual leave, attending meetings off site or external visits.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 17/01/2023 16:47:45 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1564850

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of their Department’s employees work from home at least one day a week.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	118952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>We do not hold data centrally on the proportion of employees who work from home at least one day per week.</p><p>In MoJ we operate hybrid working arrangements, which in the main are informal by nature, and managers retain the right to ask employees to come into the office on particular days or on a continuous basis where this is necessary to meet the needs of the business and ensure the effective and productive delivery of work carried out by civil servants.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/01/2023 19:48:22 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1564851

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of their Department’s employees work from home at least one day a week.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	118953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Over the past two years, the Civil Service as a whole has had to work in a more agile way whilst still delivering essential public services. Before the pandemic, most departments worked on a basis of a ratio of desks to staff and that remains the case – so hybrid working arrangements are not new. No office will operate at 100% occupancy given there will always be a number of reasons why staff may be out of the office, for example people being on annual leave, attending meetings off site or external visits. Data on the Department’s occupancy are published: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Like most departments, in line with the practice in many public and private sector organisations, BEIS operates hybrid working arrangements where employees are expected to attend the office for at least 40%-60% of their time.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/01/2023 12:53:43 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1564852

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of their Department’s employees work from home at least one day a week.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	118954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/01/2023 14:23:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1564853

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many and what proportion of their Department’s employees work from home at least one day a week.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	118955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office offers hybrid working arrangements where possible with a suggested office attendance of 2-3 days per week. This is dependent on the role of each individual, some working more in the office than others. The majority of staff are able to work one day a week from home. Given the department’s location across two sites, hybrid working is the norm for our officials.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past two years, the Civil Service as a whole has had to work in a more agile way whilst still delivering essential public services. Before the pandemic, most departments worked on a basis of a ratio of desks to staff and that remains the case – so hybrid working arrangements are not new. No office will operate at 100% occupancy given there will always be a number of reasons why staff may be out of the office, for example people being on annual leave, attending meetings off site or external visits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 17/01/2023 17:05:36 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1564854

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of their Department’s employees work from home at least one day a week.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	118956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Current data on office occupancy across the Civil Service is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-headquarters-occupancy-data</a></p><p> </p><p>There is no data collected on the proportion of departmental civil servants who are working from home. Decisions about workforce and working arrangements are delegated to individual departments. We have set an expectation of working eight days in the office per month. Days are agreed across teams and we have a desk booking system to help monitor office capacity.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past two years, the Civil Service as a whole has had to work in a more agile way whilst still delivering essential public services. Before the pandemic, most departments worked on a basis of a ratio of desks to staff and that remains the case, therefore hybrid working arrangements are not new.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 17/01/2023 15:45:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1564855

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many rail sector employees are currently receiving salaries exceeding £40,000.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	118957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>Network Rail publish a breakdown of staff salaries by bands which is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Staff-salary-breakdown-in-20k-bands-2022.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Staff-salary-breakdown-in-20k-bands-2022.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>It shows that as of 8 February 2022 around 20,000 (47 per cent) of its staff were earning basic salaries of £40,000 or more. Information on train operating companies is not held centrally by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 17/01/2023 17:10:35 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1564859

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	NHS: Labour Turnover and Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve levels of staff (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	118958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government is growing the National Health Service workforce. There are now over 42,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) more staff working in NHS provider trusts and commissioning bodies than a year ago, October 2021, including almost 4,700 more doctors and over 10,500 more nurses. We are working hard to deliver 50,000 nurses by the end of March 2024 and we are well on the way towards achieving this aim with over 36,000 more nurses working in the NHS now compared with September 2019.</p><p>The Government has funded 1,500 more medical school places each year for domestic students in England, a 25% increase over three years. This expansion was completed in September 2020 and has delivered five new medical schools in England. There are currently record numbers of medical students in training.</p><p>The NHS People Plan sets out a comprehensive range of actions to improve staff retention. Actions to improve the experience of staff outlined in the 2020 NHS People Plan and People Promise continue to be priorities, as outlined in the NHS national planning guidance in 2021/22 and 2022/23.</p><p>The NHS Retention Programme is continuously seeking to understand why staff leave, resulting in targeted interventions to support staff to stay whilst keeping them well. A staff retention guide has been updated and includes information on supporting staff in their late and early career with specific focus on induction, reward and recognition and menopause support.</p><p>We have has also commissioned NHS England to develop a long-term workforce plan. The plan will look at the mix and number of staff required across all parts of the country and will set out the actions and reforms that will be needed to reduce supply gaps and improve retention.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/01/2023 16:45:26 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1564860

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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 Services: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for (a) GP appointments, (b) Accident and Emergency treatment and (c) delayed medical (i) treatments and (ii) operations in hospital.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	118959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>On 22 September 2022, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’ which contains measures to help people make an informed choice about which practice is best for them, book general practice appointments more easily, benefit from more options when they need care and bolster general practice teams with other professionals who can help them to deliver over a million more appointments this winter.</p><p>As announced in the Autumn Statement, the Government is investing an additional £3.3 billion in each of 2023/24 and 2024/25 to enable rapid action to improve urgent and emergency, elective, and primary care performance to pre-pandemic levels.</p><p>The pandemic has put enormous pressures on the National Health Service with elective waiting lists growing to over 7 million patients but we remain committed to ensuring people get the right care at the right time. The NHS will set out detailed recovery plans in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 16/01/2023 16:01:54 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery