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1745688

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
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: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients who have not been suspected of benefit fraudulent activity will be subject to having their personal bank account details scrutinised.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	16909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>Fraud and error in the social security system currently costs the taxpayer almost £10 billion a year and, since the pandemic, a total of £35 billion of taxpayers’ money has been incorrectly paid to those not entitled. The DWP is determined to reduce those levels.</p><p> </p><p>The Eligibility Verification Measure (EVM) in the proposed Fraud, Error and Debt Bill will not give DWP access to any bank accounts, nor any information on how claimants spend their money. The proposed new power instead helps verify benefit eligibility, using very limited information from banks and financial institutions. As set out by the National Audit Office, access to data is key to prevention and detection of incorrect payments.</p><p> </p><p>EVM will require banks and financial institutions to look within their own data to highlight where someone may not be eligible for the benefits they are receiving. The data will only be sent to DWP if there is a possible conflict with the benefit eligibility rules, such as the £16,000 capital limit in Universal Credit or individuals living abroad without notifying the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The information gathered will help DWP identify incorrect payments, prevent debts from accruing for the claimant and help identify where there may be fraudulent activity. No benefit entitlement decision will be made solely because of the data obtained under EVM and a final decision on benefit entitlement will always involve a human agent.</p><p> </p><p>Further details will be set out when the Bill is introduced to Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 04/12/2024 11:27:37 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1745690

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14161, what her Department's timetable is for its consideration of marriage law in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	16965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>Marriage law is an issue of great importance and one which therefore requires careful consideration. The Law Commission’s report on weddings raises a number of issues around weddings law, and as a new Government we need to take the time to consider these carefully before setting out our position, which we will do in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pontypridd answering member printed Alex Davies-Jones question first answered 04/12/2024 14:49:59 answering member 4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1745702

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to repeal the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Victims) Act 2021.
tabling member constituency	Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	16936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>We have no plans to repeal the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021.</p> answering member constituency Birmingham Selly Oak answering member printed Al Carns question first answered 04/12/2024 11:44:15 answering member 5235
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1745710

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pre-sentence Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) standard delivery, (b) fast delivery, and (c) oral pre-sentence reports have been produced in (i) Wales and (ii) England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	16972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>Pre-sentence reports (PSRs) provide an expert assessment of the nature and causes of the offender's behaviour, the risk the offender poses and to whom, as well as an independent recommendation of the options available to support the independent judiciary in deciding the appropriate sentence. The decision on whether to direct the preparation of a PSR and any adjournment to produce that report is, along with the sentence itself, a matter for the independent judiciary. Since 2014, the following numbers of PSRs have been produced in Wales and England:</p><p><strong>Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,470</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10,385</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,297</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,134</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,915</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7,357</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,097</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,221</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,943</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,488</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard Delivery PSR</p></td><td><p>1,230</p></td><td><p>976</p></td><td><p>603</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>433</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fast Delivery PSR written</p></td><td><p>4,942</p></td><td><p>5,593</p></td><td><p>4,257</p></td><td><p>4,004</p></td><td><p>3,903</p></td><td><p>2,796</p></td><td><p>2,882</p></td><td><p>3,306</p></td><td><p>3,339</p></td><td><p>3,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fast Delivery PSR oral</p></td><td><p>4,298</p></td><td><p>3,816</p></td><td><p>4,437</p></td><td><p>3,705</p></td><td><p>3,599</p></td><td><p>4,123</p></td><td><p>2,782</p></td><td><p>2,395</p></td><td><p>2,162</p></td><td><p>2,223</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>England</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>131,462</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>148,893</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>138,999</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>121,508</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>105,313</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>95,647</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61,980</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>82,436</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>77,297</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>84,880</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standard Delivery PSR</p></td><td><p>32,523</p></td><td><p>24,774</p></td><td><p>8,993</p></td><td><p>4,314</p></td><td><p>3,292</p></td><td><p>2,848</p></td><td><p>2,132</p></td><td><p>3,028</p></td><td><p>3,119</p></td><td><p>4,374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fast Delivery PSR written</p></td><td><p>64,078</p></td><td><p>76,934</p></td><td><p>58,720</p></td><td><p>45,411</p></td><td><p>39,419</p></td><td><p>41,833</p></td><td><p>39,970</p></td><td><p>59,217</p></td><td><p>55,036</p></td><td><p>61,979</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fast Delivery PSR oral</p></td><td><p>34,861</p></td><td><p>47,185</p></td><td><p>71,286</p></td><td><p>71,783</p></td><td><p>62,602</p></td><td><p>50,966</p></td><td><p>19,878</p></td><td><p>20,191</p></td><td><p>19,142</p></td><td><p>18,527</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol start="1"><li><p>Excludes breach, deferred sentence and court review reports (for further details please see the guide to offender management statistics, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK</a>).</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>Between April and June 2020, the number of cases processed at the criminal courts was substantially reduced as a result of the operational restrictions that were put in place on 23 March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the impact of these operational restrictions continued into subsequent periods, the figures in more recent periods have recovered to pre-pandemic levels.</p></li></ol><ol start="3"><li><p>The figures for England include a handful of pre-sentence reports prepared by the National Security Division (NSD), which was introduced in 2021 under the Probation Reform Programme and is specifically tasked with the enhanced monitoring of terrorists, serious organised criminals and very high-risk offenders.</p></li></ol><p>Data quality: The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p>Data source: National Delius case management system</p><p>Information on the numbers of PSRs for England and Wales is published as part of the Ministry of Justice’s official statistics available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">Offender management statistics quarterly - GOV.UK.</a></p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 04/12/2024 17:54:28 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1745719

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of people subject to supervision by the Probation Service have (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four and (e) five or more named supervising officers during the course of their order or licence.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	16974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Scunthorpe answering member printed Sir Nicholas Dakin question first answered 04/12/2024 17:51:57 answering member 4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1745738

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	School Libraries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including information about school libraries in the school census return.
tabling member constituency	Mid Cheshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Cooper
uin	17038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>The department has no current plans to collect any specific data about school libraries in the school census.</p><p>The school census is the department’s primary source of administrative data about pupils attending schools in England. We keep the content of all our data collections, including the school census, under review to ensure that the data we collect is necessary, feasible and minimises the data collection burden placed on the sector.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth South answering member printed Stephen Morgan question first answered 04/12/2024 14:37:47 answering member 4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan
tabling member	5195

1745741

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
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	Maternity Disparities Taskforce
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 Maternity Disparities Taskforce is still active; how many meetings of that taskforce have taken place since it was established; and if he will publish the (a) dates and (b) durations of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Clapham and Brixton Hill
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	16980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer // answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered // answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1745742

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Employment Rights Bill: Impact Assessment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee's report on the Employment Rights Bill, published on 21 November 2024, if he will carry out new impact assessments to replace those rated not fit for purpose.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	16981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>The Government has noted the Regulatory Policy Committee’s opinion on the Impact Assessment for the Employment Rights Bill.</p><p>It has always been the Government’s intention to refine our analysis as policy development continues, working closely with external experts, businesses, trade unions and the Regulatory Policy Committee.</p><p>As is standard, Government will publish updated Option Assessments and Impact Assessments alongside future consultations and secondary legislation to meet our Better Regulation requirements.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 04/12/2024 17:38:24 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1745743

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials in his Department have travelled to the United States of America (a) in the last 3 months and (b) since 5 November 2024.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	16982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>We look forward to continuing to engage with the current and incoming US Administrations in the usual way. This includes through officials in the British Embassy in Washington DC, and our eight consulates around the United States, who continue to engage businesses and investors to champion UK interests and encourage collaboration and investment to help grow the UK economy.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 04/12/2024 17:39:24 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1745748

registered interest
date	29/11/2024
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: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reduction in fraud and error in the benefit system she plans to achieve by the end of 2025.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	16911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2024 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget, the OBR updated their forecasts. This shows the impact of the Department’s plans to reduce fraud and error levels across the scorecard period. In addition to this, the Department provides annual updates on the effectiveness of their plans through the publication of the Annual Report and Accounts, where the latest UC forecast and outturn position for the financial year is published. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2023-to-2024-html" target="_blank">DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 (HTML) - GOV.UK</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we have published forecasts in the past, they have been superseded and the latest forecast is not in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 04/12/2024 17:12:27 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell