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1733759

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the three entries totalling £189,870 for Fujitsu Services Ltd under the GPG - Interoperability One Data Programme, in his Department's transparency data entitled Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000 - July 2024, published on 29 August 2024, what other suppliers were considered for those software services.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	8803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>In January 2024, Fujitsu said it would withdraw from bidding for contracts with new Government customers until the Post Office Horizon inquiry concludes – it would only bid for work with existing Government customers where it already has a contract with them, or where there is an agreed need for Fujitsu’s skills and capabilities. Fujitsu's bid approach is detailed in <a href="https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2024-0247/2024-02-06-Letter_from_Fujitsu_to_Crown_Rep.pdf" target="_blank">this letter,</a> deposited in Parliament.</p><p>The spend published on 29 August 2024 relates to work done on an existing contract awarded to Fujitsu in March 2023 under the previous administration.</p><p>In selecting the supplier in March 2023, the Tech Services 3 framework was employed. This was chosen as other frameworks did not have the quantity of suppliers needed to attract adequately competitive bids or would lead to direct awards. 125 companies were invited to bid, of which 3 did, including Fujitsu. Following an evaluation, which assessed technical ability to meet the requirements, how well they understood these by developing a proof of concept, social value and costs, Fujitsu were successful.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 02/12/2024 13:38:23 answering member 5305
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1734524

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
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	Children: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason his Department's Notification of Child Death Form asks about the gender with which the child identified at the time of their death in cases where the child was over 10; and whether his Department consulted on that change.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Rebecca Paul
uin	9375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>The Notification of Child Death Form, part of the National Child Mortality Database, continues to capture the sex of the child for anyone under the age of 18 years old, in line with sex being a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>Although questions relating to gender identity already existed within one part of the National Child Mortality Database collection, specifically for suicide and self-harm, the change in October expanded these questions to all deaths. This was to capture the language used by young people and their families to improve system learning and to support the prevention of future deaths. It was not subject to public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Bristol South answering member printed Karin Smyth question first answered 02/12/2024 09:22:26 answering member 4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth
tabling member	5297

1735792

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	Seed Potatoes: Contamination
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 he will take steps to compensate seed potato farmers that lose potato cyst nematode clear status due to contamination caused by the construction of national infrastructure including overhead lines.
tabling member constituency	Angus and Perthshire Glens
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	10128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>Landowners, businesses and homeowners that have electrical equipment, such as pylons or towers, sited on their land have the right to compensation for the value of their land, as well as for any losses or expenses incurred. Acquiring authorities can also put in place discretionary schemes offering additional compensation. Such compensation is provided by network licence holders, not the Government.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner grouped question UIN 10129 question first answered 02/12/2024 14:16:45 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1735793

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	Seed Potatoes: Contamination
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 he will make an estimate of the potential loss of revenue for seed potato farmers that lost potato cyst nematode clear status due to contamination during the construction of national infrastructure in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Angus and Perthshire Glens
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	10129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>Landowners, businesses and homeowners that have electrical equipment, such as pylons or towers, sited on their land have the right to compensation for the value of their land, as well as for any losses or expenses incurred. Acquiring authorities can also put in place discretionary schemes offering additional compensation. Such compensation is provided by network licence holders, not the Government.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner grouped question UIN 10128 question first answered 02/12/2024 14:16:45 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1736450

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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	Crime: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland on changes in the level of rural crime in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	10724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>There is regular engagement with the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland on a range of issues and we will explore opportunities to discuss this shared challenge and options for future collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 02/12/2024 17:07:19 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1738003

registered interest
date	29/10/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for National Statistics: Industrial Disputes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 21 October (HL1278), what is the most recent estimate of how many days a week Office for National Statistics (ONS) staff attend the office on average, expressed as percentage of staff attending their assigned workplace over an average working week, or closest equivalent metric; and what plans ONS has to increase that average attendance rate.
tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
uin	HL2117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>Please see the letter attached from the National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG</p><p>House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p>1 November 2024</p><p> </p><p>Dear Baroness Neville-Rolfe,</p><p> </p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 21 October (HL1278), what is the most recent estimate of how many days a week Office for National Statistics (ONS) staff attend the office on average, expressed as percentage of staff attending their assigned workplace over an average working week, or closest equivalent metric; and what plans ONS has to increase that average attendance rate (HL2117).</p><p> </p><p>The ONS collects attendance data for each of our sites on a weekly basis. Table 1 shows the average daily number of individuals as a percentage against our headcount who have attended each office in the last four weeks for which data are available. Individuals who attend regularly will appear in this data on each day they attend an office.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that, while our general office attendance expectation is 40% of working time in line with our estate’s capacity, this is currently set at 20% in Manchester and Darlington and has only recently been increased to 40% in Edinburgh. Additional flexibilities have been extended to colleagues where genuinely required, including a period of further adjustment which ended in October.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, PCS has entered into formal dispute with the ONS in relation to these attendance expectations, taking action short of strike in the form of non-compliance with the requirements. There are currently 1161 PCS members employed by the ONS.</p><p> </p><p>The ONS remains committed to office attendance and various initiatives are underway to increase the diversity and value of in-person interactions. Following our announcement in November 2023, we launched events scheduled throughout 2024 with a greater focus on in-person events. This has included an increase in the number of face-to-face ‘in conversation with the National Statistician’ events, leadership events with the Grade 6 and Grade 7 community, and the start of new site-focused events that aim to bring colleagues together and create a better community across our office locations.</p><p> </p><p>With our extended flexibility provisions period ending, we would naturally expect to see some increase in office attendance. However, as trade unions have achieved a mandate to prolong action short of a strike this could continue to impact office attendance for a further period.</p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p> </p><p>Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Average daily ONS office location attendance as a rounded percentage by week, from week beginning 16 September 2024[1].</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Newport</p></td><td><p>Titchfield</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Darlington</p></td><td><p>Manchester</p></td><td><p>Edinburgh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Week beginning 16/09/2024</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>Less than 5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Week beginning 23/09/2024</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>Less than 5%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Week beginning 30/09/2024</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>Less than 5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Week beginning 07/10/2024</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>Less than 5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>Less than 5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Office for National Statistics</p><p> </p><p>[1]Where figures are less than 5% or not available, the specific number has been suppressed to protect the confidentiality of colleagues in line with our data policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 02/12/2024 13:59:50 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross attachment 1 file name PQHL2117 V3 (1).pdf title UKSA Letter
tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1739579

registered interest
date	05/11/2024
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	Packaging: Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to announce the (a) fees and (b) invoicing periods for the extended producer responsibility scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
uin	12722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>Final fees for the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme can only be calculated and issued after the deadline for large organisations to report their packaging data, which is 1 April 2025. Invoicing periods for the scheme each year will cover the period 1 April to 31 March.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 02/12/2024 12:38:29 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

1740563

registered interest
date	11/11/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many staff making decisions on asylum cases are employed by the Home Office; and how many additional staff they plan to recruit by the end of 2025.
tabling member printed	Lord Kempsell
uin	HL2405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>According to the regularly published data available online at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fimmigration-and-protection-data-q2-2024&amp;data=05%7C02%7CHOParliamentaryQuestions%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cf3c59a33870a46d7b49808dd12b9c941%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638687311336404662%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QA49VJnW9buwzpmU6kFCFIxM8FuisMeR2m28xjm7jdw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration and protection data: Q2 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>, there were 2,464 FTE decision makers in place as of June 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 02/12/2024 15:48:13 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint attachment 1 file name I_P+Q2+2024+Transparency+PUBLISHED+v3 (4).xlsx title Immigration and Protection data
tabling member	4988 label Biography information for Lord Kempsell

1740896

registered interest
date	11/11/2024
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	Animals: Imports
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 he will take steps to ensure that animals are declared correctly as rescued at UK borders; and how many animals have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected at the border in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Samantha Niblett
uin	13603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>Where the purpose of the movement of an animal is relating to the sale or any other form of transfer of ownership of the animal, including rescue animals, the commercial importation rules should be used.</p><p> </p><p>Animals which are imported under the incorrect regime or without the correct documentation may be detained or returned to the country of dispatch.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of all animals (including but not limited to dogs, cats, ferrets, bovines and equines) entering Great Britain from the EU that have been declared as rescue in the Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed System (IPAFFS).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of animals recorded as rescue in IPAFFS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>61,884</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>30,624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>30,077</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (Up to 31 October 2024)</p></td><td><p>20,801</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Department does not hold data on the number of consignments or animals that have been rejected at the border.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 02/12/2024 16:43:46 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5150

1741095

registered interest
date	12/11/2024
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the amount of private finance required to deliver the HS2 Euston quarter development.
tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
uin	13899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is responsible for delivering tunnelling for HS2 to Euston, as well as developing a much-improved station site.</p><p>To support the delivery of a significant number of homes alongside this project, MHCLG has established the Euston Housing Delivery Group. As outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement made on 31 October 2024 (<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-statements%2Fdetail%2F2024-10-31%2Fhcws182&amp;data=05%7C02%7CWrittenPQs%40communities.gov.uk%7C2a8d694798c84a80686808dd12b2d7fb%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638687281525622177%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NUghEswqdCet2YkPwB2d%2FLzGhH%2Fwo%2FC8hxc%2ByFLvTjE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HCWS182</a>), the Delivery Group will be chaired by Bek Seeley and will be made up of industry experts in urban design, architecture, affordable housing delivery and the financing of large-scale projects.</p><p>Identifying the infrastructure, services, and green space required for the area, as well as the private finance needed to deliver the scheme, is a core objective for the group in the coming months. It will be for the delivery group to determine and advise on the quantum of private finance required to deliver wider regeneration around Euston.</p><p>We will continue to update Parliament on the work of the Delivery Group.</p> answering member constituency Greenwich and Woolwich answering member printed Matthew Pennycook question first answered 02/12/2024 16:26:51 answering member 4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook
tabling member	5141