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1605846

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date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish data on his Department's spending over £500 with an electronic purchasing card solution for the months since September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport aims to publish the transactional data over £500 with an electronic purchasing card solution for October and November 2022 imminently. The Department aims to publish the December 2022 and January 2023 data by the end of April 2023.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2023 09:00:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605847

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to publish the data on his Department's spending over £25,000 in the months since June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Transport published the July and August 2022 transactional data over £25,000 on 23 February 2023 and the data from September to December 2022 will be published shortly. Data for the remainder months will be published in line with the Cabinet Office timetable.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2023 09:01:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605848

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mental Health Services and Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on improving communication between police forces and mental health teams on the detention of people with mental health illnesses.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Home Secretary last met with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 22<sup>nd</sup> March 2023 where mental health and policing was discussed.</p><p>The Government is committed to working with policing and healthcare partners to drive forward improvements to mental health prevention, treatment and crisis response.</p><p> </p><p>There is ongoing partnership work between HMG, health and police partners to develop a National Partnership Agreement to ensure that people in crisis receive the right response from the right agency. This work also considers wider work streams to improve partnership working between health and police on mental health pathways.</p><p>The Home Secretary wrote to all Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners on 23<sup>rd</sup> February to set out agreements made between the Home Office and Department for Health and Social Care on policing and mental health.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2023 16:29:42 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605849

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to increase funding to the Fire and Rescue Services in the context of recent rises in inflation.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>Overall, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.6 billion in 2023/24. Fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work.</p><p>Standalone fire and rescue authorities will see an increase in core spending power of 8.1 per cent in cash terms compared to 2022/23.</p><p>DLUHC published the final Local Government Settlement on 6 February 2023 setting out the referendum principles for Local Authorities in 2023/24. All standalone FRAs will be able to increase their Band D council tax by £5. This will raise £67m if all standalone FRAs choose to make full use of the flexibility.</p><p>The final settlement also confirms that Revenue Support Grant and Baseline Funding Levels will increase in line with September CPI (10.1%). This represents a good deal for fire and rescue and will help to manage their inflationary pressures.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2023 16:26:39 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605850

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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: Mileage Allowances
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 discussions he has had with HMRC on the adequacy of mileage rates for NHS workers, in the context of increases in the level of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>As is the practice of successive administrations, the details of internal meetings are not routinely disclosed.</p><p>On 1 January 2023, the mileage rate for staff who use their vehicles to make journeys in the performance of their duties increased from 56p to 59p per mile, above the HMRC-approved mileage rate of 45p per mile, to recognise the increased cost of motoring.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/03/2023 15:26:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605851

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Missing Persons: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken recent steps to tackle potential racial bias in missing person investigations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	170695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>People that go missing include some of the most vulnerable in our society. The Government is determined that missing people and their families receive the best possible protection and support from statutory agencies, including law enforcement, Government, and the voluntary sector.</p><p>The Government acknowledges that the most recent data published by the National Crime Agency, covering the period 2020-21, indicated that Black people are disproportionately affected by missing incidents: <a href="http://missingpersons.police.uk/en-gb/resources/downloads/missing-persons-statistical-bulletins" target="_blank">http://missingpersons.police.uk/en-gb/resources/downloads/missing-persons-statistical-bulletins</a>. This aligns with the findings from The Ethnicity of Missing People report, which also indicates the over-representation of Black children in care in missing reports.</p><p>To improve the police response to missing people from all backgrounds and address racial and ethnic disparities, the National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) works with police forces across England and Wales, the charity Missing People and the NCA Missing Persons Unit to consider these issues and what action is needed.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/03/2023 11:45:08 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1605852

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	DM Gosport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Service Family Accommodation and (b) Single Living Accommodation units there are at DE&S Gosport; and how many personnel are based at that site.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	170727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/03/2023 15:24:01 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1605853

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	DM Gosport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) size in hectares and (b) Housing Unit Potential of DE&S Gosport.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	170728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>DE&amp;S Gosport is 217.850 hectares in size.</p><p>No assessment has been made of the Housing Unit Potential of the site, as it has not been identified for disposal.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/03/2023 11:12:49 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1605854

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions: Age Addition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in each year since 2010 for which figures are available, how many letters his Department sent to pensioners approaching the age of 80 to inform them that after they reached that age their pension would increase by 25 pence per week under the Age Addition provisions; and how much his Department has spent on (a) postage and (b) administration and paper in connection with those letters.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	170653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>Information is available for the last 3 years in respect of the number of BR805s letters which are issued to customers approaching 80 regarding the 25 pence weekly addition. Please see figures below:</p><p> </p><p>2020 – 380,886</p><p>2021 – 358,309</p><p>2022 – 394,220</p><p>Total - 1,133,415</p><p> </p><p>This letter is issued via an automated process and therefore we are unable to provide any information on the administration costs relating to this.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 24/03/2023 14:34:51 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1605855

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of allowing asylum seekers to work on (a) the economy and (b) the level of job vacancies.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	170642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List.</p><p> </p><p>A review of the policy concluded in December 2021 and there will be no changes to the policy at this time.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/03/2023 15:44:21 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith