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1684386

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many days did each of the Border Force's (a) five cutters and (b) six coastal patrol vessels spend (i) out of service due to scheduled repair and maintenance and (ii) on active duty supporting small boat operations in the Dover straits in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	11025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>During 2023, the Cutter &amp; CPV fleet did not provide assistance to small boat operations in the South East region.</p><p>Instead, Border Force utilised a fleet of 5 Commercial Transfer Vessels (CTVs) - Defender, Hurricane, Ranger, Typhoon and Volunteer.</p><p>Out of the 604 small boat events that occurred in 2023, the CTVs successfully intercepted 544, accounting for a 90% interception rate, the remaining interceptions were carried out by the RNLI due to asset suitability in deteriorating weather conditions.</p><p>This framework in the South East allows the Cutter &amp; CPV fleet to focus on maritime enforcement deployments around the UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 11026 question first answered 26/01/2024 10:32:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1684387

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: English Channel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many days did at least one of the Border Force's (a) five cutters and (b) six coastal patrol vessels spend on active duty supporting small boats operations in the Dover Straits in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	11026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>During 2023, the Cutter &amp; CPV fleet did not provide assistance to small boat operations in the South East region.</p><p>Instead, Border Force utilised a fleet of 5 Commercial Transfer Vessels (CTVs) - Defender, Hurricane, Ranger, Typhoon and Volunteer.</p><p>Out of the 604 small boat events that occurred in 2023, the CTVs successfully intercepted 544, accounting for a 90% interception rate, the remaining interceptions were carried out by the RNLI due to asset suitability in deteriorating weather conditions.</p><p>This framework in the South East allows the Cutter &amp; CPV fleet to focus on maritime enforcement deployments around the UK.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson grouped question UIN 11025 question first answered 26/01/2024 10:32:12 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1684389

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 9197 on Attorney General: Written Questions, for what reason her Department has been unable to answer the Questions within the usual time period.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	11027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>I responded to your questions 6773 and 6774 on 24 January 2024. Please accept my apologies for the delay.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/01/2024 11:20:09 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1684042

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2024 to Question 8948 on Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution and with reference to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 107065 on Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, for what reason he did not provide the figures requested.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>I would note that procurement cards were introduced by the last Labour Government, who welcomed their use, saying they are a ‘good example of Government learning from the private sector’.</p><p> </p><p>Procurement cards assist with the reduction in procurement bureaucracy, boost efficiency, support the Government’s prompt payment initiative for Small and Medium businesses, and help maintain cash flow to suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>They are used as defined by the departmental procurement acquisition model, agreed by procurement and finance colleagues. Controls are in place that limit purchase types and values in line with individual departmental controls.</p><p> </p><p>Procurement cards are held by officials, not Ministers or Special Advisers.</p><p> </p><p>HMT incurred the following number of expenditure and total costs or those are included in the table below for the periods in question related to question 8948.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of Transactions</p></td><td><p>Total Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 (Jan - Dec)</p></td><td><p>1021</p></td><td><p>£119,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023 (Jan - Sep)</p></td><td><p>929</p></td><td><p>£103,841</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>I note that the 2009 figures from the last Labour government are comparable with a total figure of £111,423.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 29/01/2024 14:55:21 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1683369

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Video Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January to Question 8390 on Home Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, what the cost to the public purse was of expenditure by his Department's Communications Directorate from 1 January 2022 to 17 January 2024 on (a) the (i) purchase and (ii) hire of small drones used for the production of video content and (b) training in the use of drone filming equipment.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>There has been no spend on the purchase or hire of drone equipment.</p><p>The only outlay has been for a training course, at the cost of £749.50 as referenced in PQ 8390.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/01/2024 17:31:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1683370

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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 International Trade: Aviation
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 page 85 of the Department for International Trade's annual report and accounts for 2021-22, HC501, published on 18 July 2022, what the distance travelled on domestic flights was that resulted in the emission total of 26.81 tCO2e in 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The distance travelled on domestic flights that resulted in the emission total of 26.81 tCO2e in 2021-22 was 206,214km.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/01/2024 17:36:17 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1683371

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2024 to Question 8709 on Treasury: Electronic purchasing card solution, what the latest figure available is for the number of government procurement cards held by people to make purchases against his Department’s budget.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>HMT currently has 65 electronic government procurement cards in use as at 22/01/24.</p><p> </p><p>I would note that procurement cards were introduced by the last Labour Government, who welcomed their use, saying they are a ‘good example of Government learning from the private sector’.</p><p>I would like to note that the levels of expenditure for 2022 as a comparable full calendar year totalled £119k which was on par with 2009’s total expenditure of £111k.</p><p>Procurement cards assist with the reduction in procurement bureaucracy, boost efficiency, support the Government’s prompt payment initiative for Small and Medium businesses, and help maintain cash flow to suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>They are used as defined by the departmental procurement acquisition model, agreed by procurement and finance colleagues. Controls are in place that limit purchase types and values in line with individual departmental controls.</p><p> </p><p>Procurement cards are held by officials, not Ministers or Special Advisers.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 29/01/2024 14:53:03 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1683372

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
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	Department for Work and Pensions: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January to Question 8940, what accounts for the difference between the (a) number and (b) value of transactions of less than £500 reported in (i) that Answer and (ii) the equivalent figures for calendar year 2021 provided in the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 107067.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	10431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Pursuant to Answer of 17.01.24 to Question 8940, this was provided as physical card spend only as linked to Question 8701 which was received at the same time, whereas prior Question 107067 was provided as all eProcurement card spend, which includes Virtual cards (Lodged and Single Use)</p><p><br> To provide all eProcurement card spend for the periods requested in Question 8940 (under £500 spend):<br> <br> a) Total purchases 01/01/2022-31/12/2022 = 67,132 with a value of £6,916,350.32</p><p>b) Total purchases 01/01/2023-31/10/2023 = 80,627 with a value of £ £8,706,120.92</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/01/2024 11:18:30 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1681936

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	David Evennett
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the severance payments for former ministers published on Page 132 of HM Treasury's Annual Report and Accounts for 2022/23, published on 20 July 2023, for what reason the former Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, the Rt hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford, was awarded a payment on 26 October 2022, in the context of his age at the date he ceased to hold office.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	9462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>I thank the Rt Hon Member for bringing this to my attention. The Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 sets out the entitlement for Ministers who leave office.</p><p>Such payments should not apply where a person has attained the age of sixty-five. If a former Minister was incorrectly given a severance payment, the relevant department will contact the individual to recover the over-payment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 8377 9463 question first answered 25/01/2024 17:00:05 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart previous answer version 12277 answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1681937

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Baroness Stedman-Scott
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 194 of his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, published on 4 July 2023, for what reason the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the Lords was awarded a severance payment on 31 December 2022 in the context of her age at the date she ceased to hold office.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	9463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>I thank the Rt Hon Member for bringing this to my attention. The Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 sets out the entitlement for Ministers who leave office.</p><p>Such payments should not apply where a person has attained the age of sixty-five. If a former Minister was incorrectly given a severance payment, the relevant department will contact the individual to recover the over-payment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 8377 9462 question first answered 25/01/2024 17:00:05 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart previous answer version 12278 answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry