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1701896

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Carer's Allowance: Food Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of households in receipt of Carer’s Allowance living in food insecurity in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Midlothian constituency.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of individuals living in households that are food insecure by receipt of state support in the UK are published annually in the “Family Resources Survey” publication in “table 9_7” of<strong> “</strong>household food security tables<strong>”</strong> found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-resources-survey-financial-year-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>The latest statistics published on 21 March 2024 are for the financial period 2022/23. The</p><p>latest available data can also be found on Stat-Xplore <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p> </p><p>No such assessment can be made for Scotland and the Midlothian constituency due to sample sizes and availability of data.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 24/04/2024 16:20:34 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1701897

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff have been trained in disability awareness in (a) his core Department and (b) Jobcentres in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the information you seek within the appropriate cost limit as you have asked for information that is contained across a wide range of learning journeys.</p><p> </p><p>All staff new to DWP undergo mandatory learning followed by role specific learning, this encompasses vulnerabilities and complex needs training which is threaded throughout learning. Staff continue to build on this in the workplace through accessing policy guidance and point of need learning products.</p><p> </p><p>Please refine your request, for example to mandatory learning to enable data to be provided.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/04/2024 14:31:28 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1701917

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
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	Trade Agreements: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she is taking steps in the negotiations on the UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement to ensure that any such agreement includes a clear definition of the territory to which it applies.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK’s position on settlements within the Occupied Palestinian Territories is clear: they are illegal under international law and undermine the prospect of a two-state solution.</p><p> </p><p>Under the existing UK-Israel trade agreement, goods originating from illegal Israeli settlements are not entitled to tariff and trade preferences under either the agreement between the UK and Israel, or the agreement between the UK and the Palestinian Authority.</p><p> </p><p>This will not change in the Israel FTA. The UK will maintain its long-standing foreign policy positions throughout this negotiation, including with respect to settlements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/05/2024 06:48:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1701497

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Submarines: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of Trident renewal in the period between 2023 and 2050; and what proportion this would be of total Government spending in that period.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>As the replacement warhead programme is in its preliminary phases, it is too early to provide cost estimates for the programme. In the absence of these estimates, it is not possible to express deterrent renewal spend as a proportion of overall Government spending.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 24/04/2024 15:43:47 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1701498

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to the public purse has been of maintenance work on the Estate in each financial year since 2019-20; and whether the Commission has made an estimate of maintenance costs for the next two financial years.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The costs of maintenance work on the Estate in each financial year since 2019–20, and the estimate of maintenance costs for the next two financial years are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2019/20 (Actual Cost): £89m</p><p>2020/21 (Actual Cost): £76.5m</p><p>2021/22 (Actual Cost): £63.2m</p><p>2022/23 (Actual Cost): £96m</p><p> </p><p>2023/24 (Forecast Cost): £79.6m</p><p>2024/25 (Forecast Cost): £78.7m</p><p>2025/26 (Forecast Cost): £95.1m</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/05/2024 13:45:03 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1701499

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) staff and (b) running costs for his Department in financial year 2023-24; and how much he has allocated for 2024-25.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Scotland Office and Office for the Advocate General are currently in the process of finalising the department’s figures for financial year 2023-24. These figures are subject to external audit and the department’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2023-24 are expected to be available later this year. The budget for the department for financial year 2024-25 as agreed in Spending Review 2021 is £13.354m.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 22/04/2024 09:39:49 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1701504

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Public Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) transport, (b) venue hire and accommodation, (c) printed materials including backdrops, (d) security, (e) staffing, (f) filming and photography and (g) other costs of each public meeting since her appointment.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is a business unit of the Cabinet Office and, as such, its administrative costs are part of the Cabinet Office’s wider administrative costs.</p><p>Information for 2022-23 can be found in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-23" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-23</a>), copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.</p><p>Information for the last financial year will be published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 22081 question first answered 24/04/2024 16:24:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1701507

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the administration costs of his Department were in each year since his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is a business unit of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Information for 2022-23 can be found in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.</p><p>Information for the last financial year will be published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 22083 question first answered 24/04/2024 16:45:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1701508

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what the administration costs of her office were in each year since her appointment.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is a business unit of the Cabinet Office and, as such, its administrative costs are part of the Cabinet Office’s wider administrative costs.</p><p>Information for 2022-23 can be found in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-23" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-23</a>), copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.</p><p>Information for the last financial year will be published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2023-24 in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 22079 question first answered 24/04/2024 16:24:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1701509

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the administration costs of his Department were in each year since his appointment.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	22082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Scotland Office and Office for the Advocate General publish an Annual Report and Accounts which contains the information requested. The latest version can be found at <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1170084/SO_Report_2022-23_-_web_version.pdf" target="_blank">Scotland Office Annual Report 2022-23</a>. Prior year Annual Reports and Accounts for the Scotland Office and Office for the Advocate General are available online or can be obtained from the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 22/04/2024 09:38:36 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson