Written questions by Rand.

How many new NHS primary care facilities have been built using central Government funding in each year since 2010.

The primary care estate is in mixed ownership between general practices (GPs), property companies, and integrated care boards (ICBs), and can be funded through a variety of routes. The Care Quality Commission regulates sites that provide National Health Services, including primary care facilities, with further information on their data available at the following link:https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/transparency/using-cqc-dataPrior to 2016, new surgery premises were delivered either by GPs or by third parties. NHS England does not keep a register of the projects funded through these routes.In the period 2016 to 2025, the upgrades programme delivered 90 new GP or primary care schemes, alongside several refurbishments and extensions of existing sites, at a cost of £996 million. For 2024 to 2025, the NHS Property Services and Community Health Partnership was given £15 million to adapt the existing estate, so that it could be used more intensively.As a first step in response to the Darzi Report, in 2025/26 £102 million has been allocated for modernisation and improved utilisation in primary care. Capital budgets for 2026/27 onwards will be considered through Phase 2 of the Spending Review process and the launch of the 10-Year Health Plan in Spring 2025. This will give the necessary strategic direction and funding certainty as we shift to a Neighbourhood Health Service and treating patients closer to home. The following table shows the schemes, capital investment, and new facilities delivered from 2016 to 2025:SchemePeriodNational capital investmentNew facilities deliveredGP or third-party developerBefore 2016N/AN/APrimary care estates and IT2016 to 2020£800 million50Local authority joint schemes2019 to 2025N/A30Sustainability and transformation plan upgrades programme2020 to 2025£196 million10

How many NHS GP surgeries have closed in each year since 2010; and how many new NHS GP surgeries have been built in each of those years.

The Department does not hold this information centrally.

Communities and Local Government, what steps she plans to take to ensure building construction sites secure cavity nesting bird habitats.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22080 on 15 January 2025.

How many people left the police in each of the last five years; and whether her Department holds information on the five most common reasons given by those departing the police voluntarily.

The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of police personnel who leave the police service in England and Wales, on an annual basis, in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-walesInformation on the number of leavers, by worker type and reason for leaving (including voluntary resignations), between the years ending 31 March 2007 and 2024, can be found in the ‘Leavers Open Data Table’ here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64ba76662059dc000d5d27c0/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-260723.odsThe Home Office does not hold data on the specific reasons for voluntary resignations.

How many and what proportion of police officers (a) were eligible for and (b) took statutory paternity leave in each of the last five years; and what the average number of weeks taken were for the same time period.

The Home Office does not collect data on the number of police officers eligible for paternity leave or the length of time they were on paternity leave.

What the criteria are for automotive companies to access the support for transition to electric vehicles announced in the Budget.

The Budget committed over £2 billion to 2030 for zero emission vehicle manufacturing and their supply chains. Government will engage with industry as we take forward these plans, and further details will be set out in due course as part of the Industrial ...

What discussions he has had with European counterparts on joining the EU in applying tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

This government is continuing to work closely with EU partners to identify areas to strengthen cooperation, including the economy, energy, security and resilience.The government will take a consistent, long-term and strategic approach to managing the UK’s...

What assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the national security risks of (a) electric vehicles and (b) connected cars using (i) Chinese and (ii) Russian software.

The Government takes national security extremely seriously. The Department of Transport (DfT) works closely with the transport sector and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and other government departments, including the Department for Science, Inn...

What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of using electronic travel authorisations on the speed in which Hong Kong (a) BNO status holders and (b) political prisoners can leave H

Electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) were expanded to all eligible non-European nationalities on 27 November, and will be a requirement for travel to the UK from 8 January. ETAs have been introduced to strengthen the UK’s border security and help preve...

Food and Rural Affairs, if he will implement schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

The Government is committed to improving the implementation of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to help mitigate flood risk and reduce the quantity of water that ends up in our drainage infrastructure. SuDS also provide filtration, amenity and biodiver...

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recommendations of the China Strategic Risks Institute's report entitled Mapping out the U

The UK has a clear interest in peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and has restated its importance alongside G7 partners. We consider the Taiwan issue one to be settled peacefully by the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait through constructive ...

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK-Singapore cyber dialogue held in London on 13 June 2023; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits

The UK-Singapore Cyber Dialogue held on 13 June 2023 in London was followed by a second iteration in Singapore from 12-13 June 2024. The Dialogues strengthen our close ties on cyber collaboration and align our approaches in cyber governance and tackling c...

How many psycho-oncologists are currently working in the NHS.

The Department does not hold the information requested.

How many clinical nurse specialists are currently working in the NHS.

The Department does not hold the information requested.

If his Department can publish a sectoral breakdown of shared parental leave take up in the last 12 months.

Information provided by employers to HMRC shows that in 2023/24 (the latest year for which full year data is available), 17,200 individuals were in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay. Data for earlier years was published as part of the Shared Parent...

How many people used shared parental leave in the last year.

Information provided by employers to HMRC shows that in 2023/24 (the latest year for which full year data is available), 17,200 individuals were in receipt of Statutory Shared Parental Pay. Data for earlier years was published as part of the Shared Parent...

What steps his Department is taking to improve the take up of the Healthy Start Scheme.

The Government is committed to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, as set out in our Child Health Action Plan. The Healthy Start scheme was introduced in 2006 to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children unde...

What steps his Department is taking to improve the dietary health of young children from financially deprived backgrounds.

The Government is committed to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, as set out in our Child Health Action Plan. The Healthy Start scheme was introduced in 2006 to encourage a healthy diet for pregnant women, babies, and young children unde...

If the child poverty taskforce will examine food insecurity.

We are committed to tackling poverty and reducing mass dependence on emergency food parcels. Our Ministerial Taskforce, jointly chaired Work and Pensions and Education Secretaries, has started urgent work on an ambitious Child Poverty Strategy and will ex...

If his Department will take steps to obtain contact data for those who are eligible for but not accessing the Healthy Start scheme .

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) runs the Healthy Start scheme on behalf of the Department. The Department of Health and Social Care is working closely with the NHS BSA and the Department for Work and Pensions, to enable the NHS BSA to receiv...