Every parliamentary written question tabled by Helen Whately this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.
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How many families there were in each region in England and Wales with (a) one child, (b) two children, (c) three children, (d) four children, (e) five children, (f) six to eight children, (g) eight to 10 children and (h) more than 10 children in each year since 2019.
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of the 2nd of December is attached.
If he will extend the Freedom of Information Act to the Motability scheme.
The Government has no plans to extend the Freedom of Information Act to the Motability Scheme. The Motability Scheme is delivered by Motability Operations which is an independent commercial company under contract to the Mobility Foundation, a registered charity.
How many times the Public Sector Fraud Authority has applied to the county court for a recovery order for the assets of people found to have committed fraud in each of the last five years.
The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) works with government departments and public bodies to understand and reduce the impact of fraud and error against the public sector. The PSFA is expected to surpass its 2024-25 target of recovering and preventing £250m of fraud - ensuring public money is out of the hands of fraudsters. Since the Authority’s launch in 2022, the PSFA has started the pilot of the new Enforcement Unit for government, which began fraud investigations in May 2024.The Enforcement Unit is actively investigating cases of fraud, and will seek to use relevant civil powers to recover funds stolen by fraudsters. To date, the PSFA has not applied to any county court for a recovery order regarding the assets of people found to have committed fraud. This government is taking tough action to reduce public sector fraud. In January, we introduced the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, giving us more tools to combat fraud, allowing government to investigate fraud, recover public money and sending fraudsters a clear message: you won’t get away with stealing public money.
If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Ministerial Code to specifically include (a) commercially sensitive statements and (b) personal boycotts.
I refer the Honourable Member to PQ 9328 of 22 October 2024.