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How many police (a) dogs and (b) horses were injured in the course of their duties in each year since 2015.
The Home Office does not hold centrally information on the number of police dogs or horses that were injured in the course of their duties.
If the government has plans to offer basic first aid training in schools.
I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton to the answer of 28 November to Question 92868.
What estimare has been made of the average frequency of gully cleaning by highway authorities in England from 2015 to date.
Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area. The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each individual local highway authority to assess which parts of its network need repair and what standards should be applied, based upon their local knowledge and circumstances. Although the Government does not monitor the frequency of gully cleaning by highway authorities in England, it does encourage authorities to maintain their drainage assets through guidance and as part of an annual winter survey of authorities.
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the effect of local authority fees and charges for pest control services on the reporting of infestations by members of the public since 2015.
Defra has not made an assessment of local authority fees and charges for pest control services on the reporting of infestations by members of the public since 2015. Where rats and mice are concerned, under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949, local authorities have a duty to deal with infestations regardless of any local fees and charges imposed. The Act makes local authorities responsible for ensuring that their districts are kept so far as practicable free from rats and mice.
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of total length and number of ancient and historic rights of way not yet added to the national database; and what progress is expected to be made on recording them.
The Government intends to repeal the 2031 cut-off date for recording historic rights of way. The legislative change to repeal the cut-off date will be enacted when parliamentary time allows. This will ensure that historic routes are not extinguished simply because an authority has not processed them in time and will give councils greater flexibility to deal with applications. It will also help prevent unrecorded public rights of way from being lost as a result of delays or backlogs.
What the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline number provided by his Department and its executive agencies for each year from 2015 to date.
The information requested is not held centrally. To provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
What steps are being taken to expand the number of digitalised MOD history records held by government and third party organisations to support the study and research into military family history.
The Ministry of Defence has a comprehensive programme to transfer its historical physical Service personnel records to The National Archives. The decision to digitise these records rests with The National Archives.
Media and Sport, what is the total number and value of artwork owned by the UK government is in the national collection which is (a) on public display (b) in storage (c) loaned to organisations, institutions or individuals in the UK (d) loaned to organisations, institutions or individuals outside the UK.
Please note that not all artworks owned by the UK government are in the Government Art Collection. 15,118 artworks are in the Government Art Collection (GAC). 8,250 of these are on display in public exhibitions and across the Government’s global estate. These works are seen by hundreds of thousands visitors each year, promoting British art and contributing to cultural diplomacy in over 125 countries. 6,868 are not currently on display; of these some will be awaiting conservation and many will be reserved for a display or exhibition loan. 156 artworks are currently on loan to public exhibitions in the UK and 23 are on loan to public exhibitions outside of the UK.Under the new government the Government Art Collection has radically expanded its public engagement programme, sharing more of the artworks with communities through partnerships and by participating in local, national and international events. In 2025 the Collection was shown in Bradford for I AM ME, an exhibition curated by 125 young people seen by 22,000 visitors. In 2026 over sixty works will be shown at The Box in Plymouth, selected and co-curated by a group of young people. Since July 2024, 62% more artworks have been loaned from the GAC to public exhibitions.An estimated value of the Collection cannot be provided. Like other national collections, the GAC is not normally commercially insured nor treated as a financial asset. Against a background of constant fluctuations in the art markets, current valuations of every work of art in the Collection cannot be maintained. By governing legislation the national collections held by DCMS-sponsored museums are held in trust for the nation by trustees, not owned by the Government.
Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate has been made of the average time to clear fly tipping by local authorities in England from 2015 to date.
Local authorities are not required to provide data to Defra on the average time to clear fly-tipping, therefore no estimate has been made.
Food and Rural Affairs, what the average value of fines issued for fly tipping offences in England was for each year from 2015 to date.
For 2023/24, the average value of fly-tipping fixed penalty notices was £520, based on information provided by 139 councils. This is the first year such information was collected. The average court fine was £530 in 2023/24. Data on court fines in previous years are available here.
Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were prosecuted for fly tipping waste in England for each year from 2015 to date.
Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping enforcement action, such as prosecutions, to Defra, which the department have published annually since 2012, Data for the 2024/25 reporting year is still being collected.
What estimate has been made of the average number of lost work days for (a) public sector employees (b) private sector employees (c) self employed patients waiting for pre-booked NHS operations and procedures.
No recent estimate has been made on the average number of lost work days for public sector employees, private sector employees, or self-employed patients waiting for pre-booked National Health Service operations and procedures. We recognise the importance of supporting patients to return to work where they can. That is why the Further Faster 20 (FF20) initiative was announced in September 2024, to deploy expert advice to NHS trusts in areas with the highest levels of economic inactivity to get patients treated faster. This programme is part of the plans to reduce the number of people that are unable to work due to long-term sickness, which is at its highest level since the 1990s. FF20 co-exists alongside other interventions, including reducing demand, which are positively impacting the waiting list, and it is challenging to disentangle the impact of one from the other. The Government is committed to addressing health-related economic inactivity, which is crucial for enhancing public health, strengthening communities, and boosting the economy. By reducing economic inactivity, we can also alleviate demand on the NHS, thereby improving its performance. Analysis conducted by NHS England and the Office of National Statistics demonstrates there could be multi-billion-pound benefits in achieving the Government’s Plan for Change’s ambition to meet the referral-to-treatment standard for elective procedures.
Representing the House of Commons Commission, how many events gambling companies held in the Houses of Parliament for each year from 2015 to date.
This information is not held in a format that would provide a reliable answer.The House of Commons does not maintain a category for “gambling companies” or “gambling-related events” within its event management systems. Event bookings are recorded under the name of the sponsoring Member and the organising body. Any link to an industry may not be obvious from the organiser name and events are also arranged on behalf of third parties such as industry groups, representative bodies, charities, or All-Party Parliamentary Groups.Gambling activity is not permitted at events on the parliamentary estate. Only small charitable raffles, which comply with the House’s internal guidance and the relevant legislation, may take place.Catering Events data is proactively published and available on the Parliament website: Commons Catering events booking data - UK Parliament.
What the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline numbers provided by his Department and its executive agencies for each year from 2015 to date.
The information requested is not held in the format requested. The NHS England 111 calls offered and abandoned are all published. The NHS 111 Minimum Data Set was the official source of Integrated Urgent Care data from 2011 until the end of March 2021, and is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/iucadc-new-from-april-2021/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/The annual national data is provided for each financial year. The Integrated Urgent Care Aggregate Data Collection was published as experimental statistics from June 2019, using April 2019 data, until May 2021, using March 2021 data. This data collection is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/iucadc-new-from-april-2021/nhs-111-minimum-data-set/
How many vehicles were seized as a result of drivers not having the required insurance in place in England for each year from 2015 to date.
The Home Office does not centrally collect information on the number of vehicles seized by police forces in England and Wales, as a result of drivers not having the required insurance.The Home Office publishes information on Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) and other outcomes for motoring offences, including licence, insurance and record-keeping offences, as a part of its annual Police powers and procedures: Roads policing statistical publication.The latest publication can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-walesUnder Section 165A of the Road Traffic Act 1988, police officers have the power to seize and remove a vehicle if they reasonably believe it is being driven without a valid driving licence or without insurance. Before seizing, the officer should warn the driver that the vehicle will be taken unless the required documents are produced immediately. Once seized, the vehicle is taken to a designated recovery compound, and the owner must provide proof of licence and insurance and pay statutory removal and storage fees to reclaim it. If unclaimed within the set period, the vehicle may be disposed of under Section 165B.
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the cost to taxpayers of additional household, bulky, and garden waste collection charges levied by local authorities in England from 2015 to date.
Local authorities have had the option to charge households for a garden waste and bulky waste collections since 1992, as per the Controlled Waste (England & Wales) Regulations 2012. From 31 March 2026, local authorities are required to provide a garden waste collection service, which meets the new requirements set out in amended section 45A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, to households where it is requested. As per the Controlled Waste (England & Wales) Regulations 2012, they can continue to charge for garden waste services if they choose. Householders will be able to make their own decision about whether they wish to use this service or make other arrangements to dispose of their garden waste. The previous Government consulted in 2021 on proposals to require waste collection authorities to introduce a free minimum garden waste collection service. However, as set out in the government’s response published in October 2023, the economic and environmental case is not strong enough to proceed with this proposal. We believe that other Government policies, such as the requirement to collect food waste weekly, now offer higher carbon savings per pound spent than this policy. This includes the far higher savings associated with introducing weekly food waste collections
What the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline numbers provided by his Department and its executive agencies for each year from 2015 to date.
This information is not held centrally and would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold to estimate these figures. Any member of the public can get in touch with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) helplines on +44 (0) 20 4551 0011 or via our website.
What the total number of calls (a) answered (b) abandoned was for each public helpline number provided by her Department and its executive agencies for each year from 2015 to date.
Every year, HMRC answers millions of calls. A call is recorded as ‘answered’ when a customer got through to an adviser after hearing the automated messages and choosing the option to speak to an adviser (this is also referred to as ‘adviser attempts handled’ (AAH) in HMRC published data). A call is recorded as ‘abandoned’ when a customer hears the automated messages and chooses the option to speak to an adviser, but then hangs up before their call is answered. Customers may hang up before their call is answered for a number of reasons. For example, they may have had their query answered by HMRC’s recorded messages, they may have found the information they require online or they may have decided to call back another time. The below tables provide a breakdown of calls answered and calls abandoned over the past ten years for HMRC’s main helplines: Calls answered2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26 YTDChild Benefit1,815,1662,071,5902,009,1351,777,7361,712,3001,386,8181,569,2671,377,8171,017,1401,142,678833,880National Insurance1,483,0951,671,6771,475,4161,377,8551,349,9291,069,7101,247,3491,242,9431,097,0361,044,772682,058Tax Credits Helpline and Tax Credits Payment Helpline – combined figures11,509,09011,581,9139,265,2066,671,7784,557,1612,343,0441,895,3841,587,6331,147,483647,815109,086Corporation Tax373,190500,940508,270475,961441,835378,406507,372506,145421,603378,862231,741Stamp duty land tax112,333154,415164,259144,667131,610100,624122,429122,582107,538103,22971,526Agent Dedicated Line1,707,2241,851,7531,432,4051,360,2341,374,380705,308968,9251,041,355640,405503,105289,091Construction Industry Scheme Helpline584,630496,413376,861343,789334,675225,708293,478281,009239,920168,99094,016Employers Helpline819,618984,212976,437939,286755,040588,062650,432686,890589,002506,637328,452Online Services Helpline675,1581,073,270982,535730,981635,733548,319688,575780,038978,228932,393611,680PAYE6,513,0628,913,0088,199,6217,707,5647,127,5564,703,8785,973,9095,908,2094,405,3654,586,3523,177,096Self Assessment Helpline2,389,4003,094,0583,444,4523,219,5523,236,7192,560,8622,602,9172,643,6911,441,3801,904,3631,113,666VAT-282,301644,072585,882771,572500,095623,494657,205486,335395,747277,184 Calls abandoned2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26 YTDChild Benefit653,242190,353147,771171,017224,611194,436267,186410,792332,543256,223146,160National Insurance891,375126,759118,987156,762132,920109,035196,346415,222336,696277,05884,032Tax Credits Helpline and Tax Credits Payment Helpline – combined figures2,295,327596,654726,769599,007539,088360,618565,334420,411334,029208,92310,735Corporation Tax99,49837,06451,40645,76363,95735,26778,89489,90068,08456,57435,108Stamp duty land tax16,5189,96912,63413,92416,3216,20810,55617,64810,1088,3845,989Agent Dedicated Line13,82124,21911,4135,1277,855175,775110,683119,404115,31685,35628,577Construction Industry Scheme Helpline72,50031,31037,28939,09533,56629,73236,74349,25037,57419,08710,167Employers Helpline226,89050,28863,01966,16362,85263,13586,365138,787122,053125,47081,521Online Services Helpline350,563138,02797,650108,720119,130126,824128,903235,456197,111226,44676,031PAYE2,755,469401,321840,726917,2321,067,3041,427,8421,303,2841,769,3381,765,2271,248,174628,559Self Assessment Helpline1,193,023206,772372,471380,719443,148611,544689,0071,144,135704,546523,645201,569VAT-13,14343,17384,53972,64862,494127,450162,969150,24472,01436,010 Further telephony data is published as part of HMRC’s quarterly performance reports: www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-quarterly-performance-updates And HMRC publishes a historical data series as part of its annual report and accounts: www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmrc-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025Data covering VOA helplines:Financial YearAnsweredAbandoned2015-16283711491732016-17327896673482017-18232687563342018-19225205728982019-20261216974602020-21106016275542021-22222467389492022-23218353378962023-24202043521912024-25201663712252025-2026 (YTD)12931919618
What the current average time is between food hygiene visits undertaken for hot food takeaway venues in England.
Local authorities must ensure they perform official controls on all food businesses regularly, on a risk basis and with appropriate frequency. The Food Law Code of Practice provides these food hygiene intervention frequencies with a higher risk and/or non-compliant will receive an intervention more frequently than those compliant or lower risk.Data pertaining to the average time between food hygiene visits undertaken for hot food takeaway venues in England is not held by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) as we do not categorise food establishment in that way. This data could be gathered individually from local authorities.Data reported to the FSA on the number of authorised food hygiene officers in England by local authorities via their returns data is as follows:- 1,178 authorised officers were in post at the end of 2021/22;- 1,605 authorised officers were in post at the end of 2022/23;- 1,797 authorised officers were in post at the end of 2023/24; and- 1,828 authorised officers were in post at the end of 2024/25.This information does not include regulatory support officers or trainees working towards suitable qualifications. Prior to 2021/22 only questions relating to full time equivalent posts were requested from local authorities in relation to their resources.
What estimate has been made of the total number of food hygiene officers in English local government for each year from 2010 to date.
Local authorities must ensure they perform official controls on all food businesses regularly, on a risk basis and with appropriate frequency. The Food Law Code of Practice provides these food hygiene intervention frequencies with a higher risk and/or non-compliant will receive an intervention more frequently than those compliant or lower risk.Data pertaining to the average time between food hygiene visits undertaken for hot food takeaway venues in England is not held by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) as we do not categorise food establishment in that way. This data could be gathered individually from local authorities.Data reported to the FSA on the number of authorised food hygiene officers in England by local authorities via their returns data is as follows:- 1,178 authorised officers were in post at the end of 2021/22;- 1,605 authorised officers were in post at the end of 2022/23;- 1,797 authorised officers were in post at the end of 2023/24; and- 1,828 authorised officers were in post at the end of 2024/25.This information does not include regulatory support officers or trainees working towards suitable qualifications. Prior to 2021/22 only questions relating to full time equivalent posts were requested from local authorities in relation to their resources.