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Written questions by O'Brien.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Neil O'Brien this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

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5 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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With reference to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4454, how many employees in HMPPS are under the Government's "Occupational Psychologist" profession, broken down into (a) forensic psychologists and (b) non

Reply

A range of psychology-related occupations are categorised under the “occupational psychologist” profession in official statistics. As of 8 June 2026, 496 registered psychologists were employed by HM Prison & Probation Service. 490 of these (99%) are f...

5 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

If he will provide a breakdown by place of birth of those people convicted of an offence over the last year.

Reply

The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.

5 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

How many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants in each region had (a) no qualifications, (b) Level 2 qualifications, (c) Level 3 qualifications, (d) Level 4 qualifications, (e) Level 5 quali

Reply

DWP does systematically collect the qualification data for all those in receipt of Universal Credit. Where data is available it is published as part of the Getting Britain Working: Labour Market Insights Publication which can be found at www.gov.uk/govern...

2 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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How many units of dental activity were (a) commissioned and (b) delivered in each integrated care board in each month since April 2023.

Reply

The data on the number of units of dental activity that were commissioned and delivered in each integrated care board in each month since April 2023 is available at the following link:https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-...

2 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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How many dentists were accepting new NHS patients who were adults not entitled to free dental care, in each month since June 2024.

Reply

Data is not held on the number of dental practices accepting new National Health Service adult patients that are not entitled to free dental care.

1 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

With reference to table EUSS_D01 published as part of the release entitled Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2026, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme were made by applica

Reply

The Home Office publishes information on Settlement in the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), EU Settlement Scheme data tables.Information on how many applications were made by joining family members, by application dat...

1 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

With reference to table EUSS_D01 published as part of the release entitled Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2026, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme made by joining fami

Reply

The Home Office publishes information on Settlement in the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), EU Settlement Scheme data tables.Information on how many applications were made by joining family members, by application dat...

29 May 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending
Asked

How many people in England have a formal clinical diagnosis of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder recorded in NHS primary care records.

Reply

Awaiting answer.

29 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

With reference to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13523 on Counter-terrorism: Prisoners, how many referrals were made to the Prevent programme by HM Prison and Probation Service in each fin

Reply

Table 24 of the latest Prevent statistics, and Table 14 of the previous release, show HMPPS referrals to Prevent by type of concern from 2015/16 onwards.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

How many and what proportion of UC Health claimants in England and Wales have a formal clinical diagnosis recorded on their claim.

Reply

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

With reference to the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics published on 12 March 2026, what proportion of WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period January 2022 to N

Reply

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

With reference to the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics published on 12 March 2026, how many WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period January 2022 to November 20

Reply

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

29 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

How many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment claimants in England and Wales have a formal clinical diagnosis recorded on their claim.

Reply

The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.

29 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

Whether forensic psychologists employed by HMPPS are categorised under the Government's 'Occupational Psychologist' profession for the purpose of official Civil Service employment statistics.

Reply

Forensic psychologists employed by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), and those in training, are currently categorised under the Government’s ‘Occupational Psychologist’ profession for the purpose of official Civil Service employment stat...

20 May 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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With reference to table 4 of the Restricted Patients Statistics, published on 30 April 2026, how many restricted patients detained in hospital and admitted not from prison, who had previously been discharged into

Reply

The data requested are not collected. To do so would require a new manual process and is therefore subject to a cost exemption. However, the annual totals of restricted patients admitted from a previous conditional discharge (via recall from the community...

20 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

How many people aged 18 and over currently hold refugee status in the United Kingdom.

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The Home Office publishes statistics on a quarterly basis. The statistics in relation to asylum decisions can be broken down by age. The latest published statistics, released on 21 May 2026, can be found at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV...

20 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 306, what her planned timetable is to (a) tender and (b) agree the replacement Asylum Accommodation and Support Contracts and Advice, Issue, Reporting

Reply

For the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract procurement, market engagement took place throughout 2025, including an industry day on 14 April 2026. Formal procurement is expected later in 2026, with tender documentation anticipated in the second half...

20 May 2026·Home Office·Answered
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How many people with refugee status ceased receiving Home Office asylum support in each of the last 12 months.

Reply

The Home Office has a legal obligation to meet the essential living needs of destitute asylum seekers. Support is usually provided in the form of accommodation and a weekly allowance, which is reviewed each year to ensure it covers essential living needs....

20 May 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

How many foreign driving licences were exchanged for GB licences in each of the last five years, broken down by country of origin.

Reply

The table below shows the number of foreign driving licence holders who have exchanged their licence for a GB licence in each of the last five years, broken down by the country or territory in which the original licence was issued. YearCountry of Exchange...

20 May 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

What proportion of Universal Credit claimants awarded limited capability for work and work-related activity in the last 12 months scored more than 8 points in the mental, cognitive and intellectual func

Reply

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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