Written questions by O'Brien.

How many and what proportion of people claiming the Personal Independence Payment were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.

The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play a role in this and the Department therefore does not collect the country of birth information at the point of benefit claim.

How many and what proportion of people claiming Universal Credit were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.

The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play a role in this and the Department therefore does not collect the country of birth information at the point of benefit claim.

How many and what proportion of people claiming Housing Benefit were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.

The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play a role in this and the Department therefore does not collect the country of birth information at the point of benefit claim.

Pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2024 to Question 9771 on Social Security Benefits, for which benefit lines the Department records data on the birthplace of people claiming (a) out of work and (b) other benefits.

The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play a role in this and the Department therefore does not collect the country of birth information at the point of benefit claim.

How many and what proportion of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.

The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play a role in this and the Department therefore does not collect the country of birth information at the point of benefit claim.

How many and what proportion of people claiming Employment and Support Allowance were (a) born and (b) not born in the UK.

The Department does not routinely collect data on the country of birth of individuals claiming any benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific country of birth does not play a role in this and the Department therefore does not collect the country of birth information at the point of benefit claim.

Pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 9646 on HIV Infection: Diagnosis, how many people living with diagnosed HIV infection there were whose country of birth was (a) in the UK and (b) not in the UK by region in each year since 2014.

The information is not available in the format requested, however HIV data are publicly accessible from the HIV data tables published on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hiv-annual-data-tables.

How many people there were in each region with a newly diagnosed HIV infection whose country of birth was (a) in the UK and (b) not in the UK in each year since 2014.

The number of new diagnoses for each year between 2014 and 2023, presented by region of residence and by whether country of birth was UK or not, is publicly available from the following GOV.UK link: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view

Which countries do not accept the return of people with identity documentation issued by the UK.

We do not expect that anyone being returned from the UK would still hold valid UK documentation. A person being removed from the UK has, by definition, no right to be in the UK.

If he will increase the fines available through section 38 of the London Local Authorities Act 1990.

Local Authorities are responsible for enforcement and central Government has no current plans for legislation that can be used to amend these fees.

Whether she plans to extend the scheme making church repairs exempt from VAT beyond March 2025.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer will soon set out the details of the government’s spending priorities for 25/26 in the usual way at the Spending Review on the 30 October.

Whether she plans to take steps to (a) allow local authorities with civil parking enforcement powers to enforce against unnecessary obstruction of the pavement and (b) enable highways authorities outside London to introduce a pavement parking prohibition.

In 2020, the Department undertook a public consultation on options for changing the way pavement parking is managed outside London. We are considering the views received to inform the Government’s next steps for pavement parking policy. The formal consultation response will be available to view in due course at: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/managing-pavement-parking.

Whether she plans to bring forward legislative reforms to zig zag markings outside schools to enable enforcement even where cars are partially on the pavement.

Local authorities in England with designated civil parking enforcement powers already have the option to use existing traffic order-making powers to take civil enforcement action against vehicles which are stationary, whether fully or partially, on zigzag markings outside schools. Civil parking enforcement powers have been designated in 98 percent of local authority areas in England. Elsewhere enforcement remains a police matter.

How many prisoners released under Standard Determinate Sentence 40 legislation have been recalled to prison.

Recall remains, as intended, a tool Probation can use to protect the public.Data on SDS40 recalls forms a subset of data intended for future publication, but our initial operational insights suggest there has not been a significant change to the use and application of recall since implementation of the SDS change.

Pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2024 to Question 8672 on Immigration: Appeals, for what reason she has no plans to legislate to change the current arrangements on publication of decisions of the First-tier Tribunal Immigration and Asylum Chamber.

I am satisfied that the question of whether, and in what form, to publish judgments is properly a judicial function. The judge is best placed to determine these matters in individual cases.

How many new HIV diagnoses there were in each year since 2012, by world region of birth.

This data is published routinely on gov.uk.

How many units of (a) orthodontic and (b) dental activity were (i) commissioned and (ii) delivered per head of population in each region in each year since 2006.

We do not hold data on the units of dental activity delivered per head of population in each region and each year since 2006. Activity in National Health Service dentistry is measured by the number of Units of Dental Activity (UDAs) commissioned and delivered, and by the number of courses of treatment delivered. Data on the number of UDAs commissioned and delivered is published each month on the NHS Business Services Authority Open Data Portal, which us available at the following link:https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-dental-activityThe data for 2023/24, and for the years prior to 2023/24, is respectively available at the following two links:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202324https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-dental-statistics

Pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6948 on Offenders: Foreign Nationals, if she will publish a breakdown of foreign national offenders by detailed offence type.

We recently provided information on the offence group of foreign national offenders (FNOs) in prison on 30 June 2024, in answer to PQ 6948. This can be found in the attached table.The Department currently has no plans to publish a breakdown of foreign national offenders by detailed offence type.The removal of FNOs is an important priority of this Government. FNOs who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. We are exploring the ways that we can accelerate that further, including working with the Home Office to make the early removal scheme for foreign offenders more effective.

How many people claiming out of work benefits were (a) born in the UK and (b) not born in the UK.

The Department does not consistently record data on the birthplace of those claiming out of work benefits across all benefit lines. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s place of birth does not play a role in this. The Department therefore does not consistently collect information on place of birth at the point of benefit claim.

What her Department's timetable is for making a decision on whether to grant Brooke House College Market Harborough a student sponsor licence.

Institutions applying to join the Register of Student Sponsors usually receive a decision on their application within 8 weeks. UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) are not currently in receipt of such an application from Brooke House College at this time, and there is no decision outstanding in respect of Brooke House College’s sponsor licence status.