Written questions by Timothy.

How many times (a) his Department and (b) each agency sponsored by his Department has experienced a cyber attack in each year since 2010; what the cost to the public purse was of each cyber attack; and who the perpetrator was of each cyber attack.

The hon. Member will understand that it is not possible for me to reveal all details of cyber incidents for reasons of volume and security. For the same reason, it is usual practice not to reveal costs of cyber attacks as this is valuable information that our adversaries can use to determine weaknesses in our systems. The Ministry of Defence is the target of interest for the full range of malign cyber actors and has invested heavily in its defensive capabilities.

Whether external (a) guidance and (b) training has been contracted for discussing (i) unconscious bias, (ii) critical race theory and (iii) decolonisation with staff in her Department.

In 2021-2022, in response to Recommendation 6 of the Windrush Report, the previous government commissioned the introduction of a new training course for Home Office staff on the ‘History of the UK and its relationship with the rest of the world’, created from a wide field of academic and non-academic sources, including academic experts, psychologists, behavioural scientists, sociologists, and historians from outside the Home Office.The training material for this course includes content related to the history and legacy of decolonisation, but does not include any material focused on critical race theory, or unconscious bias. The Home Office has no plans to commission the preparation of any additional training materials in this area.

Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 8925 on Charities: Political Activities, whether the Charity Commission plans to investigate political campaigning by HOPE not Hate (a) Limited and (b) Charitable Trust.

Charities can undertake campaigning, awareness-raising and non-party political activities that support them in delivering their charitable purpose. Charities are not permitted to undertake any party-political activity.HOPE not Hate Limited is not a charity; it is therefore not subject to the restrictions on political activity that apply to charities and does not come under the Charity Commission’s jurisdiction.HOPE not Hate Charitable Trust is a charity and therefore does come under the Charity Commission’s jurisdiction and cannot engage in partisan political activity. The Charity Commission does not have an open regulatory case on HOPE Not Hate Charitable Trust.

Media and Sport, whether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since the general election.

The Department for the Culture, Media and Sport has not provided any funding to Hope Not Hate since the general election.

Whether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since the general election; and what meetings (a) officials, (b) special advisers and (c) Ministers in her Department have had with representatives of Hope Not Hate since that date.

All relevant meetings attended by ministers, special advisers and senior officials are declared in the normal way in the department’s quarterly transparency releases.Departmental spending and grant allocations are also routinely disclosed, but I can confirm that no funding has been allocated to the organisation in question during the current financial year.

With reference to the oral contribution of the Leader of the House of 17 October 2024, Official Report, column 1000, what his planned timetable is for providing an update on the implementation of the Cass review in the NHS.

On 4 September 2024, my Rt. Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care laid a written ministerial statement in the House of Commons outlining the Government and NHS England's work to implement the Cass Review and transform gender services.In line with NHS England’s ambitious two-year implementation plan, two new services in the North-West and London opened in April. A third new service will open in the South West in November, and a fourth in the East of England in spring of next year. NHS England is advancing towards meeting its commitment for there to be a specialist children’s gender service in every region by 2026. My Rt. Hon Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care will update the House when there are further developments.

Whether Ministers have a role in appointing individuals to NHS England's Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board.

The National Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board oversees a joint NHS England and National Institute of Health and Care Research programme of research underpinning the redesign and ongoing development of specialised gender services. This includes the planned study into the potential benefits and harms of puberty suppressing hormones as a treatment option for children and young people with gender incongruence. The board has been established, and is run, by NHS England. As such, ministers do not have a role in determining its membership. The Department is represented on the board.

Whether his Department had discussions with the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board on the (a) planned puberty supressing hormone study and (b) proposals to consider the benefits of puberty blocking treatments in children.

The National Children and Young People’s Gender Dysphoria Research Oversight Board oversees a joint NHS England and National Institute of Health and Care Research programme of research underpinning the redesign and ongoing development of specialised gender services. This includes the planned study into the potential benefits and harms of puberty suppressing hormones as a treatment option for children and young people with gender incongruence. The board has been established, and is run, by NHS England. As such, ministers do not have a role in determining its membership. The Department is represented on the board.

When she plans to respond to the letter of 1 September 2024 from the hon. Member for West Suffolk.

The Home Office did receive the letter dated 1 September 2024, however, it was not recorded on the usual correspondence systems.A response will be issued to the original letter in due course.

If she will make an estimate of the number and proportion of warranted police officers that were (a) deployed and (b) unavailable for deployment to frontline roles per police force in the last 12 months.

The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number and proportion of police officers available for duty and those in frontline roles as at 31 March each year in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales.Table H1 of the data tables accompanying the publication provides the number and proportion of police officers available for duty, by Police Force Area, as at 31 March 2024. The number of police officers available for duty is calculated by excluding those on long-term absence.The Home Office also publishes statistics on the functions of police workers, following the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s (CIPFA) Police Objective Analysis (POA) framework. Table F1 of the data tables accompanying the publication provides the primary function of police officers by Police Force Area, as at 31 March 2024. Those on long-term absence, which are not available for duty, are included in the ‘Other’ function; however, this group may also contain some officers that are available for duty. Table F5 presents the number and proportion of officers that are in frontline roles, by Police Force Area, as at 31 March 2024. The proportions are calculated excluding officers recorded under the ‘Other’ and ‘National Policing’ functions.

Media and Sport, whether she has held discussions with the Charity Commission on the adequacy of its guidance entitled Campaigning and political activity guidance for charities, published on 7 November 2022.

Charity law sets limits on what campaigning and non-party political activities charities can undertake. This is reflected in the guidance for charities on campaigning and political activity, published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales (“the Commission”).On 14 August 2024 the Commission published a report summarising casework on campaigning and political activity in the run up to the 2024 General Election. It found a rise in proactive efforts by charities to seek advice and guidance from the Commission and a 60% decline in high-risk cases compared to the 2019 election.Ministers and officials meet regularly with the Commission to discuss matters of mutual interest.

What the average percentage of scheduled train miles operated was for each railway franchise in each of the last ten years.

Statistics on the number of train services run are published by the ORR - https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance/. Table 3123 – ‘Trains planned and cancellations by operator and cause’ shows the average percentage of scheduled trains that did not run.

What data her Department holds on the number of passenger complaints for each railway franchise in each of the last 10 years.

Information on the number of passenger complaints for each railway franchise can be found online at: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/passenger-experience/passenger-rail-service-complaints/table-4100-complaints-closed-by-operator/ . Note that this table provides information based on the number of passenger complaints closed by each operator. The time series for this data set begins in the financial year April 2016 to March 2017.

Pursuant to the Answers of 17 September 2024 to Questions 4871 and 4872 on Home Office: Staff, how many of the employees of (a) Immigration Enforcement, (b) UK Visas and Immigration, (c) Border Force, and (d) HM Passport Office who were (i) suspended for gross misconduct, (ii) dismissed for gross misconduct and (iii) convicted of immigration crime were (A) British nationals, (B) non-British nationals and (C) British nationals with dual nationality.

The Home Office recruitment process adheres to the requirements of the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Civil Service recruitment: nationality rules - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Eligibility for appointment, including on the grounds of nationality, is assessed during pre-employment checks, but breakdowns of nationality are not conducted in relation to those employers after they have been appointed or leave those roles.

How many train cancellations there were for each railway franchise (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of the number of services run by each franchise, for each of the last ten years.

Information relating to the number of train cancellations for each railway franchise for the past ten years may be found online at: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/performance/passenger-rail-performance in ‘Table 3123 - Trains planned and cancellations by operator and cause.

What data her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) total sum of compensation payments made to passengers by each railway franchise in each of the last 10 years.

Statistics on the number of delay compensation claims made by passengers to each railway franchise is published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and may be found online at: https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/passenger-experience/delay-compensation-claims/ , ‘Table 4410 – Delay Compensation Claims’. The time series for this dataset begins in the financial year April 2018 to March 2019. Data on the total sum of compensation payments made to passengers by each railway franchise between 2019/20 and 2022/23 may be found online at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passengers-charter-compensation/train-operating-companies-passengers-charter-compensation. Data on compensation payments between 2009/10 and 2018/19 for those train operating companies where information was available can be accessed from: https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20201020210716/https:/www.gov.uk/government/publications/train-operating-companies-passengers-charter-compensation. This data includes discretionary compensation paid by the train operators for poor service, e.g. out of service facilities, as well as delay compensation claims.

Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since the general election.

MHCLG has not provided any funding to Hope Not Hate since the election.

Pursuant to the Answer of 31 July 2024 to question 1252 on 10 Downing Street: Government Art Collection, if he will publish a list of all art work, including reference numbers from (a) the Government Art Collection and (b) his Department's own collection that are on display within the offices of No.10 Downing Street; and whether any such art is on display in the Prime Minister's personal residence.

The Government Art Collection website lists the artworks on display in Downing Street https://artcollection.dcms.gov.uk/?s=&display=artworkonly&search_place=Downing+Street. There are currently no Government Art Collection pieces in the Prime Minister’s official residence.There have been no changes to displayed artworks owned by the Cabinet Office since July 4, 2024.

What his Department's policy is on clean heat market mechanism exemptions for boilers used in (a) new-build caravans and (b) park homes.

The previous government published a consultation on the Clean Heat Market Mechanism earlier this year. The Government will set out plans for the policy when it responds to that consultation.

Whether (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials in his Department have had discussions with representatives of Arden Strategies.

Details of Senior Officials’ and Ministers’ meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.Special Advisers are required to comply with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct at all times and are required to make declarations on meetings with senior media figures in line with published transparency guidance.Where a Special Adviser accompanies their Minister to an official meeting with a senior media figure, the Special Adviser’s attendance does not need to be separately recorded as the Minister will be the main attendee.Where an ‘informal’ lobbying approach is granted time or resource by Government, it should result in a diarised engagement and therefore be recorded.