Written questions by Lowe.

How many 17 year old irregular migrants there are in schools, broken down by local authority.

The Home Office publishes data on irregular arrivals in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK release’. Data on irregular arrivals broken down by age group are published in table Irr_D01 of the 'Irregular migration detailed datasets'. The Home Office does not publish data on individual ages of irregular arrivals to the UK, or a breakdown of irregular migrants by local authority, or whether they attend a school. Data on asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority is published in table Asy_D11 of the 'Asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority detailed datasets' as part of the 'Immigration system statistics quarterly release'. Please note that not all asylum seekers arrived via irregular means and that not all irregular migrants are asylum seekers in receipt of support. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbooks. The latest data refers to arrivals up to and people supported as on 30 June 2024.

If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the Crown Prosecution Guidance on the definition of online hate speech in the context of protecting freedom of speech.

The Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime, and ensuring that police and prosecutors can spend their time dealing with the issues that matter most to our communities.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has existing guidance on communications offences. As with all guidance, they keep that guidance under regular review. This guidance explains the relevant law and how the CPS applies that law, including to offences committed online which constitute hate crime. It includes clear protections and provisions for the fundamental right of freedom of speech.

How many migrants have entered the UK and given birth within three months by visa type.

The Home Office does not hold this information.

How much each police force spent on monitoring social media in each of the last ten years.

Police forces do not routinely monitor social media but will investigate allegations of suspected criminal activity committed on social media platforms that are brought to their attention.The Home Office does not hold information on how much police forces in England and Wales spend on monitoring social media.

How many personnel were assigned to monitoring social media by the police in of the last ten years.

Police forces do not routinely monitor social media but will investigate allegations of suspected criminal activity committed on social media platforms that are brought to their attention.The Home Office does not hold information on how much police forces in England and Wales spend on monitoring social media.

How much was spent on bottled water by each Department in the last financial year.

The information requested is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.

How many civil servants were dismissed for poor performance by Department in each of the last five years.

Information on how many civil servants were dismissed for poor performance is not available centrally.

Pursuant to the Answer of 13 November to Question 12585 on Undocumented Migrants, if she will make an estimate of the number of asylum seekers for which her Department doesn't have an address listed.

There is no data published regarding asylum claimants without an address. The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of people in asylum accommodation in table Asy_D09 of the quarterly Immigration System Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables. Not all asylum seekers will be housed in Home Office accommodation as some will be supported by friends and family, for example. The Home Office maintains records of addresses of asylum claimants and updates these records in the event the Department is informed an asylum claimant moves address. Asylum claimants must maintain contact with the Home Office and report changes of their circumstances, such as change in address, as soon as reasonably possible, as referenced in paragraph 358B of Immigration rules: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules.If an asylum claimant fails to update the Home Office with change of circumstances, such as an address, as soon as reasonably possible their asylum claim may be withdrawn, as referenced in Paragraph 333C of the Immigration Rules. More information can be found at the Implicit Withdrawals section of the Withdrawals Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/withdrawing-asylum-applications/withdrawing-asylum-claims-accessible.

Innovation and Technology, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to strengthen protections for freedom of speech online.

Safeguards for freedom of expression have already been built in throughout the framework of the Online Safety Act. All services in scope must have ‘particular regard’ to the impact on users’ rights to freedom of expression and privacy when implementing safety measures and policies. The regulator Ofcom must act in a way that is compatible with the European Convention of Human Rights, including in relation to freedom of expression. This will be particularly important as Ofcom develops codes of practice and makes enforcement decisions

How many enforcement visits have taken place in each local authority in each of the last ten years; and what the total cost to the public purse was of these visits.

Information about the number of Enforcement Visits conducted by Immigration Enforcement in each local authority in each of the past ten years is not available in our published data. Our published national data on enforcement visits from 2019 – April 2024 is available at the following link: Statistics relating to Illegal Migration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).We do not routinely publish the information you have requested regarding the total cost of enforcement visits over the past ten years, and could only obtain this information at a disproportionate cost.

If she will make an estimate of the number of people in prison for offences related to the use of social media broken down by offence.

Information as to whether social media was used (at any point) in the commission of an offence is not centrally recorded – therefore the information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

If she will hold discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the potential merits of launching a money laundering investigation into high street barber shops.

Money laundering through cash-based high street businesses is a known issue that government continues to focus on. While businesses such as barber shops are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), they interact with regulated businesses, such as banks, who under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) are required to undertake customer due diligence and to submit reports to the National Crime Agency if they suspect money laundering.The government works closely with law enforcement and the FCA to monitor trends in criminal behaviour – and how these may relate to changes in the make-up of our high streets – to ensure resources are deployed towards the most significant threats.

How many NHS patients have been sent abroad for treatment in each year for the previous ten years; if he will provide a breakdown of (a) what treatments those patients were sent abroad for and (b) where to; and what the total cost to the public purse was of those treatments.

The Department does not have a policy about sending National Health Service patients abroad for treatment, although local commissioning groups have in the past commissioned overseas capacity when needed.However, NHS patients can decide to seek treatment abroad through the Planned Treatment Scheme (S2). This is a long-standing funding route, available pursuant to the reciprocal healthcare agreements that the United Kingdom has with the European Union (EU), Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland. NHS patients can access pre-approved, planned, and state funded healthcare in one of the partner countries, at the expense of the UK, subject to eligibility criteria. The S2 is within the scope of devolved competency and is administered by the relevant healthcare authority in the resident country of the UK.NHS patients with the intent to give birth abroad can also apply through the Maternity S2 Scheme, which covers maternity and delivery only. This scheme is administered centrally for the UK by the NHS Business Services Authority. The following table shows the number of UK issued S2s, which include both Planned Treatment and Maternity S2s, each year from 2014 to 2023:YearNumber of UK issued S2s20141,35020151,41020161,34720171,35220181,48720191,35620201,325202174020226102023224Source: EU questionnaire on planned cross-border healthcare S2 portable documents.Notes:the years in the table refer to the year that the S2 was issued, and may not necessarily be the year in which S2 treatment was received; andthe number of UK issued S2s does not necessarily equate to the number of individuals who received S2 treatment, as some individuals may have been issued an S2 but did not use it.NHS England holds information about the top treatments received by NHS patients through the S2. The top 10 treatments, as provided by NHS England, are as follows:trauma and orthopaedics, including issues relating to knees, hips, and osteoarthritis;general surgery, including issues relating to obesity, hernias, and appendicitis;gynaecology, including endometriosis, fibroids, and polyps;ear, nose, and throat, including issues relating to the nose, tonsilitis, and ear infections;medical oncology, including chemotherapy;paediatric ear, nose, and throat;dental, including extraction;primary care general practice, including urinary tract infections, ear infections, and cystitis;neurosurgery, including issues relating to spinal problems and spinal discs, and the brain; andvascular, including varicose veins, and deep vein thrombosis.The Department does not hold the total costs of treatment received through the S2 scheme, as reimbursement claims submitted by most member states are in an aggregated format, which means they also contain costs for treatment provided through other reciprocal healthcare certificates.The European Economic Area (EEA) budget covers these reciprocal healthcare arrangements, one of which is the S2 scheme. The latest report on the EEA budget is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthcare-eea-and-switzerland-arrangements-act-2019-annual-report-april-2021-to-march-2022/

What the total number of minutes is that trains have been delayed in each of the last 10 years.

Delays affecting Trains in Great BritainYearTotal Number of Delay Minutes01/04/14 - 31/03/1512,939,36101/04/15 - 31/03/1613,681,34001/04/16 - 31/03/1714,685,98501/04/17 - 31/03/1814,830,15101/04/18 - 31/03/1916,743,88401/04/19 - 31/03/2016,952,75501/04/20 - 31/03/216,745,96501/04/21 - 31/03/2210,486,81001/04/22 - 31/03/2313,734,94401/04/23 - 31/03/2415,499,548Note:Delay minutes affecting all passenger operators, excluding private or charter operators.Includes all delay minutes which are allocated to incidents which are attributed a reason and a responsible owner.

Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the protected status of seagulls.

The Government has no plans to change the legal protections for gull species. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee Seabird Census (2015-2021) and the 2024 Birds of Conservation Concern report indicate substantial population declines due to, for example, avian influenza and prey availability. This includes gull species such as herring and lesser black-backed gulls. All wild birds in England, including gulls, are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. In exceptional cases Natural England can issue licences for the management of protected species, including gulls, for certain purposes such as protecting public health and safety or for conservation.

What the total cost was for (a) translation and (b) interpretation services incurred by GPs in each of the last 10 years.

The Department does not hold this information centrally.

If she will provide a breakdown by place of birth of all new driving licence applications in each of the last 10 years.

The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost as a scan of the DVLA’s driving licence database and subsequent manual scrutiny and organisation of the data would be necessary to obtain the information requested.

If she will list the number of passports issued in each of the last 10 years, broken down by (a) place of and (b) nationality at birth.

His Majesty’s Passport Office does not hold data in a reportable format relating to an individual’s place or country of birth, and this information could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.

Pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12574 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, how many irregular migrants aged (a) 14, (b) 15, (c) 16, (d) 17, (e) 18 and (f) 19 crossed the Channel in each year since 2018.

The Home Office does not publish data on individual ages of small boat arrivals to the UK.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well as quality and availability of data. These reviews allow us to balance the production of our regular statistics whilst developing new statistics for future release.

Pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024 to Question 12491 on Crime: Undocumented Migrants, if she will publish the statistics that her Department holds on that matter.

The Home Office does not publish data on individual ages of small boat arrivals to the UK.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well as quality and availability of data. These reviews allow us to balance the production of our regular statistics whilst developing new statistics for future release.