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Pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 11104 on Terrorism, if she will publish a breakdown of the ideological motivations for the 43 late-stage attack plots disrupted since March 2017.
This information is not disclosable without jeopardising ongoing investigations and wider national security operations.
How many people were referred to the Prevent programme by their ideological motivation in each year since 2014.
The breakdown of statistical data on the individuals referred to the Prevent Programme by their associated type of concern since the financial year 2016/17 to 2022/23, can be found in Table 6 (Type of Concern of those referred, discussed at a Channel panel and adopted as a Channel case, 2016/17 to 2022/23) of the latest published statistics which are available under the Home Office’s latest counter-terrorism statistical series: Individuals referred to Prevent: to March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Data on the individuals referred to Prevent by the extended list of type of concern under the main 10 high level categories before the financial year 2016/17 is not available due to changes in the categories available in the Police Case Management (PCM) data recording system as outlined in the user guide. We have also included a summary of this data below in Table 1.Table 1: Number of individuals referred to the Prevent Programme by their type of concern each year since the financial year ending 2016 Type of concern2016/172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/23Extreme Right Wing9681,3871,4021,4041,2291,3091,310Islamist3,7063,4621,4211,5101,0771,027781Other7251,160803219107100112Conflicted0002333231,0201,214No specific extremism issue2828631,032232000High CT risk but no ideology present000704155Vulnerability present but no ideology or CT risk0001,5941,6002,1272,505No risk, vulnerability or Ideology Present000676387587654School massacre0079236109154159Incel000037769Unspecified4124461,0001133908Total6,0937,3185,7376,2874,9156,4066,817Data on the number of referrals made between April 2023 - March 2024 will be released in the upcoming publication scheduled for 5th December 2024.
Communities and Local Government, how many irregular migrants are in (a) social and (b) council housing.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to Question UIN 5689 on 11 October 2024.
What the cost to the public purse is of the covid-19 inquiry; if he will make an estimate of the anticipated total cost of the inquiry; and whether the inquiry is running to budget.
It is important that lessons are learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic and the response to it. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is independent of government and it is right that we allow the Chair to continue her important work. The Chair is under a statutory obligation to avoid unnecessary costs in the Inquiry’s work, and she has been clear in her intention to complete her work as quickly and efficiently as possible. Quarterly financial reports are published every quarter on the official UK Covid-19 Inquiry website.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of seeking reparations from China for their alleged role in the (a) production and (b) release of covid-19.
The UK government has been clear that a robust, transparent, and science-led investigation into the origins of COVID must be an important part of the international effort to understand how the pandemic started and how it spread. We continue to support the World Health Organisation (WHO) in its expert study of the origins of Covid-19. WHO Director-General Tedros has said that all hypotheses remain open, and the UK agrees. It is important that China and other countries cooperate fully with the researchers.
If she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of irregular migration in the next five years.
The costs of the asylum system are kept under constant review and are published on an annual basis.Decisions made by this government since being in office are estimated to save £7 Billion in Net Present Value (NPV) over the next 10 years.
With reference to paragraph 2.70 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, what estimate he has made of the proportion of additional funding for the NHS that will be spent on (a) staff, (b) equipment and (c) services directly involved in the care of patients.
The Budget set out the Revenue Departmental Expenditure Limit (RDEL) for the Department, which is increasing by £22.6 billion for day-to-day spending, including staff, compared to 2023/24, and the Capital Departmental Expenditure Limits (CDEL), which is increasing by £3.1 billion, including for equipment spending.Exact breakdowns of RDEL and CDEL plans for staff, equipment, and services directly involved in the care of patients will be known once the planning round for 2025/26 has concluded, following the publication of system allocations and planning guidance for the next financial year.
What the cost to the public purse is of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration.
The UK Commission on Covid Commemoration was established on 21 July 2022 to secure a broad consensus from across the whole of the United Kingdom on how to commemorate the COVID-19 pandemic and mark this distinctive period in our history at a UK and community level. The Commission submitted its report to the Government in March 2023 and came to a close on 31 March 2023. Eleven Commissioners were appointed to serve on the Commission. The Commissioners were not remunerated.The Commission spent £9,942 excl VAT. In addition to this, the Commission was supported by a team of four Cabinet Office officials, who were the Secretariat to the Commission and managed its budget.
How many days were lost to strike action in the Civil Service in each of the last five years.
This information is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office. Each department is responsible for the management of their workforce.
How many new prison places are scheduled to be built in the next 12 months.
This Government is committed to continuing the prison build programmes, which include the construction of four further new prisons, as well as the expansion and refurbishment of the existing estate.I can confirm that HMP Millsike will deliver c.1,500 places in spring 2025. Construction is well underway on new houseblocks at HMP Fosse Way and HMP Rye Hill, delivering c.700 places between them, alongside the rollout of hundreds more Rapid Deployment Cells.The Lord Chancellor has committed to publishing a 10-year capacity strategy this year, which will set out the steps we will take to ease capacity pressures, as well as an annual statement on prison capacity.
What percentage of the food served at receptions in Number 10 Downing Street is domestically produced.
10 Downing Street hosts a variety of events and catering is tailored accordingly, often using events to showcase British produce.
How much and what proportion of personal protective equipment (PPE) purchased to respond to covid-19 was incinerated; and what the value was of the incinerated PPE.
As of the end of September 2024, approximately 1,049,700 pallets, or 23%, of personal protective equipment (PPE) has been recycled through energy from waste and recycling. The original cost to purchase was £8.644 billion, and all stock categorised as excess has no residual market value.Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the total cost of storing PPE in China was £60.6 million. PPE has not been stored outside of the United Kingdom since June 2023.
How many civil service staff worked on Whitehall in (a) January 2024 and (b) the latest period for which data is available.
Civil Service Headquarters (HQ) occupancy data is collected and published on GOV.UK for all HQ buildings of Whitehall Departments, Office for Scotland, Office for Wales and Northern Ireland Office. Post-election period, publications now happen on a quarterly basis.Data for the latest period for which data is available can be found here.
What the reoffending rate of foreign national offenders was in each of the last five years.
The requested data on the reoffending rate of foreign national offenders can be found in the attached table. The proven reoffending rate for all adult offenders released from custody or starting a court order, in the April 21 to March 22 annual cohort, was 32.5%.We refer all foreign national offenders in receipt of custodial sentences to the Home Office. Those sentenced to 12 months, or more are automatically considered for deportation.Foreign national offenders 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. This will help to manage prison pressures, keep the public safe and reduce crime. We are currently on track to remove more foreign national offenders this year than at any time in recent years and we are working across government to explore the ways we accelerate this work further.
What the average (a) waiting time for people calling and (b) time people spent on hold for (i) Job Centre Plus, (ii) the Universal Credit helpline and (iii) the Personal Independence Payment helpline was in each of the last five years.
The table below shows the Average Speed of Answer and Average Hold Time for all people calling (i) Job Centre Plus, (ii) the Universal Credit helpline and (iii) the Personal Independence Payment helpline in each of the last 4 business years, with 2024 to 2025 being to date only (01/04/24 to 27/10/24). We are only able to provide a breakdown of the Average Speed of Answer for 5th business year 2020/2021, we do not hold that breakdown of data for Average Hold Time, this was only reported at DWP level prior to 2021.Please note for part(i) of the request, figures provided are from Job Centre enquiry line only. DWP hierarchy does not have a telephony service line for Job Centre Plus. Reporting YearProduct LineAverage Speed of Answer (hh:mm:ss)Average Hold Time (hh:mm:ss)2020-2021Jobcentre Enquiry Line00:01:02N/APersonal Independence Payment00:18:15N/AUniversal Credit00:03:41N/A2021-2022Jobcentre Enquiry Line00:02:0300:00:59Personal Independence Payment00:18:1000:00:25Universal Credit00:05:0900:00:412022-2023Jobcentre Enquiry Line00:02:3400:00:40Personal Independence Payment00:19:2100:00:29Universal Credit00:02:5600:00:212023-2024Jobcentre Enquiry Line00:01:5200:00:37Personal Independence Payment00:17:3300:00:42Universal Credit00:02:4500:00:13*2024-2025Jobcentre Enquiry Line00:01:2100:00:33Personal Independence Payment00:11:3500:00:40Universal Credit00:03:2400:00:09*year to date 01/04/2024 to 27/10/2024 DISCLAIMER Please note this information is derived from the Department’s management information, designed solely for the purpose of helping the Department to manage its business. As such, it has not been subjected to the rigorous quality assurance checks applied to our published official statistics. As DWP holds the information internally, we have released it. However, it is possible information held by DWP may change due to operational reasons and we recommend that caution be applied when using it.
For a breakdown by nationality of how many people of what nationality were found guilty of stalking involving fear of violence in each of the last five years.
The Department currently has no plans to publish a breakdown of foreign national offenders by nationality and detailed offence type (which would include the requested information for rape, other sexual offences, murder and drug trafficking). However, we keep all our publications under review in line with the three key pillars of the Code of Practice for Statistics: trustworthiness, quality and value.The requested data on the number of foreign criminals granted temporary release in each of the last 5 years can be found in the attached table.The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants convicted for stalking offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023. However, it is not possible to identify an offender’s nationality from the centrally collated convictions data. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs.Foreign national offenders who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, we will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. We are currently on track to remove more FNOs this year than at any time in recent years. We are working across government, to explore the ways that we can accelerate this further.
If she will publish a breakdown of the sex offenders register by nationality.
Qualifying sex offenders are required to notify their personal details to the police. This system is often referred to as the ‘sex offenders’ register’ and requires offenders to provide their local police station with a record of (amongst other things) their: name, address, date of birth and national insurance number. This is done annually and whenever their details change. The notification requirements are an automatic consequence of a conviction or caution for an offence in Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003. All sex offenders subject to the notification requirements are managed under the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA), a statutory arrangement requiring the police, probation and prison services in each local criminal justice area to assess and manage the risks posed by individuals convicted of certain offences. The Ministry of Justice publishes annual MAPPA statistics. The most recent statistics (published 31 October 2024) showed there were 70,052 sex offenders (known as category 1 offenders) managed under MAPPA on 31 March 2024. The MAPPA annual statistics does not include a breakdown of category 1 offenders by nationality. That data is not centrally collected.
What the cost of Aspen cards was to the public purse in each of the last five years.
The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation and other support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute.The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).Prior to 2023/24 asylum support costs were not published separately.
How many foreign criminals were granted temporary release in each of the last five years.
The Department currently has no plans to publish a breakdown of foreign national offenders by nationality and detailed offence type (which would include the requested information for rape, other sexual offences, murder and drug trafficking). However, we keep all our publications under review in line with the three key pillars of the Code of Practice for Statistics: trustworthiness, quality and value.The requested data on the number of foreign criminals granted temporary release in each of the last 5 years can be found in the attached table.The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants convicted for stalking offences in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023. However, it is not possible to identify an offender’s nationality from the centrally collated convictions data. This information may be held on court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate costs.Foreign national offenders who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, we will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. We are currently on track to remove more FNOs this year than at any time in recent years. We are working across government, to explore the ways that we can accelerate this further.
Food and Rural Affairs, what the average (a) waiting time for people calling and (b) time people spent on hold for his Department was in each of the last five years.
The average waiting time for people calling the Defra General Helpline in each of the last five years is set out below: Reporting Year Average Wait Time (minutes, seconds)2024 / 202501:112023 / 202401:232022 / 202300:502021 / 202200:582020 / 202100:322019 / 202000:20 Please note, a reporting year runs 1 April to 31 March. Therefore, the data provided for 2024/2025 covers 1 April 2024 to 4 November 2025. Defra does not hold data on the time people spent on hold to the Defra General Helpline after getting through to a call-handler in each of the last five years. Whilst Defra’s call logging system records the length of the call from the second the call is answered by the call-handler to the second the customer hangs up, any periods on hold during that time, for instance whilst the call-handler searches for an answer to a question asked or whilst the call-handler transfers the person to another contact, are not measured.