Alex Baker MP: written questions
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Pupils: Per Capita CostsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average funding per pupil in mainstream schools was in (a) Aldershot constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England in each of the last three years.
Answer: The department is able to provide links to the published dedicated schools grant (DSG) tables from the 2022/23 financial year to the 2024/25 financial year. These tables show average per pupil funding amounts, split by primary and secondary phase, for eac...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: AldershotDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teachers in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Supporting our expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and boost the life chances for every child. However, this government has inherited a system with critical shortages of teachers, with the growth i...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: SchoolsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Mental Health Support Teams there were in (a) Aldershot constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) London in each year since 2010.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested at a constituency level. Nationally, the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) pilot programme commenced in 2018. The number of MHSTs in each integrated care board, from 2018, is available at the following link:...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChildcare: AldershotDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help increase the availability of childcare in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Giving children the best start in life is key to the government’s Opportunity Mission. Good parenting and high-quality early education provide the foundation for children to achieve and thrive. This government is determined to ensure that parents have acc...
Answered 2 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: AldershotDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average staff to student ratio was in secondary schools (a) nationally and (b) in Aldershot constituency in (i) 2019, (ii) 2020, (iii) 2021, (iv) 2022 and (v) 2023.
Answer: Information on the school workforce, including the pupil to adult and pupil to teacher ratios at national, regional, local authority and individual school level, plus subjects taught in state-funded secondary schools, is published in the ‘School workforce...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: AldershotDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The department publishes the number of pupils in primary and secondary schools in the Aldershot constituency who receive free school meals. This data is available in the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ publication, based on the January 2024 sc...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBasic Skills: AldershotDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to help improve children's oracy skills in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: High and rising school standards are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and give every child the best life chances.The independent Curriculum and Assessment review will seek to deliver a curriculum which is rich...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordStudents: DebtsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the median level of student debt held by people in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The median debt of full-time undergraduate borrowers funded by student finance England, whose postcode is within the Aldershot constituency, and who entered repayment within the last five financial years is £46,577. The median debt includes tuition fees a...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: AldershotHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of charge rates for anti-social behaviour in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.We will put thousands of Neighbourhood Police and Community Support Officers into local communities so that resident...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TheftHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of vehicles stolen in (a) Aldershot constituency, (b) Hampshire and (c) England in each of the last 12 years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of ‘Aggravated vehicle taking’ and ‘theft or unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle’ offences recorded by the police in England and Wales on a quarterly basis. The latest information, to the...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPassports: AldershotHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications have (a) been and (b) not yet been processed from people in Aldershot constituency in the last 12 months.
Answer: The data requested is not held in a reportable format.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: AldershotHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle street crime against women and girls in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The 2024-25 police funding settlement provides funding of up to £18.5 billion. Hampshire Police’s funding will be up to £461.9m in 2024-25. This is in addition to £4.2m provided for the 2024-25 pay award which has been allocated outside of the police fund...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) financial and (b) other steps her Department is taking to help prevent crime in (i) Aldershot constituency, (ii) Hampshire, and (iii) England.
Answer: The 2024-25 police funding settlement provides funding of up to £18.5 billion. Hampshire Police’s funding will be up to £461.9m in 2024-25. This is in addition to £4.2m provided for the 2024-25 pay award which has been allocated outside of the police fund...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve standards in policing in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: The Government has been clear on its commitment to raise standards in policing. This will include introducing mandatory professional standards on vetting and improving police suspension provisions. More information on the Government’s plans will be set ou...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent knife crime in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s mission to take back our streets. The Government is taking a range of steps to realise this ambition.The government introduced a ban of zombie style knives and zombie style machete...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: AldershotHome OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help tackle anti-social behaviour in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.We will put thousands of new neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities, so that re...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: LandMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many child play areas there are across the defence estate; and what the annual cost is of their upkeep.
Answer: There are 618 play areas across the defence estate. It is not possible to break down the annual cost of their upkeep as their maintenance forms part of the wider Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) contracts and it is not possible to isolate the...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of young people not in education, employment or training.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics estimate that nearly 1 in 8 young people are not in education, employment or training. This is 872,000 young people, a number which has risen by 74,000 over the last year.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: HampshireHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of trends in the level of reported incidents of anti-social behaviour in (a) Aldershot constituency and (b) Hampshire.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission. We understand that anti-social behaviour causes great harm and misery to our communities, and, if left unchecked, can lead to more serious o...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: HampshireHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) reports of, (b) charges for and (c) convictions for shoplifting there were in (i) Aldershot constituency and (ii) Hampshire in each of the last three years for which data is available.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of shoplifting offences, and their investigative outcomes, recorded by the police in England and Wales. This information is published at the Police Force Area level including Hampshire.The l...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: AldershotDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people eligible for but not claiming Pension Credit in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: Information relating to Pension Credit eligibility is only available via take-up statistics. The latest available Pension Credit take-up statistics for Great Britain cover the financial year 2021 to 2022 and are available at: Income-related benefits: esti...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWork Capability Assessment: AldershotDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for a Work Capability Assessment in Aldershot constituency in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The information requested is not available at a constituency level. Information on Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessment (WCA) clearance times for initial claims is published at a national level on DWP Stat-Xplore. This can be acce...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Specific Learning DifficultiesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support people with learning difficulties who are seeking paid employment in Aldershot constituency.
Answer: We believe learning disabled and neurodiverse people should have an equal opportunity to work. In our plan to make work pay, we committed to raising awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace. In Aldershot, we have a dedicated Disability Employment Advi...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: AldershotDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of claimants for Personal Independence Payments were (a) initially turned down and (b) successful on appeal in Aldershot constituency in the latest period for which data is
Answer: In Aldershot in the Financial Year 2022/23, 450 people who had registered to claim PIP were disallowed after assessment, this is 51% of all initial decisions. Of these, 40 claims were subsequently awarded PIP following an appeal, this is 5% of all initial...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordUnemployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of long-term youth unemployment in (a) Aldershot constituency and (b) Hampshire; and what (i) financial and (ii) other steps she is taking
Answer: There are 100,000 people aged 16-24 who have been unemployed for over 12 months, 16.8% of all 16-24s who are unemployed.The sample sizes from survey data for Aldershot and Hampshire are too small, so it is not possible to make a robust estimate of the lev...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
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