Jake Richards MP: written questions
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Written questions
Mental Health Services: Telephone ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made on implementing 24/7 mental health text lines.
Answer: Mental health crisis text services are an important part of delivering accessible and effective mental health support across the country. NHS England has confirmed that integrated care boards have plans to have 24 hour a day, seven day a week mental healt...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordResettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been granted entry clearance to the UK under the (a) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, (b) Afghan citizens resettlement scheme and (c) Afghanistan Response Route.
Answer: From 2021 to the end of June 2025, there have been around 36,000 arrivals under the Afghan Resettlement Programme, of which 13,200 were through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, 19,000 through Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy and 3,400 throu...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Armed Forces CovenantDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across his Departmental responsibilities.
Answer: The Department is supportive of the extension of the Armed Forces Covenant. A key benefit of the Department having a legal duty to have due regard to the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant is greater awareness and consistency of the unique impacts of...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Armed Forces CovenantHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Armed Forces Covenant Duty across her Departmental responsibilities.
Answer: The Home Office greatly values the contribution of all service personnel and remains committed to upholding its moral obligations under the Armed Forces Covenant.The Department already embeds the principles of the Covenant, specifically within the provisi...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: European Convention on Human RightsHome OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people (a) claim asylum and (b) receive leave to remain based solely on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Hon Member may be interested to know that gra...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: Scotland and WalesDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children under the care of English local authorities were living in (a) Wales and (b) Scotland on (i) 31 March 2024 and (ii) for each of the preceding four years.
Answer: The number of children looked after by English local authorities who were living more than 50 and 100 miles from home on 31 March 2024 and for each of the preceding four years is shown in the table below.YearLiving more than 50 miles from homeOf which: li...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: LocationDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in care in England were living more than (a) 50 and b) 100 miles from home on (i) 31 March 2024 and (ii) for each of the preceding four years.
Answer: The number of children looked after by English local authorities who were living more than 50 and 100 miles from home on 31 March 2024 and for each of the preceding four years is shown in the table below.YearLiving more than 50 miles from homeOf which: li...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public ConsultationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many consultations his Department (a) initiated and (b) completed in the last Parliament between (i) 13 February 2020 and 6 September 2022, (ii) 6 September 2022 and 25 October 202
Answer: All Defra consultations are published through the Citizen Space digital consultation platform and are available in the public domain Defra - Citizen Space. The Defra Citizen Space account also hosts consultations for several of Defra’s Arm’s Length Bodies...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26121More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse would be to not claim back child benefit from parents who have lost a child in the year after the upfront payment.
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answer given on 24 January to UIN 25010 regarding estimated costs of not claiming back Child Benefit overpayments.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitTreasuryTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26120More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's policy is on claiming back child benefit from parents who have lost a child in the year after the upfront payment.
Answer: I refer the hon member to the answer given on 23 January to UIN 25009 regarding the policy on Child Benefit overpayments.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25010More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to her Department of not claiming back child benefit from parents who have lost a child in the year since the original payment.
Answer: The estimated cost of not claiming back Child Benefit payments from parents who have lost a child in the year since the payment was made is not readily available and could only be produced at disproportionate cost.
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChild BenefitTreasuryTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25009More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's policy is on claiming back child benefit from parents who have lost a child in the year since the payment was made.
Answer: Entitlement to Child Benefit continues for eight weeks after the date of a child’s death. This recognises that the period following such a traumatic event is particularly difficult and avoids causing additional distress from the immediate removal of finan...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMarcus FakanaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support and (b) help secure the early release of Marcus Fakana.
Answer: Supporting the welfare of British nationals detained overseas is a priority for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The FCDO cannot interfere in the judicial affairs of other countries, however where there are concerns that an individ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordProductivityTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901597More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase economic productivity.
Answer: Boosting productivity growth across the country is a key aim of this government’s growth mission. By reforming the economy and increasing productivity, we will drive up prosperity and living standards across the UK. Our Budget showed that this government ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Fees and ChargesTreasuryTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15153More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the money raised from the Immigration Skills Charge has been spent over the last five years.
Answer: The Immigration Skills Charge is administered by the Home Office and is classified as Trust Statement income. Government departments are required to surrender all Trust Statement income to the Consolidated Fund (CF). Receipts surrendered to the CF are not...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic GovernmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many Government services have moved to the GOV.UK One Login system; and what his planned timetable is for moving all Government services to this system.
Answer: As of November 2024, users can access 50 government services within GOV.UK One Login. Approximately 100 services are expected to be onboarded in 2025, with more to follow thereafter. Government departments are actively developing delivery plans to onboard...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Digital TechnologyDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on the introduction of digital drivers licences.
Answer: In September, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) introduced a digital representation of the photocard driving licence as the latest enhancement to its Driver and Vehicle Account.The DVLA is in the process of introducing functionality which wil...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Fees and ChargesHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the Immigration Skills Charge raised in (a) the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years; and how the money raised has been spent so far.
Answer: The Home Office reports income for the Immigration Skills Charge on a financial year basis (April to March), in the Annual Reports and Accounts (ARA). Please refer to the links and references provided in the table below.YearWhere to findLink2019/202019/20...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the process to determine the number of sitting days in the Crown Court in each financial year.
Answer: Every year, the Government and the Judiciary agree a number of sitting days and an overall budget in what is known as the Concordat process.In June, the judiciary reached an agreement with the former Lord Chancellor to sit 106,000 days in the Crown Court ...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Rother ValleyDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children in Rother Valley constituency (a) have EHCP plans and (b) are receiving specialist education for special educational needs; and how many of those have not been attending school in each of the
Answer: The special educational needs (SEN) publication publishes data on pupils in schools in England with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans which can be accessed at the following link: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/spe...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
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