Neil O'Brien MP: written questions
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Written questions
Jobseeker's Allowance: GraduatesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance obtained a higher education qualification in the five years preceding their claim.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: GraduatesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants of Universal Credit obtained a higher education qualification in the five years preceding their claim.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUk Research and Innovation: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Table 2 of the UKRI Budget Allocations explainer of December 2025, how much of the £2,308m allocated to 'Wider Priorities' over the Spending Review period is earmarked
Answer: DSIT secured £58.5 billion for R&D over the next four years at the 2025 Spending Review, including record funding for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) of £38.6 billion. UKRI will also be a key delivery partner for departments across government, deliv...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Public ExpenditureDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Core Table 1 on page 269 of the Department's 2024/5 Annual Report, if he will provide a breakdown of the £2,722m spent on 'Purchase of Good and Services' in Total Resource DEL in 2024/
Answer: Please see attached breakdown of the £2,722m spent on Purchase of Goods and Services in 2024-25. The main reasons for the increases from 2024-25 outturn compared to 2025-26 Main Estimate plans are quoted in the Main Estimate 2025-26 Memorandum.Get Britain...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEast Midlands Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rolling stock on the East Midlands Railway.
Answer: East Midlands Railway (EMR) is currently overseen by Department for Transport Operator Ltd. (DfTO), prior to its transfer into public ownership. DfTO officials meet regularly with EMR to discuss significant planned improvements to its existing fleet, incl...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEast Midlands Railway: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason trains were moved away from East Midlands Railway prior to the arrival of new rolling stock.
Answer: East Midlands Railway (EMR) is currently overseen by Department for Transport Operator Ltd. (DFTO), prior to its transfer into public ownership. EMR’s new Aurora bi-mode trains have already started to enter passenger service, and these will continue with ...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: NationalityMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will provide a breakdown by place of birth of those people convicted of an offence over the last year.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown of the main reasons that late applications were allowed for Late Applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme who were granted a) settled and b) pre-settled status in the 12
Answer: A breakdown of the main reasons that late applications were allowed for late applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme, who were granted in the past 12 months is not available within published statistics.The information could only be collected and verified f...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: NationalityMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish a breakdown by individual country of birth and the number of offences of (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) theft offences, (e) criminal damage and arson, (f
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: NationalityMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders had their country of birth recorded as i) UK, ii) any non-UK and iii) not known for offences of (a) violence against the person, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) theft offences, (e) crimin
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on convictions for a wide range of offences, in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: QualificationsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants in each region had (a) no qualifications, (b) Level 2 qualifications, (c) Level 3 qualifications, (d) Level 4 qualifications, (e) Level 5 quali
Answer: DWP does systematically collect the qualification data for all those in receipt of Universal Credit. Where data is available it is published as part of the Getting Britain Working: Labour Market Insights Publication which can be found at www.gov.uk/govern...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: PsychologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 4454, how many employees in HMPPS are under the Government's "Occupational Psychologist" profession, broken down into (a) forensic psychologists and (b) non
Answer: A range of psychology-related occupations are categorised under the “occupational psychologist” profession in official statistics. As of 8 June 2026, 496 registered psychologists were employed by HM Prison & Probation Service. 490 of these (99%) are f...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many dentists were accepting new NHS patients who were adults not entitled to free dental care, in each month since June 2024.
Answer: Data is not held on the number of dental practices accepting new National Health Service adult patients that are not entitled to free dental care.
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many units of dental activity were (a) commissioned and (b) delivered in each integrated care board in each month since April 2023.
Answer: The data on the number of units of dental activity that were commissioned and delivered in each integrated care board in each month since April 2023 is available at the following link:https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/english-contractor-monthly-general-...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to table EUSS_D01 published as part of the release entitled Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2026, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme were made by applica
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on Settlement in the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), EU Settlement Scheme data tables.Information on how many applications were made by joining family members, by application dat...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: EU NationalsHome OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to table EUSS_D01 published as part of the release entitled Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2026, how many applications to the EU Settlement Scheme made by joining fami
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on Settlement in the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), EU Settlement Scheme data tables.Information on how many applications were made by joining family members, by application dat...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: PsychologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether forensic psychologists employed by HMPPS are categorised under the Government's 'Occupational Psychologist' profession for the purpose of official Civil Service employment statistics.
Answer: Forensic psychologists employed by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), and those in training, are currently categorised under the Government’s ‘Occupational Psychologist’ profession for the purpose of official Civil Service employment stat...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Work Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics published on 12 March 2026, how many WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period January 2022 to November 20
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Work Capability AssessmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics published on 12 March 2026, what proportion of WCA decisions for non-ESA transition claimants in the period January 2022 to N
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepressive IllnessesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in England have a formal clinical diagnosis of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder recorded in NHS primary care records.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of people in England with a formal clinical diagnosis of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder recorded in National Health Service primary care records.The Quality and Outcomes Framework publication shows th...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of UC Health claimants in England and Wales have a formal clinical diagnosis recorded on their claim.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Personal Independence Payment claimants in England and Wales have a formal clinical diagnosis recorded on their claim.
Answer: The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 8 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorism: PrisonersHome OfficeTabled 29 May 2026AnsweredUIN 4329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13523 on Counter-terrorism: Prisoners, how many referrals were made to the Prevent programme by HM Prison and Probation Service in each fin
Answer: Table 24 of the latest Prevent statistics, and Table 14 of the previous release, show HMPPS referrals to Prevent by type of concern from 2015/16 onwards.
Answered 3 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMentally Disordered OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to table 4 of the Restricted Patients Statistics, published on 30 April 2026, how many restricted patients detained in hospital and admitted not from prison, who had previously been discharged into
Answer: The data requested are not collected. To do so would require a new manual process and is therefore subject to a cost exemption. However, the annual totals of restricted patients admitted from a previous conditional discharge (via recall from the community...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: MigrantsDepartment for TransportTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many foreign driving licences were exchanged for GB licences in each of the last five years, broken down by country of origin.
Answer: The table below shows the number of foreign driving licence holders who have exchanged their licence for a GB licence in each of the last five years, broken down by the country or territory in which the original licence was issued. YearCountry of Exchange...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
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