Nigel Huddleston MP: written questions

Written questions

• Prisons: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23780More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the urgent question of 14 January 2025 on Drones: High-security Prisons, what assessment she has made of the potential imp

  Answer: It is the responsibility of police, prisons, and the probation service to work collaboratively in order to assess and respond to the threat from Serious and Organised Crime in prison.Serious and organised crime is a major threat to the national security a...

  Answered 22 Jan 2025

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• Public ExpenditureTreasuryTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1284More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual budget for the proposed Office for Value for Money; whether that body will be established in statute; and how its Board will be appointed.

  Answer: As the Chancellor laid before the House in her speech, the government has established a new Office of Value for Money, with an immediate focus on identifying areas where we can reduce, stop, or improve the value of spending. The chair of the office will r...

  Answered 29 Jul 2024

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• Public FinanceTreasuryTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1283More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions she had transition talks with officials in her Department in the last Parliament; and whether she had discussions on economic forecasts pertaining to the public finances.

  Answer: The process for access talks is set out in the Cabinet Manual. Access talks are initiated with permission from the Prime Minister of the day and are confidential. It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken pl...

  Answered 29 Jul 2024

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• Public FinanceTreasuryTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1282More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her speech of 8 July 2024, whether the Office for Budget Responsibility has played a role in her review of public finances.

  Answer: The Chancellor presented to Parliament today an assessment of the state of our spending inheritance. The Chancellor confirmed the Budget will be held on the 30th October, alongside a full and independent forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility.

  Answered 29 Jul 2024

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