Shaun Davies MP: written questions
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Written questions
Out-patients: ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) children and (b) adults are waiting for outpatient appointments by (i) their average wait time and (ii) the appointment required in the NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Ca
Answer: Patients have been let down for too long whilst they wait for the care they need. The Government will ensure that 92% of patients return to waiting no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment within our first term, a standard which has not been met...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFloods: TelfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding there was for the frequently flooded fund for Telford in each year for which data is available; and what the size of the fund will be in each of the next three years.
Answer: This Government is investing £2.4 billion over this year and next year to improve flood resilience by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences. The list of projects to receive government funding will be consented over the coming months in the us...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign Nationals: OffendersHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of individual appeals to (a) introducing and (b) executing deportation orders on people convicted of criminal offences.
Answer: In most deportation cases, there is no right of appeal unless the person concerned makes a human rights or protection claim, in which case there is a right of appeal against a decision to refuse the claim.Where a person who has permission to stay in the U...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRemote HearingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to use remote court hearings to ease the burden on the courts system.
Answer: The decision to hold a hearing remotely, or enable participants to attend remotely, rests with the judiciary. HM Courts and Tribunal Service continues to support and enable remote hearings by optimising the courts and tribunals estate and building technol...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: VettingHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024WithdrawnUIN 9243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that registered sex offenders cannot evade checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the provision of the Children's Hospice Grant into 2025/26.
Answer: In 2024/2025, NHS England provided £25 million in funding for children and young people’s hospices. This funding was distributed, for the first time, via integrated care boards, in line with National Health Service devolution.I recently met NHS England, T...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: ShropshireHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the financial sustainability of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Answer: Standalone Fire and Rescue Authorities will see an increase in core spending power of £95.4 million in 2024/25. This is an increase of 5.6% in cash terms compared to 2023/24.In 2024/25 Shropshire FRA has a core spending power of £28.8m, an increase of £1....
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve screening for prostate cancer.
Answer: Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees (UK NSC). This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test, the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm men, a...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Paternity LeaveWales OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The average length of paternity leave taken by staff in my Department in the last three years was 14 days in 2021-22, 0 days in 2022-23, and 14 days in 2023-24.In the current 2024-25 year, 14 days have been taken.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Paternity LeaveScotland OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Scotland Office does not employ staff directly. All staff that join do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Scottish Government and the Ministry of Justice, who remain the employers and hold the informa...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Paternity LeaveNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The HR reporting system used by the Northern Ireland Office does not provide paternity leave information in the form requested.The paternity leave policy followed is set out here.
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Paternity LeaveMinistry of JusticeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department, (b) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (c) HM Prison and Probation Service was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The average length of paternity leave taken across the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) for each of the last three years is 14 calendar days. The breakdown as per the request is as follows: Average number of days of paternity leave taken by staff in MoJ, HMCTS a...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Paternity LeaveMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years; and what information she holds on the the average length of pater
Answer: Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, 100 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The average working days taken (AWDT) is shown in the table below.C...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Paternity LeaveMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and (b) the armed forces was in each of the last three years.
Answer: Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, Ministry of Defence employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The average working days taken (AWDT) for civilian and military personnel is shown in the tables below. Cal...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Paternity LeaveHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years; and whether she holds similar data for police forces in England and Wales.
Answer: The Home Office policy is named 'maternity and adoption support leave' in recognition of the fact that the secondary parent or, in the case of adoption, the secondary adopter, is not necessarily a man. The average length of maternity and adoption support ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Paternity LeaveTreasuryTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7909More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) HMRC was in each of the last three years.
Answer: HMT ResponseHM Treasury offers two-weeks’ paternity leave with pay for staff who meet the qualifying conditions. Staff can choose to take the two weeks together or in separate blocks of one week each. The information below covers the average length of pat...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Paternity LeaveForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: Due to the migration of IT systems, the FCDO is unable to provide indicate timescales for Parental leave at this time.The FCDO's Paternity Leave offer enables staff to take one or two weeks' statutory paternity leave. This enables staff to take the necess...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care and NHS: Paternity LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England was in each of the last three years; and what information his Department holds on the average lev
Answer: The average length of paternity leave at the Department over the last three years is 10 days. The following table shows average length of paternity leave at the Department broken down by year:PeriodAverage working days by yearOctober 2021 September 202210...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Paternity LeaveDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: This data has been taken from a live system. Staff have 52 weeks to take paternity leave following the birth of the child, so figures for 2024 may rise. The average working days taken (AWDT) is shown in the table below: YearAWDT2021620229202372024 (1-Jan ...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Paternity LeaveDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: Below is the average length of paternity leave, in working days, for each of the last 3 calendar years.Calendar YearWorking days20219.8320229.5020239.39
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Paternity LeaveDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) employee’s have taken 160 days paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child.The average working days taken per colleague (AWDT) is shown ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Paternity LeaveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Paternity LeaveDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in his Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The average length of paternity leave in days taken by staff in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was 9.6 during 2023 and 9.8 during 2024. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was established in February 2023. Data...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Paternity LeaveDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The average length of paternity leave taken by employees of the Department for Education for each of the last three years is set out in the table below.YearAverage Number of Calendar Days202218.7202319.92024 (to date)19.9
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Paternity LeaveDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in her Department was in each of the last three years.
Answer: The average length of paternity leave taken by DCMS staff was as follows:2021: 10.8 days2022: 9.7 days2023: 10.3 days
Answered 15 Oct 2024
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