Suella Braverman MP: written questions
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Children: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to expand the ability of bailiffs to enter a place of work to secure outstanding Child Maintenance Service loans.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) does not provide loans. The CMS encourage paying parents to pay their maintenance on time and in full to avoid accrual of arrears. Where a paying parent fails to pay child maintenance on time or in full, the CMS aims to...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans for securing outstanding Child Maintenance Service payments when the party in arrears declares they have no fixed place of work.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring separated parents support their children financially, taking robust enforcement action against those who do not. Where parents fail to pay their child maintenance, the Service will not hesitate ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans for securing outstanding Child Maintenance Service payments when the party in arrears declares they have no fixed address.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) is committed to ensuring separated parents support their children financially, taking robust enforcement action against those who do not. Where parents fail to pay their child maintenance, the Service will not hesitate ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to increase the ability of the Child Maintenance Service to access bank accounts held in joint names for securing outstanding payments.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has a range of strong enforcement powers that are designed to get money flowing quickly, prevent the build-up of arrears and ensure children get the financial support they deserve.When a paying parent does not make main...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of Child Maintenance Service cases where bank accounts held in a joint name prohibited payment.
Answer: The Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has a range of strong enforcement powers that are designed to get money flowing quickly, prevent the build-up of arrears and ensure children get the financial support they deserve.When a paying parent does not make main...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans for the compensation of children in Child Maintenance Service cases where the debt is cancelled.
Answer: In 2012, powers were introduced which allowed the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to write off historic Child Support Agency (CSA) and CMS debt in specific scenarios where it would be unfair or inappropriate to enforce liability. Examples of these scenari...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45707More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the timescale for the cancellation of debts owed to the Child Maintenance Service.
Answer: In 2012, powers were introduced which allowed the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to write off historic Child Support Agency (CSA) and CMS debt in specific scenarios where it would be unfair or inappropriate to enforce liability. Examples of these scenari...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: DebtsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether debts from local authorities being merged together will be taken on jointly by the new authority under her Department's local government reorganisation plans; and how any
Answer: On 6 February I wrote to the leaders of two-tier councils and neighbouring unitaries to formally invite them to develop proposals for reorganisation. It is for the councils to develop robust and sustainable proposals that are in the best interests of the ...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to monitor (a) PCSE and (b) Capita's performance in managing the NHS Pension Scheme.
Answer: The NHS Business Service Authority is the scheme manager for NHS Pensions. NHS England is the employing authority for general practitioners (GPs) and undertakes local pension administration for GPs through Primary Care Support England (PCSE). NHS England ...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) PCSE and (b) Capita's management of the NHS pension scheme.
Answer: Primary Care Support England’s (PCSE) services are contracted to Capita Business Services Ltd under a contract held by NHS England. As part of the service, PCSE collects general practitioner pension contribution and earnings information and passes this to...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of waiting times for NHS Pension Scheme queries.
Answer: NHS Pension Scheme queries can be raised with the NHS Pension Scheme administrator, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), and in the case of general practitioners (GPs), with Primary Care Support England (PCSE), who record GPs’ pensionable service...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of modernisation of Primary Care Support England's NHS Pensions Scheme processes.
Answer: Primary Care Support England (PCSE) follows the pension scheme requirements laid down by NHS Pensions. PCSE has provided an online portal, PCSE Online, which provides general practitioners (GPs), practices, and commissioners with a simple and efficient wa...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the internet-based platform used for the NHS Pension Scheme; and what steps she is taking to improve training for service handlers in using the platf
Answer: Primary Care Support England (PCSE) launched the PCSE Online GP Pensions system to provide general practitioners and general practices with greater convenience, and more transparency and security when it comes to their pension contributions data. NHS Engl...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Workplace PensionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) Primary Care Support England's (b) Capita's management of the NHS Pensions Scheme.
Answer: The NHS Business Services Authority is the scheme manager for NHS Pensions. NHS England is the employing authority for general practices (GPs) and undertakes local pension administration for GPs through Primary Care Support England (PCSE). NHS England ent...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide additional funding for teachers' pay increases.
Answer: The overall core schools budget is increasing by £3.2 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, meaning the core schools budget will total over £64.8 billion compared to almost £61.6 billion in the 2024/25 financial year. This includes the £2.3 billion annou...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: SportsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to continue to allocate sports premium funding to schools in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Supporting physical education and sport at school is essential and further information on budgets for the 2025/26 academic year will be provided shortly.
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: HampshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Havant Thicket Reservoir is one of the nine new reservoirs referenced in the press release entitled Reeves: I am going further and faster to kick start the economy, publish
Answer: The Havant Thicket Reservoir was not one of the nine new reservoirs referenced in the press release.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: HampshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled Reeves: I am going further and faster to kick start the economy, published on 28 January 2025, whether a new reservoir will be built in Ham
Answer: Portsmouth Water’s Havant Thicket Reservoir will be the first reservoir built in over 30 years. The Havant Thicket Reservoir is under construction. It will have a capacity of 8.7 billion litres, supply an average of 21 million litres of water per day and ...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FarehamHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to allow objections to the decision to house asylum seekers at Wates House, Fareham.
Answer: This Government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain. We took immediate action to resolve that chaos by restarting asylum processing, establishing the new Border Security Command to tackle the people-smuggling gangs, cracking down on illega...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FarehamHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what security will be in place at Wates House, Fareham.
Answer: This Government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain. We took immediate action to resolve that chaos by restarting asylum processing, establishing the new Border Security Command to tackle the people-smuggling gangs, cracking down on illega...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FarehamHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any of the asylum seekers due to be housed at Wates House, Fareham, have criminal (a) convictions, (b) arrests and (c) cautions.
Answer: This Government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain. We took immediate action to resolve that chaos by restarting asylum processing, establishing the new Border Security Command to tackle the people-smuggling gangs, cracking down on illega...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FarehamHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what background checks will have been completed on asylum seekers before they arrive at Wates House, Fareham.
Answer: This Government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain. We took immediate action to resolve that chaos by restarting asylum processing, establishing the new Border Security Command to tackle the people-smuggling gangs, cracking down on illega...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FarehamHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when asylum seekers will arrive at Wates House, Fareham.
Answer: This Government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain. We took immediate action to resolve that chaos by restarting asylum processing, establishing the new Border Security Command to tackle the people-smuggling gangs, cracking down on illega...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FarehamHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the (a) risk and (b) impact assessments completed by her Department for the Wates House, Fareham, site.
Answer: This Government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain. We took immediate action to resolve that chaos by restarting asylum processing, establishing the new Border Security Command to tackle the people-smuggling gangs, cracking down on illega...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FarehamHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when asylum seekers to be housed at Wates House, Fareham arrived in the UK; and by what method.
Answer: This Government inherited an asylum system under exceptional strain. We took immediate action to resolve that chaos by restarting asylum processing, establishing the new Border Security Command to tackle the people-smuggling gangs, cracking down on illega...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
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