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Written Question
Owner Occupation and Rented Housing: Ethnic Groups
Monday 13th July 2020

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) White British, (b) Indian, (c) Pakistani, (d) Bangladeshi, (e) Black African and (f) Black Caribbean households were (i) owner occupiers, (ii) social renters and (iii) private renters in each year since 1991.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond. A copy of the UKSA response will be placed in the Library of the House.


Written Question
English Language: Ethnic Groups
Monday 13th July 2020

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) women and (b) men who were (i) White British, (ii) Indian, (iii) Bangladeshi, (iv) Pakistani, (v) Black African and (vi) Black Caribbean had poor English proficiency in (A) 1991, (B) 2001 and (C) 2011.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond. A copy of the UKSA response will be placed in the Library of the House.


Written Question
Brexit: Internet
Monday 22nd July 2019

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) unique visitors, (b) page views and (c) impressions from (i) the UK and (ii) other countries there have been for each of the no-deal technical guidance documents published on the gov.uk website.

Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

A list of (a) unique visitors, (b) page views and (c) impressions from (a) the UK and (b) other countries for each of the no-deal technical guidance documents published on GOV.UK has been placed in the Library.

Technical notices are one way in which the government shares information with businesses and citizens on what they need to do to prepare for a scenario where the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

The government has also developed a large number of other products and is using a range of channels to communicate directly with citizens and businesses on the steps they should take to prepare. This includes:

• A Public Information Campaign that has delivered over 3.3 million unique page views on GOV.UK. Between December 2018 and March 2019, there have been over 12.9 million sessions on GOV.UK visited Brexit content.

• 750 pieces of ‘No Deal’ guidance. This includes a settled status guide with over 4 million views and the ‘driving abroad’ guide with over 300,000 views.

• Extensive engagement with industry and trade associations and direct communications with businesses to support planning. To provide further advice we have contacted approximately 145,000 businesses who trade with the EU directly to help them get ready for No Deal customs procedures


Written Question
Civil Servants: Location
Wednesday 13th March 2019

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

What steps his Department is taking to move civil service jobs out of London in line with the Government's Industrial Strategy.

Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

We have established the Places for Growth Programme to relocate Civil Service roles into the regions and nations. This will see at least 1,000 roles moved by 2022 and thousands more by 2030.

The programme is reinforcing the Government’s commitment to driving economic growth across the UK through local industrial strategies, devolution deals and city deals.


Written Question
EU Nationals
Wednesday 17th October 2018

Asked by: Neil O'Brien (Conservative - Harborough)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many EU nationals are resident in the UK; and how many have been resident in the UK for more than (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 20 years.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.