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Written Question
Public Sector: Vetting
Monday 11th March 2024

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how long, on average, it takes for security vetting to be completed in (1) security and policing jobs, and (2) other public service jobs which require security clearance.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

As Minister for State at the Cabinet Office responsible for United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) I am able to provide a response in relation to National Security Vetting (NSV). Police Vetting and NSV remain two separate and distinct processes. Whilst all police personnel are required to undertake a level of police vetting, only police personnel within certain specific roles are required to undertake NSV. Whilst UKSV acts as service providers for NSV, they have no involvement in processing police vetting. This remains the responsibility of police authorities.

Following a stabilisation programme initiated in 2023, there have been sustained and stable improvements in performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPI) across all service levels of National Security Vetting clearances which includes Counter Terrorist Check (CTC), Security Check (SC) and Developed Vetting (DV). Across core services:

  • The KPIs for both CTC and SC are 25 days, on 29th February 2024 96% of cases were being processed within that time frame.

  • The KPI for DV is 95 days; on 29th February 2024 93.48% of initial DV cases were being processed within that time frame.The Performance Indicator for DV Renewals is also 95 days; on 29th February 2024 13.78% of these cases were being processed within that time frame. However we expect that DV renewals submitted from 1st April 2024 will be delivered within the KPI of 95 days.

Security roles are based across many departments and partner agencies and therefore it is not possible to provide confirmation of the performance of NSV in relation to these specific roles. In relation to the police requirement for NSV specifically, I can confirm that UKSV are meeting the KPIs across the SC and initial DV products.

In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters, including average actual processing times.


Written Question
Honours: South Yorkshire
Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the combined Mayoral authority of South Yorkshire, how many residents received an award above the level of MBE in the New Year’s Honours 2024 list.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the New Year Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region, including for both South Yorkshire and Sheffield is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Regional breakdown - New Year 2024 list (1224)

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

Population %

East

36

9.5%

39

8.4%

19

8%

11

7.1%

105

9.3%

Yorkshire & Humberside

30

7.9%

27

5.8%

12

5%

7

4.5%

76

8.2%

London

43

11.4%

95

21.5%

62

26.2%

62

40.2%

262

13.4%

North East

9

1.8%

11

2.3%

5

2.1%

1

0.6%

26

4.0%

North West

31

8.2%

52

11.3%

14

5.9%

7

4.5%

104

11.0%

Northern Ireland

43

11.4%

28

6.1%

8

3.3%

2

1.2%

81

2.8%

Scotland

29

7.6%

45

9.8%

23

9.7%

13

8.4%

110

8.2%

South East

54

14.3%

59

12.8%

36

15.2%

23

14.9%

172

13.7%

South West

35

9.2%

28

6.1%

16

6.7%

11

7.1%

90

8.4%

Wales

28

7.4%

30

6.5%

11

4.6%

4

2.5%

73

4.7%

West Midlands

23

0.2%

26

5.6%

13

5.5%

2

1.2%

64

8.9%

East Midlands

15

3.9%

19

4.1%

17

7.2%

7

4.5%

58

7.2%

Living abroad

1

0.2%

-

-

-

-

2

1.2%

3

-

Total

377

459

236

152

1224


Written Question
Honours
Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the recipients of honours in the New Year's list 2024 have already received recognition in previous honours lists.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the New Year Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region, including for both South Yorkshire and Sheffield is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Regional breakdown - New Year 2024 list (1224)

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

Population %

East

36

9.5%

39

8.4%

19

8%

11

7.1%

105

9.3%

Yorkshire & Humberside

30

7.9%

27

5.8%

12

5%

7

4.5%

76

8.2%

London

43

11.4%

95

21.5%

62

26.2%

62

40.2%

262

13.4%

North East

9

1.8%

11

2.3%

5

2.1%

1

0.6%

26

4.0%

North West

31

8.2%

52

11.3%

14

5.9%

7

4.5%

104

11.0%

Northern Ireland

43

11.4%

28

6.1%

8

3.3%

2

1.2%

81

2.8%

Scotland

29

7.6%

45

9.8%

23

9.7%

13

8.4%

110

8.2%

South East

54

14.3%

59

12.8%

36

15.2%

23

14.9%

172

13.7%

South West

35

9.2%

28

6.1%

16

6.7%

11

7.1%

90

8.4%

Wales

28

7.4%

30

6.5%

11

4.6%

4

2.5%

73

4.7%

West Midlands

23

0.2%

26

5.6%

13

5.5%

2

1.2%

64

8.9%

East Midlands

15

3.9%

19

4.1%

17

7.2%

7

4.5%

58

7.2%

Living abroad

1

0.2%

-

-

-

-

2

1.2%

3

-

Total

377

459

236

152

1224


Written Question
Honours: South Yorkshire
Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the South Yorkshire area at the time of their nomination for an honour in the New Year’s Honours 2024 list.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the New Year Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region, including for both South Yorkshire and Sheffield is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Regional breakdown - New Year 2024 list (1224)

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

Population %

East

36

9.5%

39

8.4%

19

8%

11

7.1%

105

9.3%

Yorkshire & Humberside

30

7.9%

27

5.8%

12

5%

7

4.5%

76

8.2%

London

43

11.4%

95

21.5%

62

26.2%

62

40.2%

262

13.4%

North East

9

1.8%

11

2.3%

5

2.1%

1

0.6%

26

4.0%

North West

31

8.2%

52

11.3%

14

5.9%

7

4.5%

104

11.0%

Northern Ireland

43

11.4%

28

6.1%

8

3.3%

2

1.2%

81

2.8%

Scotland

29

7.6%

45

9.8%

23

9.7%

13

8.4%

110

8.2%

South East

54

14.3%

59

12.8%

36

15.2%

23

14.9%

172

13.7%

South West

35

9.2%

28

6.1%

16

6.7%

11

7.1%

90

8.4%

Wales

28

7.4%

30

6.5%

11

4.6%

4

2.5%

73

4.7%

West Midlands

23

0.2%

26

5.6%

13

5.5%

2

1.2%

64

8.9%

East Midlands

15

3.9%

19

4.1%

17

7.2%

7

4.5%

58

7.2%

Living abroad

1

0.2%

-

-

-

-

2

1.2%

3

-

Total

377

459

236

152

1224


Written Question
Honours: Sheffield
Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the Sheffield City Region at the time of their nomination for an honour in the New Year’s Honours 2024 list.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the New Year Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region, including for both South Yorkshire and Sheffield is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Regional breakdown - New Year 2024 list (1224)

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

Population %

East

36

9.5%

39

8.4%

19

8%

11

7.1%

105

9.3%

Yorkshire & Humberside

30

7.9%

27

5.8%

12

5%

7

4.5%

76

8.2%

London

43

11.4%

95

21.5%

62

26.2%

62

40.2%

262

13.4%

North East

9

1.8%

11

2.3%

5

2.1%

1

0.6%

26

4.0%

North West

31

8.2%

52

11.3%

14

5.9%

7

4.5%

104

11.0%

Northern Ireland

43

11.4%

28

6.1%

8

3.3%

2

1.2%

81

2.8%

Scotland

29

7.6%

45

9.8%

23

9.7%

13

8.4%

110

8.2%

South East

54

14.3%

59

12.8%

36

15.2%

23

14.9%

172

13.7%

South West

35

9.2%

28

6.1%

16

6.7%

11

7.1%

90

8.4%

Wales

28

7.4%

30

6.5%

11

4.6%

4

2.5%

73

4.7%

West Midlands

23

0.2%

26

5.6%

13

5.5%

2

1.2%

64

8.9%

East Midlands

15

3.9%

19

4.1%

17

7.2%

7

4.5%

58

7.2%

Living abroad

1

0.2%

-

-

-

-

2

1.2%

3

-

Total

377

459

236

152

1224


Written Question
Honours
Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours, by each award level, were received in each region or nation of the UK in the New Year’s Honours 2024; and what percentage of the population of each such region or nation that number represents.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels for the New Year Honours List 2024 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.

Data is collected using county and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region, including for both South Yorkshire and Sheffield is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Transparency data for the list by county, the level of award received and the service for which each recipient has been recognised for, as well as information on recipients recognised in previous honours lists is publicly available on gov.uk.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK, including South Yorkshire, in future honours lists.

Regional breakdown - New Year 2024 list (1224)

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

Population %

East

36

9.5%

39

8.4%

19

8%

11

7.1%

105

9.3%

Yorkshire & Humberside

30

7.9%

27

5.8%

12

5%

7

4.5%

76

8.2%

London

43

11.4%

95

21.5%

62

26.2%

62

40.2%

262

13.4%

North East

9

1.8%

11

2.3%

5

2.1%

1

0.6%

26

4.0%

North West

31

8.2%

52

11.3%

14

5.9%

7

4.5%

104

11.0%

Northern Ireland

43

11.4%

28

6.1%

8

3.3%

2

1.2%

81

2.8%

Scotland

29

7.6%

45

9.8%

23

9.7%

13

8.4%

110

8.2%

South East

54

14.3%

59

12.8%

36

15.2%

23

14.9%

172

13.7%

South West

35

9.2%

28

6.1%

16

6.7%

11

7.1%

90

8.4%

Wales

28

7.4%

30

6.5%

11

4.6%

4

2.5%

73

4.7%

West Midlands

23

0.2%

26

5.6%

13

5.5%

2

1.2%

64

8.9%

East Midlands

15

3.9%

19

4.1%

17

7.2%

7

4.5%

58

7.2%

Living abroad

1

0.2%

-

-

-

-

2

1.2%

3

-

Total

377

459

236

152

1224


Written Question
Honours
Wednesday 24th January 2024

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what are the current geographic locations, where known, for all living recipients of Companions of Honour.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 19th July 2023, PQ HL9063. We do not collate the geographical data for The Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) recipients in each list nor do we track the current geographic locations for all 64 living CH recipients.

All honours, including CH awards, are awarded on the basis of merit, not location. However, we are committed to improving overall representation in the honours system to ensure that we are recognising deserving individuals from across the length and breadth of the United Kingdom.


Written Question
Honours
Wednesday 19th July 2023

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 30 June (HL8582), what is the regional breakdown of recipients of the Companion of Honour.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

We do not collate the geographical data for Companions of Honour (CH) recipients in each list nor do we track the current geographic locations for all 63 living CH recipients.


Written Question
Honours: South Yorkshire
Friday 30th June 2023

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the South Yorkshire area at the time of their nomination for an honour in the Birthday Honours 2023 list.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels on The King’s Birthday Honours List 2023 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.

Data is collected using county data and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region, including for both South Yorkshire and Sheffield is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. Transparency data for the list by county is available on gov.uk.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK in future honours lists.

Regional breakdown - King’s Birthday Honours List 2023

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

Population %

East

30

2.7%

28

2.5%

17

1.5%

13

1.1%

88

9.3%

Yorkshire & Humberside

26

2.3%

25

2.2%

17

1.5%

4

0.3%

72

8.2%

London

40

3.5%

101

9%

58

5.2%

46

4.1%

245

13.4%

North East

9

0.8%

14

1.2%

1

0.08%

3

0.2%

27

4.0%

North West

29

2.6%

43

4%

17

1.5%

3

0.2%

92

11.0%

Northern Ireland

31

2.8%

30

2.7%

7

0.6%

4

0.3%

72

2.8%

Scotland

26

2.3%

39

3.5%

17

1.5%

12

1%

94

8.2%

South East

50

4.5%

68

6%

51

4.5%

17

1.5%

186

13.7%

South West

24

2.1%

40

3.6%

10

0.9%

13

1.1%

87

8.4%

Wales

9

0.8%

20

1.8%

11

1%

3

0.2%

43

4.7%

West Midlands

24

2.1%

27

2.4%

11

1%

9

0.8%

71

8.9%

East Midlands

15

1.3%

15

1.3%

10

0.9%

3

0.2%

43

7.2%

Living abroad

-

-

-

-

1

0.08%

-

-

1

-

Total

332

471

236

132

1,121


Written Question
Honours: Sheffield
Friday 30th June 2023

Asked by: Lord Blunkett (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many honours above OBE level were awarded to people who were (1) living in, or (2) working or providing service to, the Sheffield City Region at the time of their nomination for an honour in the Birthday Honours 2023 list.

Answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)

Statistical information held in relation to the regional breakdown of recipients at all levels on The King’s Birthday Honours List 2023 can be found below. Percentages are rounded to 1 decimal point. Data for CBE and higher levels has been aggregated and is also included below. Data reflects the correspondence address provided by recipients.

Data is collected using county data and aggregated into regional figures. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region, including for both South Yorkshire and Sheffield is not captured, as we are unable to break down the data in that way. Transparency data for the list by county is available on gov.uk.

This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, which are not administered by the Cabinet Office.

Honours are awarded on merit basis. A key aim of the honours system is to ensure that it is more representative of the country as a whole and we will continue to encourage more nominations from every corner of the UK in future honours lists.

Regional breakdown - King’s Birthday Honours List 2023

Region

BEM

BEM%

MBE

MBE%

OBE

OBE%

CBE & Higher

CBE & higher%

Total

Population %

East

30

2.7%

28

2.5%

17

1.5%

13

1.1%

88

9.3%

Yorkshire & Humberside

26

2.3%

25

2.2%

17

1.5%

4

0.3%

72

8.2%

London

40

3.5%

101

9%

58

5.2%

46

4.1%

245

13.4%

North East

9

0.8%

14

1.2%

1

0.08%

3

0.2%

27

4.0%

North West

29

2.6%

43

4%

17

1.5%

3

0.2%

92

11.0%

Northern Ireland

31

2.8%

30

2.7%

7

0.6%

4

0.3%

72

2.8%

Scotland

26

2.3%

39

3.5%

17

1.5%

12

1%

94

8.2%

South East

50

4.5%

68

6%

51

4.5%

17

1.5%

186

13.7%

South West

24

2.1%

40

3.6%

10

0.9%

13

1.1%

87

8.4%

Wales

9

0.8%

20

1.8%

11

1%

3

0.2%

43

4.7%

West Midlands

24

2.1%

27

2.4%

11

1%

9

0.8%

71

8.9%

East Midlands

15

1.3%

15

1.3%

10

0.9%

3

0.2%

43

7.2%

Living abroad

-

-

-

-

1

0.08%

-

-

1

-

Total

332

471

236

132

1,121