Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what his Department's standard completion timetable is for processing DBS applications; how many applications his Department are processing and how many applications have been processed outside the standard timetable in the last 12 months.

Answered by Laura Farris

For the 2023/24 financial year, the Disclosure and Barring Service’s (DBS) targets are to complete 85% of Basic checks within two days, 85% of Standard checks within three days, and 80% of Enhanced checks within 14 days.

DBS publishes its performance against these targets on a quarterly basis at DBS dataset 1: DBS checks, the DBS Update Service, and disputes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). This includes the total monthly volumes of applications processed and the totals issued within target. The latest published information is up to December 2023.

In addition to this data, DBS’s performance for January and February 2024 is as follows:

• Basic checks – 435,350 checks processed of which 382,412 completed within the two-day target, exceeding the 85% target.
• Standard checks – 70,729 checks processed, of which 62,898 completed within the three-day target, exceeding the 85% target.
• Enhanced checks – 691,244 checks processed, of which 544,082 completed within the 14-day target, achieving 78.7% against the 80% target.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress he has made on the proposed electrification of the North Wales Coast Line.

Answered by Huw Merriman

We are continuing to work closely with the rail industry to develop the Government priorities outlined in the Prime Minister’s Network North announcement, which includes an unprecedented £1 billion investment to fund the electrification of the North Wales Main Line. In February, the Transport Secretary hosted a meeting with local leaders in North Wales to discuss how HS2 savings will be rerouted to improve rail links in Wales.

We are in the early stages of establishing the next steps for the North Wales electrification scheme, including the costs and programme for development and delivery. We will share further information when that work is complete.

Referral of matters of 21 February 2024 to the Committee of Privileges

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Found: Blomfield Sir Sajid Javid Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

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Found: Blomfield Sir Sajid Javid Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

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Found: Blomfield Sir Sajid Javid Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

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Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob

Found: Saville Roberts Paul Blomfield Alicia Kearns Mr Ben Bradshaw Charlotte Nichols Paula Barker Mr Rob