Neil O'Brien

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Social Rented Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households currently subject to the Household Benefit Cap are living in (a) council housing and (b) housing association accommodation.

1 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of additional households that would become subject to the Household Benefit Cap following the removal of the two-child limit on the Universal Credit C

27 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests: Location

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of driving-test bookings had their test location changed before the test was taken in the last 12 months.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Disciplinary Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many disciplinary cases were concluded against civil servants in (a) the Department and (b) its agencies broken down by (i) outcome and (ii) whether the primary allegation related to (A) performance and (B)

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the last year.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of staff in each grade were rated in the top performance category in the last year.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of staff were promoted (a) in-grade and (b) to a higher grade in the last year broken down by (i) performance marking in the previous year and (ii) grade.

21 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Sick Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average number of working days lost to sickness absence per full-time equivalent member of staff was in (a) the Department and (b) its executive agencies in the last year; and how many formal performan

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Living Allowance claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) the East Midlands, (b) the West Midlands, and (c) the East of England in March of each of the last f

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Living Allowance claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) the North East, (b) the North West, and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber in March of each of the last fi

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Disability Living Allowance: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Disability Living Allowance claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) London, (b) the South East, (c) the South West, and (d) Wales in March of each of the last five year

20 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will provide the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants in a contract with the Motability Scheme to receive a vehicle, broken down by primary medical condition in a) the East Midl

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) the East Midlands, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the East of England in March of each of the last five years up to 2025.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) the North East, (b) the North West and (c) Yorkshire and the Humber in March of each of the last five years up to 2025.

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) London, (b) the South East, (c) the South West and (d) Wales in March of each of the last five years up to 2025.

18 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

China: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 40312 on China: Diplomatic Service, how many staff in her Department have achieved Mandarin qualifications at (a) C1 and (

18 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Diplomatic Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 April 2025 to Question 40311, if she will provide an updated figure for the number of staff in her Department who currently hold valid Russian-lan

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has assessed the potential merits of offering bonus payments to driving instructors for undertaking driving tests above their contracted duties.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of driving-licence numbers entered on driving-test booking forms have subsequently been changed since March 2025.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Driving Instruction: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new driving instructors have been hired since January 2015.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence: Freedom of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 September 2024 to Question 1555 on Ministry of Defence: Equality and with reference to the Freedom of Information Act response with reference FOI2025/21409, disclosed on 12 September

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme: Community Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department’s guidance entitled Who can get a Blue Badge, updated 10 August 2021, if she will review the guidance to ensure that community transport providers are able to apply successfully

13 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Blue Badge Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with local authorities on whether the current organisational Blue Badge guidance adequately enables community transport providers to apply successfully.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) Equality Impact Assessments and (b) equality screenings have been produced by her Department in the last three months.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Department for Transport: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) Equality Impact Assessments and (b) equality screenings have been produced by her Department in the last three months.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department had their probationary period extended in the last 12 months.

12 Nov 2025 · Department for Education

Department for Education: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in her Department did not retain employment following the completion of their probationary period in the last 12 months.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department had their probationary period extended in the last 12 months.

11 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Home Office: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in her Department did not retain employment following the completion of their probationary period in the last 12 months.

11 Nov 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Termination of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff in her Department left employment in the last 12 months following formal (a) performance and (b) capability procedures.