Helen Hayes MP: written questions
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Written questions
Free School Meals: Universal CreditDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on enrolling families for free school meals during the Universal Credit application process.
Answer: All children in households in receipt of Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September 2026. This unprecedented step will put £500 back into families’ pockets in respect of each child each year and lift 100,000 children acro...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that children entitled to free schools meals are registered for them in the context of the expansion of eligibility in September 2026.
Answer: All children in households in receipt of Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September 2026. This unprecedented step will put £500 back into families’ pockets in respect of each child each year and lift 100,000 children acro...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of automatically enrolling eligible children for free school meals.
Answer: All children in households in receipt of Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September 2026. This unprecedented step will put £500 back into families’ pockets in respect of each child each year and lift 100,000 children acro...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFree School MealsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of free school meal entitled children not being automatically registered on the levels of (a) relative child poverty, (b) deep poverty, and (c) very deep pov
Answer: All children in households in receipt of Universal Credit will be eligible for free school meals (FSM) from September 2026. This unprecedented step will put £500 back into families’ pockets in respect of each child each year and lift 100,000 children acro...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: DefibrillatorsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of levels of (a) training in defibrillator use and (b) mental health support available to school staff required to respond to cardiac incidents.
Answer: Defibrillators are designed so they can be used by anyone with no prior training. Users are prompted to follow the step-by-step instructions on the defibrillators at the time of use.As part of the department’s roll out, we provided awareness videos to sch...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: DefibrillatorsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the rollout of defibrillators in schools.
Answer: The department’s defibrillator programme has provided over 20,000 devices to schools, the largest rollout of defibrillators across England to date.The department is working with the British Heart Foundation to understand the impact the programme is having...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Dulwich and West NorwoodDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Personal Independent Payment in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency scored (a) 8-11, (b) 12-15, (c) 15-18, (d) 18-21 and (e) more than 21 points for the daily living elem
Answer: For information on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who did not score 4 or more points in any daily living activity by aggregated point scores please see table 1 below. Table 1: volume of PIP claimants who did not score 4 or more points in an...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Personal Independent Payment in England scored (a) 8-11, (b) 12-15, (c) 15-18, (d) 18-21 and (e) more than 21 points for the daily living elements but did not score more th
Answer: The volume of Personal Independence Payment claimants in England who scored fewer than four points in all daily living activities but scored a total of 8 – 11 (inclusive) points for their daily living activities was 1,039,150. The volume who scored fewer ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Dulwich and West NorwoodDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Personal Independent Payments in the Dulwich and West Norwood Constituency scored more than 12 points for the daily living elements but did not score more than four in any
Answer: For information on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who did not score 4 or more points in any daily living activity by aggregated point scores please see table 1 below. Table 1: volume of PIP claimants who did not score 4 or more points in an...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Personal Independent Payments in England scored more than 12 points for the daily living elements but did not score more than four in any single criteria in the most recent
Answer: The volume of Personal Independence Payment claimants in England who scored fewer than four points in all daily living activities but scored a total of 8 – 11 (inclusive) points for their daily living activities was 1,039,150. The volume who scored fewer ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Dulwich and West NorwoodDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Personal Independent Payments in the Dulwich and West Norwood constituency scored in aggregate 8-11 points for the daily living elements but did not score more than four in
Answer: For information on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who did not score 4 or more points in any daily living activity by aggregated point scores please see table 1 below. Table 1: volume of PIP claimants who did not score 4 or more points in an...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of Personal Independent Payments in England scored in aggregate 8-11 points for the daily living elements but did not score more than four in any single criteria in the most r
Answer: The volume of Personal Independence Payment claimants in England who scored fewer than four points in all daily living activities but scored a total of 8 – 11 (inclusive) points for their daily living activities was 1,039,150. The volume who scored fewer ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the delivery model for Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: This government is taking a collaborative approach to the design of Young Futures Hubs, meeting regularly with a variety of relevant stakeholders including children and young people, charities, local authorities and experts.To roll-out Young Futures Hubs,...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she (a) has had and (b) plans to have with stakeholders on the delivery model for Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: This government is taking a collaborative approach to the design of Young Futures Hubs, meeting regularly with a variety of relevant stakeholders including children and young people, charities, local authorities and experts.To roll-out Young Futures Hubs,...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLifelong Learning EntitlementDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on implementing the Lifelong Learning Entitlement.
Answer: The government recognises that lifelong learning is a core part of a sustainable higher education system which provides opportunities for all and offers learners greater flexibility in an ever-evolving economy. We are committed to supporting lifelong lear...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions is she having with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on (a) the consultation on a new National Youth Strategy and (b) the implications of the strategy for Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: Officials and Ministers from seven government departments (Department for Education, Home Office, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and De...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she is having with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the role of Young Futures Hubs in the prevention of serious youth violence.
Answer: Officials and Ministers from seven government departments (Department for Education, Home Office, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and De...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to identify early adopter areas for Young Future Hubs; and what her planned timetable is for launching these.
Answer: Officials and Ministers from seven government departments (Department for Education, Home Office, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and De...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding allocated to his Department during the Spending Review 2025 is committed to establishing Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: This government is taking a collaborative approach to the design of Young Futures Hubs, meeting regularly with a variety of relevant stakeholders including children and young people, charities, local authorities and experts.To roll-out Young Futures Hubs,...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on establishing Young Futures Hubs.
Answer: Officials and Ministers from seven government departments (Department for Education, Home Office, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, and De...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Dulwich and West NorwoodDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of households currently in receipt of the Limited Capability for Work Related Activity element of Universal Credit who will lose access to their entit
Answer: Households currently in receipt of the Limited Capability for Work Related Activity element of Universal Credit in Dulwich and West Norwood will have their incomes protected under the proposals set out in the “Pathways to Work” Green Paper. They will cont...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Dulwich and West NorwoodDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he Department has made of the number of households with children in receipt of the Limited Capability for Work Related Activity element of Universal Credit inDulwich and West Norwood const
Answer: Official statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit are published each month on Stat-Xplore, with breakdowns available by various geographies including Westminster Parliamentary Constituency. The latest statistics are available to March 2025....
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Dulwich and West NorwoodDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of households in receipt of the Limited Capability for Work Related Activity element of Universal Credit in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.
Answer: Official statistics for the number of people on Universal Credit are published each month on Stat-Xplore, with breakdowns available by various geographies including Westminster Parliamentary Constituency. The latest statistics are available to March 2025....
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Dulwich and West NorwoodDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of households in receipt of Personal Independence Payment who will lose access to their entitlement under the proposals set out in the Pathways to Wor
Answer: Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’(opens in a new tab). Estimates of the impact of the Personal Independence Payment ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Dulwich and West NorwoodDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56838More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate has her Department made of the number of households with children in receipt of Personal Independence Payment in Dulwich and West Norwood constituency.
Answer: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is an individual-based benefit and therefore DWP does not hold household-level information on its administrative systems. However, some limited household-level information is available on the DWP’s Family Resources Surv...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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