Helen Hayes MP: written questions
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Community Development: English LanguageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom, if he will set out the (a) timeline and (b)
Answer: In Protecting What Matters, this government committed to review English language provision to identify best practice, and explore how innovation, including digital delivery, can increase the numbers able to speak English, with conclusions published in Aut...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Performance AppraisalDepartment for EducationTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) support plans and (b) informal capability procedures are appropriately used to (i) improve staff performance and (ii) retain staff.
Answer: The Department has established policies for managing both performance and underperformance, with an emphasis on early, supportive intervention to help staff succeed and remain in their roles.Line managers are expected to work with staff to put in place ap...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Performance AppraisalDepartment for EducationTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of teachers placed on (a) support plans and (b) informal capability procedures in each of the last five years.
Answer: The department sets out the broad statutory requirements that maintained schools must follow and recently updated non-statutory guidance in relation to teacher appraisal, including informal support arrangements, which is available at: https://assets.publi...
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMetropolitan Police: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends to provide further funding to the Metropolitan Police's Operation Martello programme.
Answer: Hotspots policing is a key, evidence-based tactic that should be embedded in mainstream activity, forming a central component of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG). As a result, we are transitioning hotspot activity from a grant funded programme i...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact on the transparency of UK overseas development assistance.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to Baroness Chapman's appearance before the International Development Committee on 20 January, where she addressed these issues at length.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact on the effectiveness of UK overseas development assistance spending.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to Baroness Chapman's appearance before the International Development Committee on 20 January, where she addressed these issues at length.
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is she taking to ensure future scrutiny and transparency of UK overseas development and assistance.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Minister for International Development's appearance before the International Development Committee on 20 January, where she addressed these issues at length.The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's (ICAI) budget allocation...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission for Aid Impact: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what engagement has she had with the a) Independent Commission for Aid Impact and b) recipients of UK overseas development assistance, on future funding for the ICAI.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Minister for International Development's appearance before the International Development Committee on 20 January, where she addressed these issues at length.The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's (ICAI) budget allocation...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission for Aid Impact: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding was given by her Department to the Independent Commission for Aid Impact in each of the last five years.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Minister for International Development's appearance before the International Development Committee on 20 January, where she addressed these issues at length.The Independent Commission for Aid Impact's (ICAI) budget allocation...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Children in CareHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her department has made of the impact of failing to resolve the immigration status of children in care before turning 18.
Answer: The Home Secretary set out in the Immigration White Paper published on 12 May 2025 that the Home Office will ensure children who have been in the UK for some time, turn 18 and discover they do not have status, are fully supported and able to regularise th...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Children in CareHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to ensure that every child in care has their immigration status resolved before turning 18.
Answer: The previous Home Secretary set out in the Immigration White Paper published on 12 May 2025 that the Home Office will ensure children who have been in the UK for some time, turn 18 and discover they do not have status, are fully supported and able to regu...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationality: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that citizenship application fees are affordable for children who need to regularise their immigration status.
Answer: Children seeking to register as a British citizen will have the fee waived if they are able to credibly demonstrate that they cannot afford the fee. In addition, where an application has been made by or on behalf of a child who is looked after by a Local ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the full list of members of her Department’s SEND Development Group, the criteria for membership of this group and the dates on which the group has met.
Answer: The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Development Group was launched as part of the period of co-creation, which was announced in December 2025. The group is an informal engagement group led by myself, as Minister for Schools, to bring tog...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the terms of reference of the Department’s SEND Development Group.
Answer: The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) Development Group was launched as part of the period of co-creation, which was announced in December 2025. The group is an informal engagement group led by myself, as Minister for Schools, to bring tog...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) NHS Talking Therapy trainees and (b) Band 7 CBT therapist posts have been created in (i) Lambeth and (ii) Southwark in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table attached shows the growth in the relevant subsection of the NHS Talking Therapies workforce over the five years to 2024. The high intensity workforce, which includes cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) therapists, increased by 2,582 between 2019...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of Band 7 CBT therapist posts created in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table attached shows the growth in the relevant subsection of the NHS Talking Therapies workforce over the five years to 2024. The high intensity workforce, which includes cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) therapists, increased by 2,582 between 2019...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: TrainingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of applications for NHS Talking Therapies trainee positions.
Answer: The Government is committed to publishing a 10 Year Workforce Plan to set out action to create a workforce ready to deliver the transformed service set out in the 10-Year Health Plan. The 10 Year Workforce Plan will ensure the National Health Service has ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of potential conflicts of interest for individuals and companies awarded contracts to deliver the Behaviour and Attendance Ambassador's Programme.
Answer: The regional improvement for standards and excellence Attendance and Behaviour Hubs programme launched in September 2025. The department is appointing up to 90 lead schools with excellent attendance and behaviour practice who will work closely with other ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the Equality Impacts Assessment made of the Behaviour and Attendance Ambassador's Programme.
Answer: The regional improvement for standards and excellence Attendance and Behaviour Hubs programme launched in September 2025. The department is appointing up to 90 lead schools with excellent attendance and behaviour practice who will work closely with other ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the performance of her Department's Behaviour and Attendance Ambassadors Programme, with reference to absence and exclusions of pupils with SEND or mental ill health.
Answer: The regional improvement for standards and excellence Attendance and Behaviour Hubs programme launched in September 2025. The department is appointing up to 90 lead schools with excellent attendance and behaviour practice who will work closely with other ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps with the Department for Transport to improve emissions monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to prevent future breaches of vehicle emissions law.
Answer: Since 2016, the Department has greatly increased oversight of emissions tests and established the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA’s) Market Surveillance Unit (MSU) to test vehicle emissions and investigate suspicious practice in the real world...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDiesel Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential lessons learned from other countries on tackling historic diesel emissions; and how this informs the UK’s approach to integrating tran
Answer: Transport policy, including on diesel vehicle emissions, is led by the Department for Transport (DfT). The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) engages regularly with DfT on climate change mitigation, including consideration of diesel vehic...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to include measures within future energy and climate plans to offset or remediate the environmental and public-health impacts of illegally high vehicle emissions.
Answer: The Government’s Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan (CBGDP), published in October, made clear that transport decarbonisation policies and proposals will also drive further air quality improvements, principally through surface transport electrification...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential health and social impacts of illegal vehicle emissions on communities living in areas that already breach air-quality standards; and how those findings i
Answer: Defeat devices are illegal, misleading for drivers and can have negative health impacts on the public. The Department for Transport has not conducted a specific assessment of the potential health and social impacts of illegal vehicle emissions on communit...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Exhaust EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has held with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Secretary of State for Transport regarding cross-government action to address illegal
Answer: The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) engages regularly with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Secretary of State for Transport (DfT) on climate change mitigation. Transport policy, in...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
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