Helen Hayes MP: written questions
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Streptococcus: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with Group B Strep Support to discuss the importance of (a) early and (b)consistent diagnosis of Group B Streptococcus.
Answer: Recruitment to the GBS3 trial ended in May 2024. The researchers are analysing the data, and a report is expected in Summer 2025. The UK National Screening Committee Secretariat is in close and regular contact with the researchers. The committee will revi...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAntenatal Care: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of early pregnancy services in A&E departments (a) at weekends and (b) overnight.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the adequacy of the availability of early pregnancy services in accident and emergency departments. It is vital that women seeking support, including in early pregnancy, get the care they need. We will continue to work with ...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAntenatal CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent guidance his Department has issued to NHS Foundation Trusts on the provision of early pregnancy services (a) at weekends and (b) overnight.
Answer: The Government is determined to make sure all women and babies receive safe, personalised, and compassionate care, particularly when things go wrong.We will continue to work with NHS England to ensure that we listen to women and their families, and learn ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: Employment Tribunals ServiceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across the NHS in each of the last five years.
Answer: This information is not held centrally by the Department or NHS England. No estimate has been made on the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across the National Health Service in the last five years.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Tribunals Service: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the total cost to the public purse of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across local government in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Employment Tribunals ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17142More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of out of court settlements for employment tribunal cases across Government in each of the last five years.
Answer: The total cost of special payments for the Cabinet Office, which includes - but is not limited to - any out of court settlements for Employment Tribunals is provided in the department’s annual report and accounts each year, which is published on gov.uk.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that support is available for households that (a) are not on low incomes and (b) do not have access to capital upfront to retrofit their homes.
Answer: As part of the Warm Homes Plan, the Government has committed an initial £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and household energy efficiency, with £1 billion of this allocated to next year. Additional funding will be considered ...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Care LeaversDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to provide targeted employment support for unemployed care leavers.
Answer: We recognise the challenges care leavers face as they move out of the care system and are working closely with Department for Education to ensure care leavers can access the right skills, opportunities, and wider support, to move towards sustained employm...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Care LeaversMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to review the impact of the 2019 HMPPS Strategy for Care-Experienced People.
Answer: We know that people taken into care as children are disproportionately likely to end up in the criminal justice system, with research estimating that 24-31% of the adult prison population spent time in care as children.We are committed to addressing this ...
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Care LeaversDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the affordability of NHS prescriptions for care leavers aged between 18 and 25.
Answer: There has been no recent assessment of the feasibility of extending free prescriptions to care leavers aged between 18 and 25 years old.
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Care LeaversDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that care leavers aged between 18 and 25 can access affordable public transport; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the En
Answer: This government recognises the importance of supporting care leavers, and is keeping public transport affordable having announced a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London throughout the entirety of 2025.Any change to the English National...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings Accounts: First Time BuyersTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11013More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will review the Lifetime ISA withdrawal limit to support first time buyers in London.
Answer: The Lifetime ISA (LISA) property price cap supports most first-time buyers across the UK while targeting households that might find it most difficult to get on the property ladder. Data from the latest UK House Price Index shows that while the average pri...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11012More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Lifetime ISA withdrawal limit for home purchases in London in the context of average house prices in London in 2024.
Answer: The Lifetime ISA (LISA) property price cap supports most first-time buyers across the UK while targeting households that might find it most difficult to get on the property ladder. Data from the latest UK House Price Index shows that while the average pri...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government and Social Care OmbudsmanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on the proportion of cases referred to the Ombudsman from the independent care sector.
Answer: The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulations 2014) requires that anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care must have a route available to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care.To meet this requirement, adult social...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government and Social Care OmbudsmanDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that social care providers make their clients aware of the services provided by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.
Answer: The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulations 2014) requires that anyone who has seen or experienced poor-quality care must have a route available to complain to the organisation that provided or paid for the care.To meet this requirement, adult social...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Codes of PracticeDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 6 March 2024 to Question 16490 on Special Educational Needs: Codes of Practice, what steps her Department is taking to review the contents of SEND information reports.
Answer: The requirement for all schools to publish Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Information Reports was introduced in the Children and Families Act 2014. Information Reports must contain details of a school’s provision for pupils with SEND an...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to enable community energy schemes to sell their power to local residents.
Answer: Community energy will play an essential role in meeting our mission for clean power by 2030.Great British Energy will provide support to deliver the Local Power Plan, putting communities at the heart of restructuring our energy economy. Through partnering...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordViolence Reduction Units: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timetable is for announcing future funding settlements for (a) Violence Reduction Units and (v) the London Violence Reduction Unit.
Answer: We recognise the valuable work and significant progress that Violence Reductions Units (VRUs), including the London Violence Reduction Unit, have made in understanding and preventing serious violence.All decisions on funding post March 2025 will be subjec...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2024 to Question 2960 on Insulation: Housing, what steps she is taking to ensure homeowners who retrofit their homes with recommended measur
Answer: We are aware of the issues some homeowners are facing in obtaining finance where spray foam insulation has been installed. Officials in the department have previously consulted UK Finance and the Building Societies Association, the trade bodies for lender...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordInsulation: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2024 to Question 2960 on Insulation: Housing, what discussions her Department has had with mortgage lenders on (a) the installation of spray
Answer: We are aware of the issues some homeowners are facing in obtaining finance where spray foam insulation has been installed. Officials in the department have previously consulted UK Finance and the Building Societies Association, the trade bodies for lender...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTax AvoidanceTreasuryTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4534More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has taken steps to establish an independent review of HMRC's implementation of the Loan Charge.
Answer: The Chancellor and I know the loan charge is a very important matter for many members and their constituents. We have been considering this matter since taking office and will provide an update in due course.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Workers: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate has she made of the number of social workers unable to practice whilst awaiting the conclusion of fitness to practice proceedings by Social Work England.
Answer: As set out in Social Work England’s board report dated 19 July 2024, the current median time to conclude a fitness to practise case is 128 weeks and the maximum time is 319 weeks.The department and Social Work England have taken several steps to reduce pr...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Workers: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to reduce the average time for Social Work England to conclude fitness to practice cases.
Answer: As set out in Social Work England’s board report dated 19 July 2024, the current median time to conclude a fitness to practise case is 128 weeks and the maximum time is 319 weeks.The department and Social Work England have taken several steps to reduce pr...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Workers: Medical ExaminationsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate has she made of the current (a) average time and (b) maximum times for Social Work England to conclude fitness to practice cases.
Answer: As set out in Social Work England’s board report dated 19 July 2024, the current median time to conclude a fitness to practise case is 128 weeks and the maximum time is 319 weeks.The department and Social Work England have taken several steps to reduce pr...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAlternative EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to respond to the consultation entitled Strengthening protections in unregistered alternative provision, which closed on 9 May 2024.
Answer: On 9 May, the department published the consultation ‘Strengthening Protections in Unregistered Alternative Provision (AP)’ which sought views on proposals intended to improve practice and raise standards in unregistered AP. The consultation closed on 5 Ju...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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