Helen Hayes MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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7 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Kinship Care: LeaveDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21281More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has received advice from the Department for Education on the introduction of statutory kinship care leave following publication of the Education Committee's

    Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...

    Answered 8 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Kinship Care: LeaveDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21280More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the Department for Education's decision to provide paid kinship leave to its own employees when considering whether statutory employment rights for k

    Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...

    Answered 8 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Kinship Care: LeaveDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21279More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how his Department is working with the Department for Education to assess the potential impact of statutory kinship care leave on (a) placement stability for children and (b) child

    Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...

    Answered 8 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Kinship Care: LeaveDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21278More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the evidence received by the Education Committee during its inquiry into children's social care, and the Committee's recommendation that the Government should legislate for

    Answer: The Government’s Parental Leave and Pay Review is considering all current parental leave and pay entitlements, as well as the needs of working families who do not qualify for existing leave and pay entitlements, such as kinship carers. We are engaging wit...

    Answered 3 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Cardiovascular Diseases and CholesterolDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21277More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the variation between integrated care boards (ICB) in the proportion of patients with cardiovascular disease achieving recommended cholesterol levels; and

    Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for ensuring that people with high cholesterol or an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) receive treatment in line with recommended targets. Published on 7 July 2026, the CVD Modern Service Framewor...

    Answered 7 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Cardiovascular Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21276More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to genetic testing for inherited lipid conditions, including familial hypercholesterolaemia, in order to initiate cholesterol management at an

    Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for ensuring that people with high cholesterol or an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) receive treatment in line with recommended targets. Published on 7 July 2026, the CVD Modern Service Framewor...

    Answered 7 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Cardiovascular Diseases: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21275More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans her Department has to incentivise the delivery of NHS Health Checks for the earlier detection of cardiovascular disease, including through the Quality and Outcomes Framework.

    Answer: Since 2013 local authorities in England have been legally responsible for commissioning the NHS Health Check programme as set out in the Local Authorities Functions Regulations 2013. The Government’s Public Health Grant to local authorities is used to ena...

    Answered 11 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: 4Department for Business, Innova…4Department of Health and Social Care: 3Department of Health and Social…3
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