John Hayes MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Department for Work and Pensions: Tony Blair Institute for Global ChangeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether Ministers in her Department have met representatives of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK and can be found here. The most recent publication of transparency data took place on 9 September 2024.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: LincolnshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of unoccupied dwellings there are in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Statistics on vacant dwellings in England and in each local authority district, as reported for the purposes of council tax, are published in the Ministry’s live table 615 which is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHelp to Buy SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to extend the Help to Buy scheme for first-time buyers.
Answer: The Government recognises that the affordability challenges facing prospective first-time buyers mean that too many people are now locked out of homeownership. In addition to increasing the supply of homes of all tenures, the Government has committed to i...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: LincolnshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of households that will be affected by the proposed change to the eligibility criteria for Winter Fuel Payments in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constitue
Answer: The Pension Credit data that is used is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024, in order to be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payments statistics. The Pension Credit & Winter Fuel Payments statistics aren’t available for...
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many raids were carried out by Border Force in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.
Answer: Our published data on enforcement visits is available at:Statistics relating to Illegal Migration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Information about enforcement visits by constituency is not currently available in our published data.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCombined AuthoritiesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of enabling district councils to become constituent members of Combined County Authorities.
Answer: Existing combined county authority legislation provides that only upper tier local authorities in the area of a combined county authority can be constituent members. District councils are an important part of local government, and as non-constituent membe...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: LincolnshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an estimate of the number of unoccupied dwellings in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Statistics on vacant dwellings in England and in each local authority district, as reported for the purposes of council tax, are published in the Ministry’s live table 615 which is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTony Blair Institute for Global ChangeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Ministers in his Department have met the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. The most recent publication of transparency data took place on 29 August 2024.
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to expand the Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme to include facilities in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, has access to and benefits from quality sport and physical activity opportunities. We are acting to support more people in getting onto the pitch wherever they live via the M...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBirds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the decline of seabirds.
Answer: Ensuring nature’s recovery is a top priority for this Government. This is why the Government has announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) to deliver on our legally binding environment targets, including reversing the decline in...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Tony Blair Institute for Global ChangeCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3946More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers in his Department have met the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Details of ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. The most recent publication of transparency data took place on 29th August 2024.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many new mobile dental vans he plans to introduce in Lincolnshire by the end of 2024.
Answer: The Government will tackle the challenges patients face when trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments, and to recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. To rebuild d...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Disorder: Custodial TreatmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of people jailed for violent disorder offences this summer who will be released after serving 40% of their sentence.
Answer: The change to the automatic release point for eligible Standard Determinate Sentences (SDS40) is an ongoing change the Government was forced to introduce. We cannot predict who will enter custody or the sentences they will receive from the independent jud...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordInternal Drainage Boards: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in internal drainage board levies on the ability of local authorities to protect communities from flooding.
Answer: The 2024/25 Internal Drainage Board levy support allocations target the local authorities who have experienced the greatest financial pressures from IDB special levy increases over the past two years.MHCLG recognises the need for a long-term solution and ...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordJoint Replacements: East MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been waiting more than 12 months for (a) knee and (b) hip replacement surgery in (i) Lincolnshire and (ii) the East Midlands.
Answer: In the NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, as of 25 August 2024, there were fewer than five patients waiting more than 12 months for knee replacement surgery, and six patients waiting more than 12 months for hip replacement surgery.In the East Midland...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: LincolnshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve mobile phone coverage in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving mobile coverage across the UK. Ofcom’s most recent coverage data for the constituency of South Holland and The Deepings shows 94% 4G geographic coverage from all four mobile network operators and that 5G is availab...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVoluntary Work: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the (a) value of grants made and (b) number of recipients of funding from the National Citizen Service was in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire since 2010
Answer: Following Covid-19 and a strategic review, in 2023 the NCS Trust launched a new delivery model for the NCS programme. The new programme consists of residential, community and digital experiences. NCS Trust provides grant-funding to local organisations acr...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many accidents were recorded on the (a) A16, (b) A17 and (c) A151 in each of the last five years.
Answer: The number of reported personal injury road collisions on the A16, A17 and A151 in the last 5 years for which data is available can be found in the table below.Reported road collisions on the A16, A17, A151, 2018 to 2022Road20182019202020212022A1514940453...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms are part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: As of 03 September, there are 90 farm businesses with a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement for the South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCountryside Stewardship Scheme: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farms are part of the Countryside Stewardship scheme in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: As of 03 September, there are 63 farm businesses with a Countryside Stewardship Agreement for the South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to build new prisons in England and Wales.
Answer: We are committed to delivering the remaining new prisons as well as the expansion and refurbishment of the existing estate, including through temporary accommodation, as quickly as possible, and to ensure the planning processes for new prisons are not sub...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordX CorpDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether Ministers in his Department met representatives of X in 2024.
Answer: Ministers and officials have regular meetings with a range of platforms, including X. Details of Ministerial meetings are published on the gov.uk website.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: Urban AreasHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in town centres.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.We will put thousands of new neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities and provide residents with a named o...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health support teams there were in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in each year since 2014.
Answer: The following table shows the number of mental health support teams in South Holland and the Deepings constituency and Lincolnshire, broken down by district and the year in which they became operational, or are planned to become operational, since 2014:Di...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency claimed pension credit in the 2023-24 financial year.
Answer: Caseload statistics are routinely published and made publicly available via DWP Stat-xplore. At February 2024, there were 2,340 people claiming Pension Credit in South Holland and the Deepings constituency (2010 Boundries).
Answered 18 Sept 2024
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