John Hayes MP: written questions 2024
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Defibrillators: VATTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 871More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will remove VAT from the sale of defibrillators; and if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the potential impact of doing so on access to defibrillators.
Answer: The Government currently provides VAT reliefs to aid the purchase of defibrillators. For example, when an AED is purchased with funds provided by a charity and then donated to an eligible body no VAT is charged.VAT is the UK’s second largest tax forecast ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Rock Shareholder Action GroupTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 870More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will meet representatives of the Northern Rock Shareholder Action Group.
Answer: An independent valuer determined that Northern Rock shares were of no value immediately prior to the company being taken into public ownership, and therefore no compensation was due. This independent valuation was upheld in the both the Upper Tribunal in ...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Rock: NationalisationTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 869More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to help compensate small shareholders impacted by the nationalisation of Northern Rock PLC.
Answer: An independent valuer determined that Northern Rock shares were of no value immediately prior to the company being taken into public ownership, and therefore no compensation was due. This independent valuation was upheld in the both the Upper Tribunal in ...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordUNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement on 19 July 2024, Official Report, column 300 on Israel and Gaza, if his Department will take steps to monitor the neutrality of the UN Re
Answer: When the Foreign Secretary announced the resumption of funding on 19 July 2024, he said that UNRWA had taken serious action in response to the appalling allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel.The Government is co...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordLitter: RoadsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to help reduce roadside littering.
Answer: Local councils are responsible for keeping the majority of trunk roads and other minor roads clear of litter. They have enforcement powers to help them do this, such as issuing a civil penalty to the keeper of a vehicle from which litter is thrown. Nation...
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to help people who are living (a) in rural areas and (b) off the energy grid with the cost of energy.
Answer: In an unstable world, the only way to guarantee our energy security and protect billpayers permanently is to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and towards homegrown clean energy. New, clean renewable generation reduces our exposure to the vol...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to NHS dental services in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government plans to 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 rebui...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to improve small businesses’ ability to access finance.
Answer: Small businesses are the beating heart of our high streets, our communities, and essential to our economic success. This Government will hardwire the voice of small business into everything we do.The Government is committed to improving access to finance ...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve early diagnosis rates for pancreatic cancer.
Answer: Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest common cancer, and earlier diagnosis is imperative in improving treatment options and survivorship. The Government is committed to improving early diagnosis rates for all cancers, and as part of this, supports the NHS Lo...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBorder Security Command: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department plans to allocate to the Border Security Command in each of the next three financial years.
Answer: We are exploring appropriate funding options and models for the new Border Security Command (BSC) moving forward. More detail on the costing will be available after a spending review. We are working closely with stakeholders including operational partners...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFraud: Older PeopleHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle online fraud targeted at elderly people.
Answer: The Government takes the issue of online fraud seriously and is dedicated to protecting all members of the public from this devastating crime. We are acutely aware of the impact fraud can have on the lives of vulnerable people, including the elderly.The O...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support pubs in rural areas.
Answer: Eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties currently benefit from 75 per cent business rates relief, up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business for 2024-25. The small business multiplier is frozen at 49.9p for 2024/25. The government identified th...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCrossbows: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 27More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of violent crimes involving a crossbow in the last five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of defendants convicted for a wide range of offences against specific Home Office offence codes in the Outcomes by Offence data tool: December 2023.However, it is not possible to separately ident...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCrossbowsHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 26More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will urgently publish the findings of her Department's call for evidence on Controls on the use of crossbows on public safety grounds.
Answer: A call for evidence on strengthening controls on crossbows on public safety grounds ran from 14 February to 9 April 2024. It tested ideas for whether there should be some form of licensing regime that would provide further controls on the use, ownership a...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCrossbows: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 25More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a licensing regime for the sale and purchase of crossbows.
Answer: A call for evidence on strengthening controls on crossbows on public safety grounds ran from 14 February to 9 April 2024. It tested ideas for whether there should be some form of licensing regime that would provide further controls on the use, ownership a...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCrossbowsHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 24More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of trends in the use of crossbows in violent crime.
Answer: A call for evidence on strengthening controls on crossbows on public safety grounds ran from 14 February to 9 April 2024. It tested ideas for whether there should be some form of licensing regime that would provide further controls on the use, ownership a...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordWind Power: Bats and BirdsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 23More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on onshore wind on (a) bats and (b) birds.
Answer: The planning system provides important checks and balances when new onshore wind farms are built, including environmental surveying and statutory environmental and habitat impact assessments. The biggest risk to native bird and bat populations is the clim...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordLiver DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 22More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help raise awareness of liver disease.
Answer: Awareness of liver disease can be raised by providing information to the public and by supporting health and care professionals to discuss liver disease with their patients. The NHS.UK website provides the public with essential information on types of liv...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordShopsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 21More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help support small shops.
Answer: Eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties currently benefit from 75 per cent business rates relief, up to a cash cap of £110,000 per business for 2024-25. The small business multiplier is frozen at 49.9p for 2024/25, protecting over a million ra...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 20More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have (a) applied for and (b) received a Veterans' ID Card in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The HM Armed Forces Veteran Card has had a two-phase rollout. Phase 1 is complete; all Service leavers since December 2018 automatically receive a Veteran Card from MOD as part of their discharge process.Phase 2 extended access to the Veteran Card to thos...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 19More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people under electronic monitoring broke the conditions of their release in each year since 2015.
Answer: To establish the number and proportion of those with an electronic monitoring requirement that have broken their electronic monitoring condition, or other licence conditions, since 2015 would require a trawl through thousands of individual case records he...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisons: Empty PropertyMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 18More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of repurposing empty buildings for use as prisons.
Answer: We are committed to delivering 20,000 prison places and accelerating the prison building programme to ensure we have the cells we need. In relation to repurposing empty buildings for use as prisons, we continue to investigate any options which present via...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordApprentices: Small BusinessesDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 17More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to help small businesses take on apprentices.
Answer: Small businesses are important to the economy and to apprenticeships. This government will transform the skills system by developing a growth and skills levy so that opportunities, including apprenticeships, are available across the country and businesses...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDementia: NursesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 16More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase access to specialist dementia nurses in hospitals.
Answer: NHS England is committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia, and central to this is the provision of personalised care and support planning for post diagnostic support.Provision of dementia health care services is t...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordDementia: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 15More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to improve the (a) diagnosis of and (b) age-appropriate support for young onset dementia.
Answer: NHS England is committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia at every age, and central to this is the provision of personalised care.The Well Pathway for Dementia includes diagnosing well, living well, supporting wel...
Answered 23 Jul 2024
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