John Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency: Remote WorkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: Answering the question raised by the Rt. Hon. Member would unfortunately require the Medicines and Healthcare Products Agency’s staff to go through a large volume of data manually, thereby exceeding the disproportionate cost threshold. This is because the...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Internal Audit Agency: Remote WorkingTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67805More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government Internal Audit Agency has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) staff are provided with IT equipment to enable them to work across multiple locations. This is a managed service provided by HM Treasury, who manage this contract on behalf of GIAA. GIAA staff can request “Work from...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Actuary's Department: Remote WorkingTreasuryTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67804More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Government Actuary’s Department has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) is an office (or workplace) based organisation with a solely UK presence. In line with Cabinet Office policy, GAD expects a 60% minimum office attendance for all staff. To enable hybrid working and to meet require...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Medicines Directorate: Remote WorkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Veterinary Medicines Directorate has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s (VMD’s) spend on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years is: YearTotal FY2022/23£10,579.77 FY2023/24£6,248.34 FY2024/25£3,235.72 The VMD is unable to differentiate between costs t...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase funding support for community-based specialist brain injury services.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person, including those with a long-term condition such as an acquired brain injury (ABI), receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care. We recognise the profound impact that brain injuries can have on...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SmugglingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 61 of the policy paper entitled Fit for the Future: 10-Year Health Plan for England, published on 1 July 2025, whether the delivery indicators will include the size of the il
Answer: Following the publication of the 10-Year Health Plan, the Department and NHS England are working closely together on delivery plans for the commitments made in the plan. These plans will consider how best to support the public’s health needs and the finan...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Scooters: Pedestrian AreasHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support police to enforce laws prohibiting e-scooters being ridden on pavements.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.Our Crime and Policing Bill will give the police greater powers to clamp down on all vehicles, including e-scooters, involved in anti-social b...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Digital UK: Remote WorkingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much Building Digital UK has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: Between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2025, Building Digital UK (BDUK) followed the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) policy on staff working from home. During this period, BDUK spent a total of £1,909.49 on equipment to enable staff to work fr...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions Ombudsman: Remote WorkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Pensions Ombudsman has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Pensions Ombudsman operates a hybrid working model. Therefore, the provision of equipment for staff to use when working at home is made in line with Health and Safety legislation and workplace adjustment requirements. Over the last three years, the fo...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStandards and Testing Agency: Remote WorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the Standards and Testing Agency has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is an executive agency of the department and follows our policies on hybrid working and the purchase of equipment for use at home.The department has set an expectation that colleagues spend at least 60% of their work...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMaritime and Coastguard Agency: Remote WorkingDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has issued a range of equipment to support staff in working from home. Based on available records covering the past three years:Monitors: 123 units issued at an approximate cost of £24,600 (£200 each).Printers: 8 u...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Remote WorkingDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) provides equipment that enables staff to work across multiple locations, including from home where appropriate. This includes meeting legal obligations to provide reasonable workplace adjustments for staff wh...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal and Plant Health Agency: Remote WorkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Animal and Plant Health Agency has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: For desk-based Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) staff, APHA Directors have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service in line with departmental policies.
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation and Skills Funding Agency: Remote WorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the Education and Skills Funding Agency spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: The department and its executive agencies, including the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), only provide equipment for home working in the case of a workplace adjustment related to a disability and which the Equality Act requires us to support. D...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Certification Agency: Remote WorkingDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Vehicle Certification Agency has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Vehicle Certification Agency’s (VCA’s) spend is shown below:- Financial Year2022/232023/242024/25Total Spend (£)3,675.003,750.002,700.00
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Remote WorkingDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency staff were previously entitled to claim up to £100 to help purchase the equipment necessary to work from home due to the impact of the pandemic. This arrangement ended towards the end of the 2023-2024 financial year. Th...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOfwat: Remote WorkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much Ofwat has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: Ofwat's staff balance working from home and in the office. This is important to support collaboration, build and sustain relationships with others, and support the delivery of Ofwat's business outcomes. Working from the office provides opportunities for f...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOfsted: Remote WorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Ofsted has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOfqual: Remote WorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Ofqual has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, to write to the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in th...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to seek a Royal reception with His Majesty the King to honour nuclear testing veterans.
Answer: This Government has reset the relationship with nuclear test veterans and the organisations that support them, and we remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them. As of 30 June 2025, officials have reviewed ...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will expand the qualifying criteria of the nuclear test medal so that veterans of the (a) 1960s, (b) 1970s and (c) 1980s who flew sampling missions through nuclear clouds of foreign nations are eligible.
Answer: This Government has reset the relationship with Nuclear Test Veterans and the organisations that support them, and we remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them. As at 30 June 2025, officials had reviewed o...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what stage of the approval process his request of the Advisory Medal Sub-Committee for an expansion of the criteria of the nuclear test medal is at.
Answer: This Government has reset the relationship with Nuclear Test Veterans and the organisations that support them, and we remain committed to listening to their concerns and working collaboratively to address them. As at 30 June 2025, officials had reviewed o...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what machine learning models her Department has used to help tackle fraud in the last three years.
Answer: DWP uses Machine Learning as an analytical tool in the prevention and detection of fraud and error. There is currently one fraud and error machine learning model in full deployment and others at various stages of development, testing and implementation, f...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel England: Remote WorkingDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Active Travel England has spent on equipment to enable staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: Active Travel England (ATE) staff are provided equipment from the Department for Transport to enable them to work across multiple locations, including from home where appropriate. This includes meeting legal obligations to provide reasonable workplace adj...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Space Agency: Remote WorkingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much the UK Space Agency has spent on equipment for staff to work from home in each of the last three years.
Answer: Obtaining information on how much the UK Space Agency (UKSA) has spent on equipment for staff to work from home in each of the last three years could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.The UKSA has its own policies relating to provision of equipm...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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