John Hayes MP: written questions
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Defence Equipment and Support: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what purposes Defence Equipment and Support has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country. Working with the Defence Science and ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: LincolnshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of off-grid properties in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire that will receive the Warm Homes local grant.
Answer: The Warm Homes: Local Grant will deliver upgrades to low-income homes both on and off the gas grid. Local Authorities (LAs) in receipt of the Grant will choose which homes to prioritise for upgrades, based on local needs and resident interest. LAs have su...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Employment Savings Trust Corporation: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what purposes the National Employment Savings Trust Corporation has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.Nest uses Signal AI to monitor media, ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SmugglingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many closure orders were issued to retail outlets in England for the selling of illegal cigarettes in the last three years.
Answer: Where a retailer is found to be engaged in serious criminal behaviour, local authorities can apply to the courts for a closure order, which can close the business for up to three months. The number of closure orders issued against businesses, including th...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure sufficient recruitment of retained firefighters in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Whilst the Government is committed to ensuring fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work, it is individual fire and rescue authorities that are responsible for recruitment and decisions around deployment of resources...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Leavers: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve support for care leavers in rural areas.
Answer: The department knows that care leavers have some of the worst outcomes in society and we are committed to ensuring that all young people leaving care, irrespective of where they live, have stable homes, access to health services, support to build lifelong...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer diagnosis in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: We have delivered two million extra appointments and are ensuring that people have the best possible experience during their care, including those in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency.NHS England is providing a route into pancreatic cancer s...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCoroners: LincolnshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the number of coroners working in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Coroner services are locally funded and administered across 77 coroner areas in England and Wales. Statutory responsibility for coroner appointments lies with the funding local authority in each area, and the assessment of resource is based on local casel...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: SmugglingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many illegal (a) cigarettes and (b) vapes have been seized from retail outlets in England in (i) 2022, (ii) 2023 and (ii) 2024.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs, Border Force, and Trading Standards are responsible for detaining and seizing illicit tobacco and vapes, including at ports and in-land from retailers. Information about seizures of illicit tobacco and vapes is collated in reports ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: LincolnshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure people receiving Universal Credit have adequate support for accessing employment (a) opportunities and (b) training in Lincolnshire.
Answer: As announced in the recent Get Britain Working White Paper, we are reforming Jobcentre Plus and creating a new service that will enable everyone to access support to find good, meaningful work, and support to help them progress in work, including through ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Economic ForumDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials from his Department attended the World Economic Forum 2025.
Answer: Five officials from the Department for Business and Trade attended the World Economic Forum 2025, accompanying two ministers. This is inclusive of one special advisor.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Economic ForumTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31767More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials from her Department attended the World Economic Forum 2025.
Answer: It is commonplace for key officials to travel with the Chancellor in order to support her at events and visits.Five officials from HM Treasury accompanied the Chancellor to the 2025 World Economic Forum annual meeting.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Economic ForumCabinet OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31766More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials from his Department attended the World Economic Forum 2025.
Answer: No Cabinet Office officials attended the World Economic Forum 2025.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full time equivalent civil servants are employed to work on the asylum backlog.
Answer: The requested staffing data is published online: Immigration and protection data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: East MidlandsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children that have moved from independent to state schools as a result of applying VAT to independent schools in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands.
Answer: The department has made no separate estimate of the number of pupils in individual local authority areas who have left the independent school system as a result of VAT on school fees.The government predicts that, in the long-term steady state, there will...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: LincolnshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available sites for biodiversity net gain credits in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The national Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) register now lists 46 gain sites, covering over 1300 hectares of area habitats in England. Defra also know that there are many more BNG units available in the private market, which will be added to the register. De...
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what purposes the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country. Cefas has used artificial intelligenc...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31755More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to increase access to banking hubs in rural and remote communities.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities, high streets, and rural areas across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. Government is working closely with industry to roll out...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans to put the Government’s target for 50% of public procurement for food to be locally sourced on a statutory footing.
Answer: We are committed to opening up public sector supply chains to a wider range of companies, particularly small and medium-sized (SME) businesses, including farmers. Increasing the diversity of supply will better support local economies, increase resilience,...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: VettingHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many serving police officers had their vetting clearance withdrawn in each of the last five years.
Answer: This data is not held by the Home Office. The administration of police vetting, including the granting and withdrawal of clearances, is managed at a local level by forces.As announced by the Home Secretary in October, the Government will be bringing forwa...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordRegistration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil PartnershipsHome OfficeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) merits and (b) risks of registering births and deaths online.
Answer: The General Register Office is considering the options to provide the public with more choice in how they register births and deaths in the future, whether face-to-face, over the telephone or online.Any provision of online services will be subject to esta...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAudiology: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS audiology services in rural areas.
Answer: Since June 2022, 42 integrated care boards (ICBs) across England have been responsible for arranging National Health Service healthcare services, including audiology, which meet the needs of their respective populations.ICBs are responsible for developing...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what purposes the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.
Answer: In the last 12 months, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has trialled the use of Microsoft 365 Copilot across Microsoft productivity tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams).DVSA’s Digital, Data and Technology colleagues are also tr...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Injuries Compensation Authority: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what purposes the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country. CICA has not used AI technology for a...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Resolution: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS Resolution has used artificial intelligence to assist with casework in the last 12 months.
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. NHSR has advised that it does not currently use artificial intelligence (AI), in the broadest definitions, for casework processing purposes....
Answered 28 Feb 2025
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