John Hayes MP: written questions 2024
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Veterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2024 to Question 17507 on Veterans: Radiation Exposure, when (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have met (i) nuclear veterans and (ii) campaigners to update th
Answer: The Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their Service and the huge contribution they have made to the UK’s security.That is why I have already met with representatives of the nuclea...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVodafone GroupDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what occasions Ministers in his Department met representatives of Vodafone in the last five years.
Answer: Details of the meetings held by Ministers of the Department for Business and Trade and its predecessor the Department for International Trade are available on transparency pages of gov.uk and are released as part of the Government’s transparency agenda.
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFranchisesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to prevent companies from changing commissions to franchisees at short notice.
Answer: The franchising industry self-regulates through the British Franchise Association (BFA) and its Code of Ethics, and the Quality Franchise Association, which offers a Code of Conduct. Franchise agreements are the primary instrument that govern the relation...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVodafone Group: CoronavirusDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department awarded financial assistance to Vodafone during the 2020 lockdown.
Answer: The Government does not comment on whether individual businesses received financial assistance during the 2020 lockdown as that information is considered commercially sensitive.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) headcount stands at 1,452 employees. The MHRA has a Head of Diversity and Staff Engagement, and a Diversity and Staff Engagement Coordinator, who are focussed on diversity, equality, and inclu...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Aviation Authority: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Answer: As of 12 December 2024, the Civil Aviation Authority employs one full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion member of staff.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Space Agency: EqualityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the UK Space Agency.
Answer: The UK Space Agency employs one member of staff in an Employee Experience Lead role, of which 0.5 FTE is allocated to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMet Office: EqualityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Met Office.
Answer: The Met Office currently employs one full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion member of staff.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPlants: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many plant health inspection staff were employed at UK Border Control Posts in (a) England and (b) Wales as of 10 December 2024.
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has 162 plant health inspectors in post covering England and Wales. This number includes all inspectors working at border control points (BCPs), inspection centres and control points. This number cannot be broken ...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHorticulture: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce time taken for (a) sanitary and (b) phytosanitary checks at border control posts for horticultural produce.
Answer: GB plant health services have increased the number of plant health inspection staff to service the demand for import checks in England and Wales of EU plants and plant products. Inspector levels are being monitored to ensure these meet demand and deliver ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSerious Fraud Office: EqualityAttorney GeneralTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18883More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Serious Fraud Office.
Answer: The Serious Fraud Office has one full-time equivalent staff member employed on this basis.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth and Safety Executive: EqualityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Health and Safety Executive.
Answer: There are 1.3 full time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff employed by the Health and Safety Executive. Their remit extends beyond the equality, diversity and inclusion specialty, encompassing areas such as health, safety and wellbeing and...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice of Rail and Road: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Office of Rail and Road.
Answer: The Office of Rail and Road employs no full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed Two: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by High Speed Two Limited.
Answer: HS2 Ltd has no full-time roles dedicated to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLegal Systems: IslamMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the number of sharia councils operating in England and Wales.
Answer: Sharia Councils are not part of the judicial system; therefore the Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of sharia councils in operation, and there is no plan to produce such data at this time.
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPylons: South Holland and The DeepingsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he meet with National Grid to discuss the potential cost to the public purse from compensation for loss of property value as a result of proposed pylons installations in South Holland and
Answer: National Grid, as the relevant transmission licence holder, is required to compensate landowners who agree to site electrical infrastructure on their land. This cost is paid for by National Grid, it does not come from government expenditure. As such it wo...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLincolnshire Police: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for Lincolnshire police force.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that the police have the resources they need to tackle crime effectively.Lincolnshire Police’s funding will be up to £173.2m in 2025-26, an increase of up to £9 million when compared to the 2024-25 police settlemen...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEast Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase the staffing budget for the East Midlands Ambulance Service.
Answer: The allocation of National Health Service funding, including local staffing budgets, is set by NHS England.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChurches: ConservationChurch CommissionersTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18491More
Question: To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church is taking to help ensure the preservation of historic churches in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Church Commissioners and Archbishops' Council agreed funding of £11 million for 2023-25 in support of Buildings for Mission. £9 million was allocated to dioceses to fund 30 building support officers to give specialist advice, and there was a small wor...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: AbortionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the amount of overseas development assistance funds that have been spent on providing abortion services in the last five years.
Answer: We report spend in line with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development and Assistance Committee sector codes which do not track spend specifically for abortion services which are part of a wider package of women's healthcar...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEquality and Human Rights Commission: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Answer: All staff at the Equality and Human Rights Commission are working to advance equality through their statutory remit. No staff are specifically employed in full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion roles.
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by HM Land Registry.
Answer: Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) matters are embedded within the work of the wider HR Strategy and Policy Team (which is 1.5 FTE in total) within HM Land Registry .
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: LincolnshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire are able to access essential postal services.
Answer: The Government provides an annual £50m Network Subsidy to support the delivery of a minimum number of Post Office branches and a geographical spread of these branches in line with published access criteria. This requires 99% of the UK population to be wit...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPupils: LanguagesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made a recent estimate of how many primary school children do not speak English as their first language.
Answer: The department publishes information on whether a pupil is known to speak English as a first language or not. This data can be found in the ‘Schools, pupils and their characteristics’ publication, based on the January 2024 school census. The most recent f...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the level of the bus fare cap on public transport use in Lincolnshire.
Answer: In the Budget on 30 October, the government confirmed it will invest over £150 million to introduce a new £3 cap on single bus fares in England outside London from 1 January until 31 December 2025. Under the plans of the previous administration, the curre...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
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