John Hayes MP: written questions
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Written questions
Banks: Rural AreasTreasuryTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26282More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of bank branches on rural communities in (a) towns and (b) villages.
Answer: The Government understands the impact of bank branch closures on rural communities and the importance of face-to-face banking and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with indus...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Food: LincolnshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) farmers and (b) food producers use sustainable farming methods in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire.
Answer: This Government’s commitment to farmers and food producers remains steadfast. We will always champion British farming to boost rural economic growth, strengthen food security and improve the environment. Defra has allocated £5 billion for the farming budg...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: LincolnshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help tackle illegal waste in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) works with a range of professional partners to tackle all waste crime. In Lincolnshire the EA jointly chairs the Lincolnshire Environmental Crime Partnership made up of Local Authorities and professional partners like the Fire ...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: FraudHome OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25636More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an estimate of the number of fraudulent visa applications made in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
Answer: There are a wide range of circumstances which can lead to a visa application being classed as fraudulent, including the use of false documentation, or lying about the purpose of a visit, employment status or financial situation.Data on the total number of...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people entered the UK through irregular means other than small boats in (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of detected irregular arrivals to the UK across four routes of entry in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’.Data on inadequately documented air arrivals, recorded detections at UK ports ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people entered the UK on a visa and overstayed in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’.The specific data requested is not routinely published and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordJustices' Clerks: BostonMinistry of JusticeTabled 22 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court clerks worked at Boston Magistrates' Court in each year since 2014 for which data is available.
Answer: Boston operates as a hearing venue only and has done since consultation in 2019. There are 2 members of staff based there, who operate as a back office to support the wider Cluster, taking work primarily from Lincoln County Court. The role of Court Clerk ...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds: Wind PowerDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect seabird populations from offshore wind turbines.
Answer: The Government’s Offshore Wind Environmental Improvement Package’s aim is to support the acceleration of offshore wind consenting, while continuing to protect the marine environment. The package is setting out new approaches to delivering mitigation and c...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: Rural AreasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of public libraries in rural areas.
Answer: Public libraries play a vital role in sustaining community networks in rural areas, offering a range of activities and support services to meet local needs and bring people together.Local authorities in England have a statutory duty under the Public Libra...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to facilitate education on gambling-related harms for young people.
Answer: We are committed to protecting children and young people from gambling harm. Since 2020, children have been taught about the risks relating to gambling as part of the statutory Relationships, Sex and Health Education curriculum in England. The Gambling Co...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with relevant authorities to help tackle dangerous driving in (a) South Holland and The Deepings constituency and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: The Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. Since the general election, the Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Dep...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many properties are not connected to the national (a) gas and (b) electricity grid in South Holland and The Deepings constituency.
Answer: The Department publishes estimates of the number of domestic properties not connected to the gas network in Great Britain by constituency. In 2023, an estimated 12,000 domestic properties (23%) in South Holland and The Deepings constituency were not conne...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he had made of the number of additional urgent dental appointments there will be in Lincolnshire in each of the next four years.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care. We are working to ensure that patients can start to access the 700,000 additional urgent dental appointments as soon as possible, tar...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help tackle drink driving in rural areas.
Answer: The Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. Since the general election, the Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Dep...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: PayDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much was paid in bonuses to staff in her Department in 2023-24.
Answer: Departments are required to publish data related to non-consolidated performance payments on an annual basis. The publication date for the 2023/24 data is yet to be confirmed, but will happen over the coming months.
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: LincolnshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to employment opportunities for disabled people in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Appropriate work is generally good for health and wellbeing, so we want everyone to get work and get on in work, whoever they are and wherever they live. Disabled people and people with health conditions are a diverse group so access to the right work and...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it her policy to introduce Government-backed loans for (a) domestic, (b) community and (c) commercial rooftop solar panels.
Answer: As part of the Warm Homes Plan, the Government is considering the role that finance may play in supporting homeowners with the upfront costs of energy efficiency improvements, solar panels, and installing low carbon heating. Permitted development rights a...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase recruitment of firefighters in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: While the Government is committed to ensuring fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work, is it individual fire and rescue authorities that are responsible for recruitment and decisions around deployment of resources....
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much grade (a) one and (b) two farm land has been replaced by ground mounted solar in England in the last five years.
Answer: Data on the land occupied by solar projects is contained in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). The Government does not currently categorise the data based on land type. However, work is underway to expand the REPD to include this feature.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Parking and WarehousesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to incentivise the owners of large (a) warehouse rooftops and (b) car parks to install solar panels.
Answer: The deployment of solar panels on commercial rooftops is central to our Clean Energy mission. Permitted development rights allow most rooftop projects to be installed without requiring an application for planning permission. This includes non-domestic roo...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to allow up-to-date medical information to be shared between the NHS and care staff in Lincolnshire.
Answer: At a national level, in partnership with NHS England, the Department is building the foundations for improved information sharing between care and health staff. Digital social care records, that contain a person’s care information, are now in use by more ...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPostnatal Care: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve provision of post-natal mental health care in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Significant progress across England has been made in recent years to ensure that women experiencing moderate to severe perinatal mental health problems can access specialist perinatal mental health services for up to two years after giving birth. This inc...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordKinship Care: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to work with local authorities to support kinship carers in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: The government recognises the important role that kinship carers play in caring for some of the most vulnerable children. Kinship carers often take on this role at a time when they were least expecting to raise a family and we recognise the challenges the...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAddictions: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to fund provisions for addiction support services in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: In addition to the Public Health Grant, the Department provides funding to support drug and alcohol services. In 2024/25 a total of £3,620,918 was allocated to Lincolnshire. This included £2,090,974 for the Supplementary Substance Misuse Treatment and Rec...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many instances of mobile phone theft have been reported in Lincolnshire since 2020.
Answer: The Home Office collects information on the number of theft offences recorded by the police in England and Wales. It is not currently possible to identify from these data which crimes involved the theft of a mobile phone. The Office for National Statistic...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
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