John Hayes MP: written questions
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Shoplifting: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) reports of and (b) convictions for shoplifting there were in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of notifiable offences, including motor vehicle theft and shoplifting offences, recorded by the police in England and Wales, at the Police Force Area level and the Community Safety Partnersh...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TheftHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of vehicles stolen in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of notifiable offences, including motor vehicle theft and shoplifting offences, recorded by the police in England and Wales, at the Police Force Area level and the Community Safety Partnersh...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMiscarriageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) record and (b) report the number of miscarriages each year.
Answer: The Government recognises that experiencing a miscarriage can be an extremely difficult time. We are determined to make sure all women receive safe, personalised, and compassionate care, particularly when things go wrong.While miscarriage hospital stay da...
Answered 31 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHomes England: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20566More
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 Homes England.
Answer: As of 19 December 2024, no staff within Homes England are employed in full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion roles.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Planning PermissionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of the solar farm applications he has approved since July 2024 include development on high grade agricultural land.
Answer: All four solar developments consented since July 2024 included some use of agricultural land classified as ‘best and most versatile’ (BMV). Our assessment of the use of this BMV land and its weighting on the planning balance are detailed in the decision l...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Planning PermissionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many solar farm applications he has approved since July 2024.
Answer: The Secretary of State has granted a development consent order for four solar farm developments since July 2024: Sunnica, Gate Burton, Mallard Pass and Cottam.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUnitary Councils: LincolnshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of creating a unitary authority in Lincolnshire.
Answer: There has not been such an estimate made for the cost of creating a unitary authority in Lincolnshire. That will be for councils to consider when developing their proposals for new unitary councils that are the right size to achieve efficiencies, improve ...
Answered 27 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChild Benefit: FraudTreasuryTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20562More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help prevent people from fraudulently claiming child benefit.
Answer: HMRC estimated the 2023-24 Child Benefit Error and Fraud (E&F) rate to be 1.6% (£200m) of total Child Benefit expenditure.Child Benefit has strong pre-award controls. The emphasis of HMRC’s compliance strategy remains on unreported changes in circumst...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCharity Commission: EqualityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Charity Commission.
Answer: The Charity Commission for England and Wales has no full time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff.
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20136More
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 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Answer: I am informed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence that it has a 0.5 full time equivalent in post, as an Organisational Design and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant.
Answered 31 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMaritime and Coastguard Agency: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Answer: The Maritime and Coastguard Agency have 0 (zero) full-time equivalent staff employed for diversity, equality, and inclusion.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth Guarantee: LincolnshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire will receive additional funding as a result of the Youth Guarantee in the Get Britain Working White Paper, published on 26 No
Answer: The Get Britain Working White Paper announced £45 million funding for eight trailblazer areas to test delivery of the Youth Guarantee. The results from these trailblazers will help us to develop the most effective offer for all young people in England, in...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: LincolnshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire will receive funding from the Recovery Grant, announced on 28 November 2024.
Answer: The newly announced £600 million Recovery Grant, part of the provisional 2025-26 Local Government Finance Settlement, is part of the careful balance this Government is making between meeting the current, acute pressures and taking meaningful steps towards...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBanks and Building Societies: LincolnshireTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20132More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on how many high-street branches of (a) banks and (b) building societies have closed in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire in the last 10 year
Answer: The Government does not hold bank branch closure data. However, according to consumer website Which?, South Holland and The Deepings constituency lost just over 60% of its branch network between January 2015 and November 2024, and has six branches remaini...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: EqualityDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has no staff solely dedicated to working on diversity, equality and inclusion.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLow Pay Commission: EqualityDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Low Pay Commission.
Answer: There are zero full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff employed by the Low Pay Commission.
Answered 24 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing and PopulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussions with the Migration Advisory Committee on (a) population growth projections and (b) her Department's housebuilding targets.
Answer: MHCLG ministers have had no recent discussions with the Migration Advisory Committee about the government’s ambitious milestone of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in England this parliament.
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase access to heart screening for young people through sports and community clubs.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) last reviewed screening for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in people under 39 years old in 2019 and concluded that screening should not be offered. More information on this is available at the following link:https:...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of sudden deaths in young people due to undiagnosed heart conditions.
Answer: NHS England published a national service specification for Inherited Cardiac Conditions (ICC) in 2017, which defines the standards of care expected from organisations funded by NHS England. This specification covers young adults with previously undiagnose...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: 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
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