John Hayes MP: written questions
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HorticultureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish a horticulture strategy for England.
Answer: We appreciate the vital work of the horticulture industry and recognise that a long-term vision would recognise the specific needs and huge diversity of the sector.As part of our mission-driven government, and in partnership with the sector, we are consid...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to increase the level of funding for railways in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Budget and first phase of the Spending Review reaffirmed our commitment to funding for rail and confirmed our commitments to transformative major projects. This builds on the regulatory settlement for the current 5-year period, which ensures continued...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: Undocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people working illegally in nail bars in England and Wales.
Answer: The government takes illegal working very seriously, and we are determined to clamp down on the employment of individuals with no right to work in the UK, including the sectors highlighted by the Rt Hon Gentleman. Since this government came to office, Imm...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: Undocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people working illegally in the food and drink sector.
Answer: The government takes illegal working very seriously, and we are determined to clamp down on the employment of individuals with no right to work in the UK, including the sectors highlighted by the Rt Hon Gentleman. Since this government came to office, Imm...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHome Office: TrainingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether external (a) guidance and (b) training has been contracted for discussing (i) unconscious bias, (ii) critical race theory and (iii) decolonisation with staff in her Department.
Answer: The information requested is not centrally held.However, Ministers believe that the application of critical race theory threatens to undermine integration and community cohesion, by exaggerating differences within local communities. Instead, we should be ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential economic merits of existing East Midlands rail services stopping at (a) Deeping St Nicholas and (b) Donington.
Answer: The Department has no current plans for an economic assessment into the re-opening of stations at Deeping St Nicholas (Littleworth) or Donington (Donington Road).
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce a cap on annual net migration.
Answer: The Prime Minister has made clear the Government will not be introducing a cap on migration. Instead, the Government wants to see immigration come down significantly and we will take an evidence-based approach, linking migration policy to skills policy so...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGambling: TaxationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16704More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to ensure that a proportion of the money raised from the statutory levy on gambling operators will be allocated to (a) charities and (b) other organisations that fo
Answer: As set out in the Government’s response to the consultation on the statutory levy, we will introduce a statutory levy charged to all licensed gambling operators to fund the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm.The government is clea...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: EqualityHome OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much police forces in England and Wales spent on roles related to equity, diversity and inclusion in the last three years.
Answer: The Home Office does not hold information relating to how much money is spent by police forces on roles related to equity, diversity and inclusion.Decisions on how funding and resources are utilised are an operational matter for Chief Constables and local...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCats: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ban the importation of pregnant cats in the last half of their pregnancy.
Answer: The Government recently announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Dr Danny Chambers MP. The Bill will give the government powers to prevent the supply of low-welfare pets to ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordIndustry: AgricultureDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, for what reason there is no mention of (a) farming and (b) agriculture in the Government's industrial strategy entitled Invest 2035: the UK's modern industrial strategy, published in October 2024.
Answer: The Industrial Strategy identified eight growth-driving sectors but all sectors can shape and will benefit from wider policy reform through the Industrial Strategy’s cross-cutting policies alongside the broader Growth Mission. This will create the pro-bus...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNHS: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention of NHS staff in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire.
Answer: This information is not collected centrally. National Health Service organisations are responsible for their own recruitment and develop their own workforce plans based on service needs. At a national level, we are committed to training the staff the NHS ...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCar Washes: Undocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the number of people working illegally in car washes.
Answer: The government takes illegal working very seriously, and we are determined to clamp down on the employment of individuals with no right to work in the UK, including the sectors highlighted by the Rt Hon Gentleman. Since this government came to office, Imm...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUndocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many business owners have been charged with employing illegal workers in each of the last three years.
Answer: The government takes illegal working very seriously, and we are determined to clamp down on the employment of individuals with no right to work in the UK, including the sectors highlighted by the Rt Hon Gentleman. Since this government came to office, Imm...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Undocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of people working illegally in the construction industry.
Answer: The government takes illegal working very seriously, and we are determined to clamp down on the employment of individuals with no right to work in the UK, including the sectors highlighted by the Rt Hon Gentleman. Since this government came to office, Imm...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve access to public transport in rural areas within (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech, the Government will pass the ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: AgricultureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that active funding programmes focused on supporting farmers and farming communities abroad is value for money.
Answer: The FCDO employs robust systems and frameworks to ensure we achieve high standards of value for money and spend British taxpayers' money well. For example, by reviewing programmes annually, assessing how they perform against FCDO priorities and making imp...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordNon-crime Hate IncidentsHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of hours of police time spent each week on investigating non crime hate incidents.
Answer: The Home Office does not currently hold force-level data on the recording of non-crime hate incidents.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSham MarriageHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to collect data on the number of applications to stay in the UK that are made on the basis of a sham (a) marriage and (b) civil partnership.
Answer: The Government takes abuse of the spouse and partner immigration routes very seriously. Family migration must be based on a genuine and subsisting marriage or relationship. The Home Office focuses its efforts on disrupting facilitators as well as prosecut...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to create a memorial in central London to nuclear test veterans.
Answer: A memorial commemorating all personnel of the Combined Services Task Force, who served during the UK’s nuclear tests, is located at the National Memorial Arboretum, which is the focal point for commemorating all those who have served in the UK Armed Force...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime: Retail TradeHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle retail crime in rural communities.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level, up 29% on year up to June 2024, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We won’t stand for this.As part of the Safer Streets Mission, we will introduc...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of GP surgeries in South Holland and the Deepings constituency are rated as (a) outstanding and (b) good by the Care Quality Commission.
Answer: As of 27 November 2024, there are nine general practice surgeries in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency. Of these, one, or 11%, is rated Outstanding, and eight, or 89%, are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission.
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help support victims of domestic abuse in (a) rural and (b) remote areas.
Answer: This Government recognises that victims in rural and remote areas face particular barriers to fleeing abuse and accessing support. That is why we continue to fund specialist domestic abuse helplines for victims across England and Wales to enable everyone ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordT-levels: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started T-levels in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each year since 2020.
Answer: The department does not currently publish T Level student recruitment data at this level. We have announced that we will start publishing provider level data on T Level students, starting 2023/24 academic year. We are currently finalising plans on our app...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support hospices in (a) rural and (b) remote areas.
Answer: Most hospices are charitable, independent organisations which receive some statutory funding for providing National Health Services. The amount of funding each charitable hospice receives varies both within and between integrated care board (ICB) areas. T...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
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