John Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Death CertificatesHome OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had to wait longer than 10 days for a death certificate to be issued following the death of a family member since 2019.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics publishes weekly and annual data sets on death registration which includes the median time taken to register a death.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to reduce the time taken by doctors to issue medical certificates giving the cause of death following a death in hospital.
Answer: The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024, through the Death Certification Strategic Board and a cross-government data strategy group. Since the introduction of the reforms...
Answered 14 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDeath CertificatesHome OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with local authorities on improving processing times for death certificates.
Answer: Home Office Ministers have not recently discussed processing times for death certificates with local authorities.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that brain injury survivors have access to community-based specialist neurorehabilitation services.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person, including those with a long-term condition such as an acquired brain injury (ABI), receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is currentl...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish his Department's brain injury strategy.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person, including those with a long-term condition such as an acquired brain injury (ABI), receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is currentl...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: PersonationDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to tackle people fraudulently impersonating someone else at the practical part of the driving test.
Answer: To ensure Great Britain’s roads remain among the safest in the world, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has robust measures in place to stop people using false identities when taking a driving test.At the start of the driving test, all drivin...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Waiting ListsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency on delays in booking practical driving tests.
Answer: I regularly meet with officials from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to discuss various topics. I last met with DVSA’s Chief Executive Officer, Loveday Ryder, on 18 March 2025 to discuss car practical driving test waiting times and other to...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: LincolnshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to sports facilities for disabled people in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government is dedicated to making sport in this country accessible and inclusive for everyone. The Government has announced a further £100 million in funding to deliver new and improved multi-sport grassroots facilities and pitches across the whole of...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fast charging points for electric vehicles are operational in South Holland and The Deepings constituency.
Answer: The below table shows public EV charging devices in South Holland and the Deepings constituency, as of 1 January 2025. Charging devices are categorised into the below speed bandings in the data held by the Department. Devices in higher power speed banding...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOrganised Crime: ConvictionsHome OfficeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were convicted of taking control over the home of another person to use it for criminal activity in each of the last five years.
Answer: The taking control over the home of another person to use it for criminal activity, often referred to as ‘cuckooing’, is not currently a standalone criminal offence and therefore there is no data on the number of convictions. However, the Government recog...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencing CouncilMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will conduct a review into the effectiveness of the Sentencing Council.
Answer: The proper role of the Sentencing Council, and the process for making guidelines, must be considered further and in greater depth. The Lord Chancellor has committed to reviewing the role and powers of the Council over the coming months.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking following hospital discharge to ensure the adequate provision of rehabilitation for patients with head injuries.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person, including those with a long-term condition such as an acquired brain injury (ABI), receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is currentl...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAWE: DatabasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason the criteria used by the Atomic Weapons Establishment to decide which documents are published from the Merlin database has changed.
Answer: The criteria to enable release of records held in the Merlin database has not changed. It remains this Government’s intention to release the records with the Atomic Weapons Establishment reviewing them in line with national security obligations, and the 2...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has held discussions with representatives of Heathrow Airport on energy infrastructure for the airport in the last three years.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on allegations of medical monitoring of nuclear test veterans since 2022.
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.I am fully committed to meeting Nuclear Test Veterans, organisati...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for updating Parliament on plans to mediate a solution with nuclear test veterans on their missing medical records.
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.I am fully committed to meeting Nuclear Test Veterans, organisati...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the findings of the internal review of records relating to nuclear test veterans; and if he will make a statement.
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.I am fully committed to meeting Nuclear Test Veterans, organisati...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department are working (a) full time and (b) part time on the internal review of records relating to nuclear test veterans.
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.I am fully committed to meeting Nuclear Test Veterans, organisati...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent to date on the internal review of records relating to nuclear test veterans.
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.I am fully committed to meeting Nuclear Test Veterans, organisati...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Minister in his Department is responsible for providing formal instructions to the Government Legal Department on legal requests for medical records from nuclear veterans and their representatives.
Answer: As I stated in my Answer on 12 December 2024 to Question 17507 https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-03/17507 I have asked Ministry of Defence officials to undertake a comprehensive exercise to better understand what ...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: East MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the food sector in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands.
Answer: DBT offers extensive support for food and drink businesses in Lincolnshire and the East Midlands. Our export offer includes educational programmes via the Export Academy, advice from International Trade Advisors, and a programme of global trade shows and ...
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide patient transport to specialist treatment centres for young cancer patients living in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: National Health Service patient transport services in South Holland and the Deepings and Lincolnshire are provided by the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust.The local NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for the commissioning...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve mental health support for children with special educational needs in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: Schools are required to identify and address the special educational needs (SEN) of the pupils they support and, in the case of mainstream settings, to use their best endeavours to make sure that a child or young person who has SEN gets the support they n...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to monitor train service improvements in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Department can confirm that subject to the conclusion of the wider industry timetable process, East Midlands Railway (EMR) has identified the potential for service improvements across Lincolnshire to be implemented in the forthcoming December 2025 tim...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the consultation entitled Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, published on 17 December 2024, what steps he is taking to ensure that his Department's proposed copyri
Answer: The Government’s consultation on Copyright and AI closed on 25th February.It sought views from both AI developers and rights holders on proposals to create an effective rights reservation system. We will not move forward with any option until we are confi...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
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