John Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Artificial Intelligence: CopyrightDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Section C1 of the consultation entitled Copyright and Artificial Intelligence, published on 17 December 2024, what discussions he has had with (a) the creative sector
Answer: The Government has engaged extensively with the creative sector and will continue to do so. This includes a roundtable meeting held by the Secretary of State with creative sector representatives in March.The consultation was jointly published by the Depar...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: Ethnic GroupsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43018More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the Race to the Top Grade 6/7 staff network in each year since its creation.
Answer: The Race To The Top (RTTT) grade 6/7 Network was a collaborative volunteer network which no longer exists. The RTTT does not hold a budget, but a department can choose to provide support where there is a business case to do so. We are not aware of any suc...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recorda:gender: CostsCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43017More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the a:gender network in each year since its creation.
Answer: A:gender was founded in 2003. As a staff network, it is a volunteer collaborative group of Civil Service staff. We do not hold final central records for any funding prior to 2020. Based on the information the Cabinet Office holds, funding was provided fro...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure Centres: Deeping St JamesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will help fund the (a) repair and (b) reopening of Deepings Leisure Centre in Deeping St James.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to leisure facilities which are vital spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities. The ongoing responsibility of providing ac...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of recent trends of retail crime in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on various retail offences recorded by Police Force Area, including Lincolnshire, on a quarterly basis, which can be accessed here:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-op...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: LGBT+ PeopleCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43014More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the Civil Service LGBT+ staff network in each year since its creation.
Answer: The Civil Service LGBT+ staff network is a volunteer collaborative group of Civil Service staff. The LGBT+ network does not hold a budget, but a department can choose to provide support where there is a business case to do so. We are not aware of any such...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to help tackle speeding in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Enforcement of the speed limit is for the police. The Department for Transport makes highways and local transport funding available to local transport authorities, who decide how to use the funding to support local priorities. Local authorities have the r...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to remove funding for level 6 apprenticeships.
Answer: Level 6 apprenticeships are a core part of the department’s apprenticeships offer and continue to be funded by government.
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: Ethnic GroupsCabinet OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42410More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the Civil Service Race Forum in each year since its creation.
Answer: The Civil Service Race Forum (CSRF) is a volunteer collaborative group of Civil Service ethnic minority staff. The CSRF does not hold a budget, but a department can choose to provide support where there is a business case to do so. We are not aware of any...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support partially sighted people into employment in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Backed by £240m investment, the Get Britain Working White Paper launched last November will drive forward approaches to tackling economic inactivity and work toward the long-term ambition of an 80% employment rate. We announced in the recent Pathways to W...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the sale of illegal vapes in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will strengthen enforcement and crack down on rogue retailers by enabling ministers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to introduce a licensing scheme for the retail sale of tobacco, vapes, and nicotine products. The bill a...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to override the Sentencing Council's guidance entitled Imposition of community and custodial sentences - Effective from 1 April 2025.
Answer: This Government’s position is clear: we are seeking to remove the unequal treatment before the law in these guidelines.In the first instance, the Lord Chancellor used her power under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and asked the Sentencing Council to re...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeukaemia: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people with leukaemia in Lincolnshire.
Answer: It is a priority for the Government to support the National Health Service to diagnose cancer, including leukaemia, as early and quickly as possible, and to treat it faster, to improve outcomes for all patients across England, including in Lincolnshire. T...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for TransportTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the (a) construction and (b) operation of a new National Grid electricity substation at Weston Marsh on levels of traffic in South Holland and
Answer: Roads in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency are the responsibility of Lincolnshire County Council, as the Local Highway Authority and Local Traffic Authority. This Department does not make an assessment of the impact of individual projects o...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people received Personal Independence Payment in South Holland and The Deepings constituency in each of the last five years.
Answer: Data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be found on Stat Xplore. The requested data can be found in the ‘PIP Clearances’ dataset. You can use the ‘Month’ filter to select each month for the last five years and add it as a row or column. You can fi...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who entered the UK on a visa and who now live in (a) asylum hotels and (b) other state-funded accommodation are from (i) Pakistan, (ii) Nigeria and (iii) Sri Lanka.
Answer: Data on the ‘Source of asylum claims in 2024’ was published by the Home Office on 30th March 2025. The remaining requested data is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to tackle fraudulent Certificates of Sponsorship as a route for illegal immigration.
Answer: Certificates of sponsorship (CoS) are electronic documents created by sponsors licensed by the Home Office. If we identify that a fraudulent, non-genuine CoS has been submitted, that does not match our records, we shall refuse the application.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the UK on tourist visas went on to claim asylum in each of the last five years.
Answer: Data on the ‘Source of asylum claims in 2024’ was published by the Home Office on 30th March 2025. The remaining requested data is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people in the UK on student visas later claimed asylum in each of the last five years.
Answer: Data on the ‘Source of asylum claims in 2024’ was published by the Home Office on 30th March 2025. The remaining requested data is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPhlebotomy: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support access to phlebotomists in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting patients first, including in Lincolnshire. This means making sure that patients, including those waiting to see a phlebotomist, are seen on time, and ensuring that people have the best possible experience during thei...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the cost to the public purse of local government reorganisation in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The overall case for local government reorganisation is set out the English Devolution White Paper. A PWC 2020 report estimated that reorganisation of the then 25 two-tier areas to a single unitary would have a one-off cost of £400 million, with the poten...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: South Holland and the DeepingsTreasuryTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42397More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support small businesses impacted by a reduction in (a) local bank branches and (b) in-person banking services in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities, businesses and high streets in the South Holland and Deepings constituency and across the UK, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This i...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordVisual Impairment: RehabilitationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to increase the number of vision rehabilitation specialists in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local authorities and the National Health Service integrated care boards to commission therapy-led rehabilitation, reablement, and recovery services, including vision rehabilitation specialists, based on their assessment of loc...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBrain: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure 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 recordDriving under Influence: LincolnshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of drug driving offences in Lincolnshire in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on drug driving offence convictions. This is available in the Outcomes by Offences data tool, that can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.The number of c...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
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