John Hayes MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Community Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to make an announcement on the status of applications to the Community Ownership Fund Round 4.
Answer: I refer the rt hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 11941 on 8 November 2024.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to immediately deport foreign nationals convicted of criminal offences resulting in custodial sentences.
Answer: The removal of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is an important priority of this Government. FNOs who commit crime should be in no doubt that the law will be enforced and, where appropriate, we will work with the Home Office to pursue their deportation. ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy Supply: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of how many miles of pylons and power lines will need to be built in England to meet the 2030 clean power target.
Answer: The Government does not design or develop the electricity network, and it is for the National Energy System Operator (NESO) to assess and recommend high-level reinforcements to the electricity network. Transmission Owners then develop the network on the b...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNusinersen: East MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS patients have been treated with Spinraza in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands since 2019.
Answer: Use of nusinersen, also known by the brand name Spinraza, is commissioned from specialist centres, and in the East Midlands the service is commissioned from Nottingham University Hospital (NUH). NUH has treated eight patients with nusinersen since 2019. N...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have (a) been recruited and (b) left their roles since 2014.
Answer: The quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information, including number of staff in post as well as the number of joiners and leavers, by different grades and structure etc.The number of HMPPS joiners and leavers by grade is pub...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12686More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department conducted an impact assessment on the proposed change on inheritance tax for agricultural properties.
Answer: The Government published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms, and further explanatory informatio...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the recruitment of male primary school teachers.
Answer: High quality teaching is the factor that makes the biggest difference to a child’s education with teachers helping shape the lives of young people.There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England, but the...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve ambulance response times in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government has committed to supporting the National Health Service to improve performance and achieve the standards set out in the NHS Constitution, including for ambulance response times. This will improve the level of service nationally, in Lincolns...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDementia: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time is for a dementia assessment in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The constituency in question is split across two Older People Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT), Stamford and Spalding CMHTs. Whilst this does not map exactly with the constituency area, the average wait for the first appointment across the two CMHTs i...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road accidents there were in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in the most recent period for which data is available.
Answer: Data on road injury collisions are reported by police using the STATS19 system. The number of personal injury road collisions reported to police in each of the areas requested in 2023 are shown in the table below.AreaAll collisionsSouth Holland and the De...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: Visual ImpairmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that elections are accessible to (a) blind and (b) partially sighted people.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 10319 on 29 October 2024.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers are employed in neighbourhood policing in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the primary function of police officers, as at 31 March each year, in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collecti...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help reduce congestion on roads in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: This Government is committed to maintaining and renewing our road network so it can serve all road users and is safe. Traffic management of local roads is the responsibility of local traffic authorities who are best placed to understand local circumstanc...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordParades: SpaldingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding for the Spalding Flower Parade.
Answer: I think of floristry as one of the great unsung British creative industries, with florists providing imaginative joy for vital family and civic occasions and for private happiness in every constituency in the land. The reinstatement of the Spalding Flower...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on supporting pothole repairs in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network.At Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced an extra £500 million for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial ...
Answered 7 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: LincolnshireDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support early speech and language interventions in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The department’s vision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), is the same as it is for all children and young people. We want them to rec...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAutism: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the waiting times for (a) assessments for and (b) diagnoses of autism in (i) adults and (ii) children in (A) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (B) Linco
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally, but may be held by individual providers or integrated care boards (ICBs). Some relevant information is available on autism assessment waiting times for the NHS Lincolnshire ICB. In the NHS Lincolnshire ICB ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFertilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set up a cross-departmental working group to discuss how to increase the fertility rate.
Answer: We currently have no plans to set up any working groups to discuss how to increase the fertility rate.
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Licences: Foreign NationalsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 10405 on Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals, if she will hold discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on the potential merits of recording
Answer: As information on nationality is not required for driving licence purposes, there are no plans for the Driver and Vehicle Agency to record this data for newly qualified drivers.
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12250More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of farmers who will be affected by the withdrawal of agricultural property relief in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The Government has published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief. Around 500 estates across the UK are expect...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12249More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will list which external organisations her Department consulted before the change in policy on inheritance tax for agricultural properties.
Answer: The Government has published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. The Government takes into acco...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHOPE not hate: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since 5 July 2024.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to my response to PQ 10945.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what external bodies her Department consulted before calculating revised housing targets.
Answer: The government’s proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, including the proposed new standard method for assessing housing needs, were informed by engagement with a wide range of stakeholders from across local government, the planning p...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCoastal ErosionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect the coastline of the Wash from erosion.
Answer: Protecting all communities around the country from flooding is one of the Secretary of State’s five core priorities and we will work closely with the new Flood Resilience Taskforce to improve resilience and preparation across government and local authorit...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve maternity services in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Department is supporting the National Health Service to deliver the three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services across England, to make care safer, more personalised, and more equitable for women and babies.In Lincolnshire, there have...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
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