John Hayes MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Polygamy: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2024 to Question 8756 on Polygamy, if she will make it her policy to record data on polygamous marriages in the UK.
Answer: I refer the Hon.Member to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question UIN 15076.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: USACabinet OfficeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21261More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times Ministers across Government have communicated with the President-Elect's transition team since 6 November 2024.
Answer: The department does not intend to publish this information, for the purpose of safeguarding national security.
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMedical Records: DatabasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing patient records of diagnostic results held by charities to be consolidated in a central NHS database.
Answer: Patient records in the National Health Service are held in different systems, including general practice IT systems, and electronic patient records held by trusts.My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced the inten...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's plan to include a named, contactable police officer in each neighbourhood, how her Department defines neighbourhood.
Answer: As part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission, the Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. This will set out what communities can expect from neigh...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the extra 13,000 neighbourhood police will serve in Lincolnshire.
Answer: As part of our Safer Streets Mission we will restore neighbourhood policing by putting police back on the beat, with 13,000 additional police officers, PCSOs and special constables in neighbourhood policing roles across England and Wales.Every part of the...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling easier for residents in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: The Government’s Simpler Recycling reforms will ensure that across England, every citizen will be able to recycle the same materials, no longer needing to check what their council will accept for recycling. This policy will make recycling easier and ensur...
Answered 6 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: 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
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