Tom Hayes MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Slavery: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that competent authorities issue decisions on (a) reasonable grounds within five working days and (b) conclusive grounds within 30 days of a reasonable gr
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery; ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted.The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Sections 14.128-131 of the Modern Slavery Guidance, published in May 2024, if her Department will take steps to amend the prioritisation criteria to ensure her Department prioritises
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery; ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted.The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordIllegal Migration Act 2023Home OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to remove clauses 22-25 from the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
Answer: The Home Secretary set out the government’s position in respect of the Illegal Migration Act in her statement to the house on 22nd July 2024. Any legislative plans from the statement will be set out in the normal way in due course.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: EqualityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on using (a) the Public Sector Equality Duty and (b) equality impact assessments to ensure that (i) women and (ii) wome
Answer: It is each local authority's own responsibility to ensure it fulfils its obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLeave: Domestic AbuseDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will introduce statutory paid leave for survivors of domestic abuse.
Answer: The Government does not have any plans to introduce a specific paid leave entitlement at this time. However, depending on the nature of the individual’s employment, survivors may be able to access a range of leave entitlements allowing them to take time o...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Domestic AbuseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will extend the Domestic Violence Easement available to survivors claiming (a) Job Seekers’ Allowance and (b) Universal Credit to disabled survivors who (i) claim Employment Support Allowance and
Answer: Claimants in the Support Group for legacy Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and for those with Limited Capability for Work and Work-related Activity (LCWRA) in New Style Employment Support Allowance (NS ESA) or Universal Credit have no work-related r...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChild Maintenance ServiceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to reform child maintenance services by (a) abolishing fees for survivors of violence against women and girls and (b) implementing robust enforcement measures for non-paying paren
Answer: A consultation on proposed reforms to the CMS was published by the previous Government on 8 May 2024. This included removing Direct Pay and changing the charging structure, with all CMS cases managed in one service to allow the CMS to tackle non-complianc...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether future funding for organisations tackling violence against women and girls will (a) support the full running costs of services, (b) make provision for cost of living increases over the funding
Answer: To make our streets safe, we must drastically reduce serious violent crimes and violence against women and girls; increase confidence in the police; stop young people falling into crime and make our criminal justice system work for victims.We have set out...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department collects (a) comprehensive, (b) comparable and (c) disaggregated data on (i) violence against women and girls, (ii) the protected characteristics o
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes a wide range of statistics collected across government on offences disproportionately experienced by women and girls. This includes data on the demographic characteristics of victims and their relationshi...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to extend the Domestic Violence Indefinite Leave to Remain and Destitution Domestic Violence Concession to all migrant victims of domestic abuse regardless of immigration status
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls is a top priority for this government and our mission is to halve levels of violence against women and girls within a decade.We are reviewing all the issues impacting migrant victims of domestic abuse including th...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: Bournemouth EastDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people applying for child Disability Living Allowance waited longer than 20 weeks in Bournemouth East constituency in the last 12 months for which data is available; and
Answer: The information requested on waiting times for a child disability living allowance decision is not readily available. To provide this would incur a disproportionate cost. The current waiting period at national level for child DLA claims, under normal rule...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the funding of the (a) High Needs Block of the Dedicated Schools Grant and (b) servicing of the debt incurred by local authorities.
Answer: The government is acutely aware not only of the financial pressures that local authorities are facing because of the increasing cost of supporting young people with complex needs, but also the pressures that the government as a whole is facing because of ...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: DorsetDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of SEND provision in (a) Bournemouth, (b) Christchurch and (c) Poole.
Answer: The department has been working closely with all statutory partners involved in delivering special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole since their local area SEND inspection in June 2021. The departmen...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren: SwimmingDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support more children to learn to swim.
Answer: Swimming and water safety is a vital life skill. This is why swimming and water safety are compulsory elements of the PE National Curriculum at Key Stages 1 and 2, including teaching on how to perform safe self rescue in different water-based situations. ...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSports: WomenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage more women and girls to participate in non-professional sport in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
Answer: We are dedicated to supporting every aspect of women’s sport and ensuring all women and girls, no matter their background, have access to high quality sport.Sport England, our Arm’s Length Body, directly supports Active Dorset to help get people active in...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to make the veterans ID card more widely accepted.
Answer: As set out in our manifesto, this Government will address the inconsistencies in voter identification that prevent legitimate electors from voting, specifically including veterans of HM Armed Forces. We are considering what changes we wish to make in orde...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to make the veterans ID card an acceptable form of photo ID for elections.
Answer: I refer my hon Friend to the answer given to Question UIN 1157 on 30 July 2024.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran ID cards have been distributed in each local authority area.
Answer: The Armed Forces Veteran Card Scheme was launched in two phases. Phase one is complete, with all service leavers since December 2018 being automatically issued with a card as part of their discharge process. Phase two extended access to veterans who left ...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
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