Tom Hayes MP: written questions

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Written questions

Gender 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
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Gender 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
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Domestic 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
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Disability 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
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Local 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
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Special 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
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Children: 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
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Sports: 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
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Veterans: 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
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Elections: 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
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Veterans: 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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