Tom Hayes MP: written questions
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Offshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what proportion of North Sea operators invest solely in oil and gas extraction.
Answer: We recognise that various oil and gas operators are part of integrated energy companies that invest across a range of technologies in the UK and elsewhere. The department does not measure or track investments in the energy transition made by private secto...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Renewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage offshore oil and gas companies to (a) transition from fossil fuels and (b) increase their level and proportion of investment in renewable carb
Answer: Making Britain a clean energy superpower is one of the five missions of this Government, and oil and gas companies will have an important role to play in the transition. We have begun the biggest ever investment in offshore wind and are moving ahead with ...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of veterans who left service before December 2018 who have a veteran ID card.
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 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to develop a national action plan to tackle hate crime.
Answer: The Government is absolutely committed to tackling all forms of hate crime and has already committed to protect LGBT+ and disabled people by making all existing strands of hate crime an aggravated offence.We will set out next steps in due course.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordLGBT+ People: Hate CrimeHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring forward legislation to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an aggravated offence.
Answer: The Government is absolutely committed to tackling all forms of hate crime and has already committed to protect LGBT+ and disabled people by making all existing strands of hate crime an aggravated offence.We will set out next steps in due course.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8580More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2024 to Question 5458 on Film: Tax Allowances, whether she has a planned timetable for bringing forward legislative proposals on the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit.
Answer: The additional tax relief for visual effects costs has not been legislated. Tax policy announcements are normally made at fiscal events and the Chancellor will set out her Budget on 30 October.
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm: StaffDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of people employed in the UK's visual effects sector.
Answer: The UK is a global hub of talent and is home to many of the world’s biggest VFX studios. The UK’s visual effects (VFX) sector is highly competitive, competing successfully with production centres in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Ea...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm: Trade CompetitivenessDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the competitiveness of the UK visual effects sector.
Answer: The UK is a global hub of talent and is home to many of the world’s biggest VFX studios. The UK’s visual effects (VFX) sector is highly competitive, competing successfully with production centres in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Ea...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChagossians: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government, with reference to her oral statement on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations of 7 October 2024, Official Report, column 45, whether the Government plans to provide housing
Answer: As British citizens living in the UK, Chagossian British Citizens have the same rights and responsibilities as any other British citizens and are able to live and work in the UK free of any immigration controls.The Government has published guidance for Ch...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChagossians: Government AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his oral statement on British Indian Ocean Territory: Negotiations of 7 October 2024, Official Report, column 45, when his Department plans to publish furth
Answer: We recognise the importance of the British Indian Ocean Territory / Chagos Archipelago to Chagossians and we have put their interests at the heart of this Agreement. Under this agreement, Mauritius will be free to implement a programme of resettlement to ...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMigrants: Health Services and Temporary AccommodationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle misinformation relating to (a) migrant access to NHS services and (b) accommodation of asylum seekers.
Answer: As my Rt. Hon. friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology said on 9 September 2024, the Online Safety Act will be the Government’s key tool in combatting online mis- and disinformation.The D...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to make it her policy to give Ukrainian visa holders (a) humanitarian protection or (b) other long-term status.
Answer: This Government is committed to standing with Ukraine, and providing stability for those we have welcomed to the UK and those who still need our sanctuary.To provide future certainty to those who have been provided with sanctuary in the UK under the exist...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability and (b) reliability of information for consumers on the purchase of green home improvements.
Answer: The Government recognises that access to trusted and impartial information is an important enabler to consumers, when making choices about how to retrofit their homes. This is why the government delivers a number of digital services on GOV.UK to support c...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Armed ForcesHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence to ensure (a) domestic abuse within the armed forces is tackled, (b) victims are protected and (c) perpetrators are held to account
Answer: The Government has set out an unprecedented mission to halve violence against women and girls in a decade; working across government departments, sectors and wider society to tackle the scourge of violence and abuse wherever it is found. We will work clos...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the (a) effective management and (b) monitoring of serial preparators of domestic abuse.
Answer: This government has committed to using every tool available to target prolific perpetrators of domestic abuse from early intervention to the counter-terror style targeting of the most serious offenders by the police. The government has committed to using ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: ProsecutionsHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8047More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the charge rates for perpetrators of violence against women and girls.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government and we will treat it as a national emergency. Our mission is to halve levels of these crimes within a decade, using every lever available to us in government and right ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: TrainingHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8046More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure police officers are effectively trained to handle cases of (a) domestic abuse and (b) sexual violence.
Answer: Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government and we will treat it as a national emergency. Our mission is to halve levels of these crimes within a decade, using every lever available to us in government and right ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) specific needs of British national victims of modern slavery, (b) adequacy of pathways to access support and (c) potential barriers to accessing supp
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery, prosecuting those responsible and supporting victims in their recovery.The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery and human t...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on reducing the use of hotels as contingency asylum accommodation.
Answer: The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes our accommodation sites, as the Home Office continues to identify a range of options to minimise the use of hotels and ensure ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to enhance the ability of the National Referral Mechanism to ensure quicker and more effective assistance for modern slavery victims.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery, prosecuting those responsible and supporting victims in their recovery.The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery and human t...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSlavery: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support victims of modern slavery.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery, prosecuting those responsible and supporting victims in their recovery.The National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is the UK’s framework for identifying and supporting victims of modern slavery and human t...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime PreventionHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent crime.
Answer: This Government has put crime prevention front and centre of our safer streets mission, which aims to halve violence against women and girls, halve knife crime, and restore confidence in the policing and justice system over the next decade.In addition, th...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime: Prosecutions and VictimsHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) charge rates of people accused of crime and (b) support for victims of crime.
Answer: The Home Office recognises that charge volumes and rates have been persistently low for too long. That’s why we have set out our Safer Streets mission to rebuild confidence in policing and the criminal justice system.The Home Office is working with the po...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisocial behaviour.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission to take back our streets.We will put thousands of new neighbourhood police and community support officers into local communities, so that res...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 8 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of levels of neighbourhood policing.
Answer: The Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, which includes the addition of thousands more neighbourhood police personnel, as part of the Government’s S...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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