Tom Hayes MP: written questions
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Energy: DisabilityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure utilities are affordable for disabled households.
Answer: The Government believes that the only way to permanently protect billpayers, including disabled households, is to speed up the transition towards homegrown clean energy and reduce our reliance on volatile international fossil fuel markets.Whilst we make t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: VictimsHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the findings on page 4 of the report by Women's Aid entitled The Price of Safety: The cost of leaving an abuser and rebuilding a safe, independent life, published in September 2024,
Answer: My officials have received the report by Women’s Aid Federation England and are reviewing its findings.The Government is committed to halving violence against women and girls within a decade and ensuring sufficient and effective victim support is a centra...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy: ShortagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle shortages of Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy.
Answer: The Department has been working with suppliers to address current supply issues with Creon, which is used by patients with conditions such as cystic fibrosis and certain cancers including pancreatic cancer. The supply issues with Creon are impacting count...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to fund research on mental health patient (a) homicide and (b) suicide.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds a range of research in mental health, including research relating to homicide and suicide. This includes a study which aims to understan...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPsychiatric Patients: HomicideDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure NHS mental health trusts are putting into practice lessons learned from patient homicides.
Answer: Under the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework, mental health-related homicides are required to be referred to the NHS England Regional Independent Investigation Team for consideration for an independent or locally-led patient safety incident invest...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForensic ScienceHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve forensics as part of speeding up criminal investigations.
Answer: Fair and efficient police investigations and outcomes depend on the timely delivery of high-quality forensic science.We are working with PCCs, Chief Constables, the Forensic Science Regulator and other leaders in forensic science to ensure forensic servic...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGuide DogsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to (a) tackle discrimination against visually impaired people with guide dogs and (b) educate (i) businesses and (ii) public services on the (A) role and (B) importance of guide
Answer: The Equality Act 2010 places a general duty on businesses and service providers to make reasonable adjustments to allow disabled people, including people with assistance dogs, access to goods and services so they are not placed at a substantial disadvanta...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: CostsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps with the motor industry to improve the affordability of electric vehicles.
Answer: The Government is reducing the upfront cost for zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) by providing plug-in vehicle grants for vans, trucks, motorcycles, taxis and wheelchair accessible vehicles.Drivers of ZEVs also benefit from favourable tax rates, such as gener...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArts: Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support emerging artists in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area.
Answer: We are in the early stages of the new Government and we are considering the full range of policy options to support the arts and creative industries, and help the cultural sectors to thrive.This government is committed to supporting culture, and making su...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Domestic AbuseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting survivors of domestic abuse from repaying advances of Universal Credit payments.
Answer: No assessment has been made of exempting survivors of domestic abuse from repaying advances of Universal Credit payments. However, the Government is committed to reviewing Universal Credit so that it makes work pay and tackles poverty.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Domestic AbuseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will introduce separate Universal Credit payments by default to help ensure domestic abuse perpetrators cannot gain control over joint household income.
Answer: The Department have no plans to introduce separate Universal Credit payments by default. Where domestic violence has been reported split payments can be made.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordJobcentres: Domestic AbuseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training work coaches receive on domestic abuse; and how often.
Answer: All Work Coaches new to DWP receive mandatory learning to support vulnerable customers and complex needs as part of their induction and onboarding. This includes completion of 30-minutes of self-paced learning on domestic abuse. The Work Coach learning jo...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth and Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the accessibility of information (a) provided by the NHS and (b) on adult social care.
Answer: Under the Equality Act (2010), health and social care organisations must make reasonable adjustments to ensure that disabled people are not disadvantaged. Since 2016, all National Health Service organisations and publicly funded social care providers are ...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department are taking to drive innovation in meeting the health needs of people rough sleeping.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of reducing barriers to services for those experiencing rough sleeping. This is why we supported the development of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance, which provides recommenda...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support people experiencing homelessness to register with a (a) GP and (b) dentist.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of reducing barriers to services for those experiencing rough sleeping. This is why we supported the development of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance, which provides recommenda...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that hospitals work with (a) homelessness support teams and (b) drug and alcohol services to establish a clear understanding of (i) addiction, (ii
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of reducing barriers to services for those experiencing rough sleeping. This is why we supported the development of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance, which provides recommenda...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisadvantagedDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure hospital staff are trained to provide services which aim to address health inequalities, are inclusive and pay attention to the diverse experience
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of reducing barriers to services for those experiencing rough sleeping. This is why we supported the development of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance, which provides recommenda...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to increase the number of neighbourhood health services staffed by people with lived experience of homelessness.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of reducing barriers to services for those experiencing rough sleeping. This is why we supported the development of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance, which provides recommenda...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimary Care Networks: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase understanding of homelessness across primary care networks.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of reducing barriers to services for those experiencing rough sleeping. This is why we supported the development of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidance, which provides recommenda...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran ID cards have been distributed in each local authority area to veterans who left service before December 2018.
Answer: The HM Armed Forces Veteran Card Scheme has had a two-phase rollout. Phase 1 is complete; all Service leavers since December 2018 automatically receive a Veteran Card from the Ministry of Defence as part of their Service Leaver Pack. Phase 2 extends acces...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Identity CardsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of veteran ID cards by eligible veterans who were discharged before December 2018.
Answer: I can confirm this Government is absolutely committed to expanding the use of the Veteran Card and continues to assess options to increase uptake, with around 270 applications per day being received. As per our manifesto commitment, work is being undertak...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5458More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to provide (a) tax relief and (b) other fiscal support for the visual effects sector.
Answer: Qualifying visual effects costs in film and TV are already eligible for the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit, which provides a tax credit worth 34% of a film or TV company’s production costs. The previous Government announced that from 1 April 2025, UK vis...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5457More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will bring forward the implementation of the five per cent increase in tax relief for UK visual effects in film and high-end TV, with UK visual effects costs exempt from the 80 per cent cap on qual
Answer: Qualifying visual effects costs in film and TV are already eligible for the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit, which provides a tax credit worth 34% of a film or TV company’s production costs. The previous Government announced that from 1 April 2025, UK vis...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm: Work ExperienceDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing support for workplace exchange programmes in the visual effects and post-production sector; and whether she is taking steps to enco
Answer: The creative industries play a vital role in our economy and our nation’s cultural life. Making sure that the UK can provide a workforce with the right skills and capabilities is key to capturing the huge growth potential of the creative industries. The d...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFilm: Apprenticeship LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will bring forward legislative proposals to include employers’ running costs for providing visual effects and post-production placements in the Apprenticeship Levy.
Answer: This government is transforming the Apprenticeship Levy into a new Growth and Skills Levy. The new levy will build on the apprenticeships programme to create more opportunities for learners and give employers greater flexibility to address critical skill ...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
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