Tom Hayes MP: written questions
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Children's Play: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to digitise the Play Well checklist, as published in NHS England's Play Well toolkit in June 2025, to enable data-based quality improvement, monitoring, evaluation and mappi
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of supporting and maintaining children’s right to play in healthcare settings.In June 2025, a number of Operational Delivery Networks came together to digitise the play well checklist, which is available to colleag...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Play: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support paediatric settings to adopt the recommended Play Well standards in NHS England's Play Well toolkit published in June 2025.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of supporting and maintaining children’s right to play in healthcare settings.The NHS England and Starlight Play Well Toolkit, published in June 2025, includes the first national guidelines and standards for commis...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Play: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include health play professionals in the modelling for multi-disciplinary paediatric teams for the new neighbourhood health service.
Answer: We will deliver a Neighbourhood Health Service that serves everybody, everywhere across the country, including children and young people. An important feature of our new Neighbourhood Health Service will be the rollout of Neighbourhood Health Centres in e...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Play: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make children’s play a key component of the commitment to creating the healthiest generation of children ever, and as part of the shifts from treatment to prevention, and from hospital t
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. This ambition is at the heart of our 10-Year Health Plan, which sets out three radical shifts: from treatment to prevention; from hospital to community; and from analogue t...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Play: Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he will consider making health play specialists a mandatory registered allied health profession.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. This ambition is at the heart of our 10-Year Health Plan, which sets out three radical shifts: from treatment to prevention; from hospital to community; and from analogue t...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Play: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include health play professionals in the NHS workforce plan.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. This ambition is at the heart of our 10-Year Health Plan, which sets out three radical shifts: from treatment to prevention; from hospital to community; and from analogue t...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChildren's Play: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will provide funding for a strategic programme to support the NHS in adopting and implementing the Play Well guidelines and standards.
Answer: The Government is committed to raising the healthiest generation of children ever. This ambition is at the heart of our 10-Year Health Plan, which sets out three radical shifts: from treatment to prevention; from hospital to community; and from analogue t...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if the Government reconsider the national concessionary fares scheme to reflect pressures on tourist areas like Bournemouth, where local authorities must fund concessionary travel for tourists who are eligible
Answer: Under the statutory elements of the English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS), Travel Concessionary Authorities (TCA) must reimburse bus operators for all concessionary journeys starting within their boundaries, irrespective of whether the conc...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support and encourage local authorities to make buses more accessible, including ensuring pavement quality, fewer obstacles, better lighting at bus stops, and improved Passenger Info
Answer: The Government is committed to improving passenger services, including associated infrastructure, so they are more inclusive and enable everyone to travel safely, confidently and with dignity. Our Bus Services Act 2025 includes a range of measures to impr...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve the design of buses to include (a) clear and accessible destination boards; (b) consistent (i) placement, (ii) shape and (iii) colour contrast of card and travel pass re
Answer: The Government wants blind and partially sighted people to be able to travel easily, confidently, and with dignity and we understand the importance of accessible bus services in supporting people to live their lives the way they want to. As part of our br...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how her Department is improving training to ensure bus drivers understand how best to support blind and partially sighted passengers.
Answer: The Government wants blind and partially sighted people to be able to travel easily, confidently, and with dignity and we understand the importance of accessible bus services in supporting people to live their lives the way they want to. As part of our br...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department recognises the challenges of visually-impaired people in using bus stop bypasses; and whether she is developing safe, accessible designs for these bus stops.
Answer: The Department wrote to local authorities in November 2025 and instructed them to pause implementation of certain designs of floating bus stops, including schemes which are at the design stage. Guidance will be published shortly.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBus Services: DisabilityDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has investigated the potential for a national rollout of a tactile paving design to allow bus stops to be easily identified.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of visually impaired people being able to identify bus stops confidently and consistently. The new powers in the Buses Bill allow the Secretary of State to provide guidance on a broad range of features in the bus s...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps are being taken to ensure prison leavers have housing and health plans in place before release.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that robust pre-release plans are created for those leaving custody, so that accommodation and health needs are identified early and the right support is put in place. Dedicated Pre-Release Teams in prisons work closely with i...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRents: ArrearsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets does the Department have for resolving housing arrears under Universal Credit, and how are these monitored.
Answer: Rent is a contractual arrangement between tenant and landlord. DWP is not party to this arrangement and does not monitor whether the contractual liability is being honoured. If a customer is vulnerable or in arrears we can, if it is deemed to be in their ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRents: ArrearsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to expand the use of direct payments to landlords for vulnerable tenants to prevent evictions and sustain tenancies.
Answer: Alternative Payment Arrangements are available to support those who cannot manage the Universal Credit (UC) single monthly payment, and where there is a risk of financial harm to the customer or their family. This includes direct payments to landlord for ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: HousingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what action is being taken to simplify Universal Credit housing cost processes for vulnerable claimants and reduce waiting times.
Answer: Processes for declaring and verifying Universal Credit housing cost are designed to be simple and ensure timely and accurate payments. For Private Rented Sector (PRS) claimants, we ask for evidence of housing cost liability via secure upload, with alterna...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will review the Mental Health Act 1983 to ensure people with co-occurring mental health and substance misuse needs are not excluded from treatment.
Answer: The Mental Health Act 2025 will give patients greater choice, enhanced rights and support, and ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect throughout treatment. We know that people with co-occurring substance use and mental health needs do not alw...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Department taking to remove barriers preventing community homelessness health services, such as mobile clinics, from accessing NHS SystemOne records.
Answer: It is important that community health teams can access the information they need to provide quality care, including for people who are experiencing homelessness. NHS England and the Phoenix Partnership (TPP), the company that provides SystemOne, already o...
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how will his Department ensure Integrated Care Boards are held accountable for homelessness health outcomes, including hospital discharge into safe accommodation and access to primary care.
Answer: People experiencing homelessness are considered as an inclusion health group. Inclusion health groups are a key cohort within the locally identified priority ‘PLUS’ populations in NHS England’s Core20PLUS5 framework, in accordance with which, integrated c...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: HomelessnessDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, will his Department bring forward a dedicated homelessness health strategy.
Answer: The Government’s commitments to improving health outcomes and access to healthcare services for people experiencing homelessness are set out in the cross-Government strategy, A National Plan to End Homelessness, published in December 2025, available at th...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGéza Buzás-HábelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Hungarian counterparts on the potential prosecution of Pecs Pride organiser Géza Buzás-Hábel.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 24 July 2025 to question 68978. I can assure him that we raise issues concerning LGBT+ rights and human rights regularly at ministerial and official level with our Hungarian counterparts, and I have done so di...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHungary: LGBT+ PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Hungarian counterparts on LGBTQ+ human rights.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 24 July 2025 to question 68978. I can assure him that we raise issues concerning LGBT+ rights and human rights regularly at ministerial and official level with our Hungarian counterparts, and I have done so di...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffice for Budget Responsibility: ForecastsTreasuryTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 906795More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the OBR's report entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in November 2025.
Answer: The OBR’s November 2025 Economic and Fiscal Outlook is a detailed document, and plays a key role in our robust and transparent fiscal framework.The report shows that growth is up this year, that living standards are up over the Parliament, and that we are...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the role of early years settings is in helping to identify and support the needs of SEND children.
Answer: The government recognises the important role the early years sector plays in early intervention to ensure the right support is put in place for children as soon as possibleThe early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework sets the standards and ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
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