Tom Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Bus Services: ConcessionsDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending free bus pass eligibility to (a) unpaid carers and (b) low income workers on those groups.
Answer: The English National Concessionary Travel Scheme (ENCTS) provides free off-peak bus travel to those with eligible disabilities and those of state pension age, currently sixty-six. The ENCTS costs around £700 million annually and any changes to the statuto...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to introduce a national strategy for (a) community leisure provision and (b) swimming facilities.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people get active. Everyone, no matter who they are or where they live, should have access to them and...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming: ChildrenDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to extend funding for (a) free and (b) subsidised swimming for children from low-income families.
Answer: Local Authorities are responsible for swimming provision, taking decisions locally in line with local strategies and contractual positions.Pupils have the opportunity at primary school to learn to swim and be safe in and around water. The National Curricu...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure Centres and Swimming Pools: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on funding for (a) leisure and (b) swimming facilities.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people of all ages get active and provide vital facilities for children to learn to swim and about wat...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support available for publicly-funded swimming pools.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people of all ages get active and provide vital facilities for children to learn to swim and about wat...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: ClosuresDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her polices of trends in levels publicly-funded swimming pool closures since 2019.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people get active. Everyone, no matter who they are or where they live, should have access to them and...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support councils in upgrading aging (a) swimming and (b) leisure facilities.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people of all ages get active and provide vital facilities for children to learn to swim and about wat...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: ClosuresDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of swimming pool closures on the ability of children to meet national curriculum standards for swimming by age 11.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people of all ages get active and provide vital facilities for children to learn to swim and about wat...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure Centres and Swimming PoolsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has considered making (a) swimming pool provision and (b) other leisure provision a statutory duty for local authorities.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people of all ages get active and provide vital facilities for children to learn to swim and about wat...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming: TrainingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps is she taking to increase access to affordable swimming lessons.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people of all ages get active and provide vital facilities for children to learn to swim and about wat...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help support councils to upgrade public swimming facilities.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people of all ages get active and provide vital facilities for children to learn to swim and about wat...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding allocations through the National Funding Formula will allow headteachers to maintain levels of teaching assistant support.
Answer: The overall core schools budget is increasing by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, meaning that it will total £65.3 billion, compared to £61.6 billion in the 2024/25 financial year. This is a 6% overall increase, which against the backdrop of a ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: Labour Turnover and IncentivesDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) retention bonuses and (b) bursaries for teaching assistants.
Answer: Teaching assistants play a vital role in children’s education, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances.This government values and recognises ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to introduce a national pay framework for teaching assistants.
Answer: Teaching assistants play a vital role in children’s education, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances.This government values and recognises ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to standardise access to high-quality (a) training and (b) continuing professional development for teaching assistants.
Answer: Teaching assistants play a vital role in children’s education, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances.This government values and recognises ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: ResignationsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57861More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many teaching assistants have left the profession in the last year; and what estimate her Department has made of the cost to schools of this turnover.
Answer: Teaching assistants play a vital role in children’s education in schools across the country.The school workforce census shows that the full-time equivalent (FTE) of teaching assistants has increased each year since 2019/20, rising to 288,800 in 2024/25. T...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: Recruitment and Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of teaching assistants since 2020.
Answer: Teaching assistants play a vital role in children’s education in schools across the country.The school workforce census shows that the full-time equivalent (FTE) of teaching assistants has increased each year since 2019/20, rising to 288,800 in 2024/25. T...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) pay freezes and (b) real-terms wage reductions on the teaching assistant workforce.
Answer: Teaching assistants play a vital role in children’s education, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances.This government values and recognises ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Classroom AssistantsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the retention of teaching assistants who support children with SEND.
Answer: Teaching assistants play a vital role in children’s education, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances.This government values and recognises ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordClassroom Assistants: PayDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure fair pay for teaching assistants.
Answer: Teaching assistants play a vital role in children’s education, including for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). They are crucial to ensuring we give children the best possible life chances.This government values and recognises ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordContinuing CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to the reduce the financial pressures of long-term care for people ineligible for state support.
Answer: Fee rates are set by providers of adult social care, the majority of which are in the independent sector. The Department does not have powers to set or recommend the level of fees that private care homes can charge. However, all businesses are required to...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ParkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the voluntary NHS free parking concession for carers.
Answer: No assessment has been made of the potential merits of including carers in the provision of providing free car parking for those in greatest need.All National Health Service trusts that charge for hospital car parking provide free parking those in greates...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTowns Fund: Children's PlayMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 56057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much and what proportion of funding under the Towns Fund was allocated to projects involving (a) formal and (b) informal play spaces.
Answer: There are 8 Town Deal projects worth £15.9m which explicitly contain a play space element.There are also 8 Future High Streets Fund (FHSF) projects which explicitly contain a play space element, however MHCLG only has FHSF allocations by place and does no...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Subsidiary CompaniesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to retain (a) job numbers and (b) existing terms and conditions when NHS trusts create subsidiary companies.
Answer: Contract award decisions in the National Health Service fall directly to individual NHS bodies, who are responsible for running their own procurement exercises. Ministers at the Department do not have general powers in legislation to direct trusts in rela...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Trusts: Subsidiary CompaniesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55635More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with UNISON in relation to proposals by NHS Trusts in Dorset to create a subsidiary company.
Answer: Contract award decisions in the National Health Service fall directly to individual NHS bodies, who are responsible for running their own procurement exercises. Ministers at the Department do not have general powers in legislation to direct trusts in rela...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
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