Written questions by Hayes.

How many people arriving on small boats died in the English channel in each of the last three years.

A total of 138 people are known to have died since August 2019 as a result of attempting to cross the Channel by small boat.Almost all of these fatalities have occurred in French territorial waters, and the records of these held by the Home Office are primarily from information shared by the French authorities. The numbers of fatalities known to have occurred in the past three calendar years are as follows:2022 – 42023 – 122024 – 78

What recent steps she has taken to ensure school uniform is affordable.

The cost of school uniform, particularly of branded items, remains a key concern for parents. Whilst uniforms play a valuable role in creating a sense of common identity among pupils and reducing visible inequalities, too many schools still require high numbers of branded uniform items despite statutory guidance stating branded items should be kept to a minimum. Currently 24% of primary and 71% of secondary schools still require five or more branded items, with some parents saying they were asked to provide 10 or more.This is why the department has introduced legislation to limit the number of branded items of uniform and physical education kit that schools can require to bring down costs for parents and remove barriers from children accessing sport and other school activities. This will give parents more choice in where to purchase uniform and allow them greater flexibility to make the spending decisions that suit their circumstances.

If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing patient records of diagnostic results held by charities to be consolidated in a central NHS database.

Patient records in the National Health Service are held in different systems, including general practice IT systems, and electronic patient records held by trusts.My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced the inten...

Pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2024 to Question 8756 on Polygamy, if she will make it her policy to record data on polygamous marriages in the UK.

I refer the Hon.Member to the Answer of 27 November 2024 to Question UIN 15076.

How many times Ministers across Government have communicated with the President-Elect's transition team since 6 November 2024.

The department does not intend to publish this information, for the purpose of safeguarding national security.

What estimate her Department has made of the number of vehicles stolen in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in each of the last three years.

The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of notifiable offences, including motor vehicle theft and shoplifting offences, recorded by the police in England and Wales, at the Police Force Area level and the Community Safety Partnersh...

With reference to her Department's plan to include a named, contactable police officer in each neighbourhood, how her Department defines neighbourhood.

As part of the Government’s Safer Streets mission, the Home Secretary has made a clear commitment to strengthen neighbourhood policing through the introduction of a Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. This will set out what communities can expect from neigh...

How many (a) reports of and (b) convictions for shoplifting there were in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire in each of the last three years.

The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of notifiable offences, including motor vehicle theft and shoplifting offences, recorded by the police in England and Wales, at the Police Force Area level and the Community Safety Partnersh...

How many of the extra 13,000 neighbourhood police will serve in Lincolnshire.

As part of our Safer Streets Mission we will restore neighbourhood policing by putting police back on the beat, with 13,000 additional police officers, PCSOs and special constables in neighbourhood policing roles across England and Wales.Every part of the...

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make recycling easier for residents in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.

The Government’s Simpler Recycling reforms will ensure that across England, every citizen will be able to recycle the same materials, no longer needing to check what their council will accept for recycling. This policy will make recycling easier and ensur...

Communities and Local Government, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by Homes England.

As of 19 December 2024, no staff within Homes England are employed in full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion roles.

How many of the solar farm applications he has approved since July 2024 include development on high grade agricultural land.

All four solar developments consented since July 2024 included some use of agricultural land classified as ‘best and most versatile’ (BMV). Our assessment of the use of this BMV land and its weighting on the planning balance are detailed in the decision l...

What steps she is taking to help prevent people from fraudulently claiming child benefit.

HMRC estimated the 2023-24 Child Benefit Error and Fraud (E&F) rate to be 1.6% (£200m) of total Child Benefit expenditure.Child Benefit has strong pre-award controls. The emphasis of HMRC’s compliance strategy remains on unreported changes in circumst...

How many solar farm applications he has approved since July 2024.

The Secretary of State has granted a development consent order for four solar farm developments since July 2024: Sunnica, Gate Burton, Mallard Pass and Cottam.

Media and Sport, how many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Charity Commission.

The Charity Commission for England and Wales has no full time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff.

Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an estimate of the cost of creating a unitary authority in Lincolnshire.

There has not been such an estimate made for the cost of creating a unitary authority in Lincolnshire. That will be for councils to consider when developing their proposals for new unitary councils that are the right size to achieve efficiencies, improve ...

What steps he is taking to (a) record and (b) report the number of miscarriages each year.

The Government recognises that experiencing a miscarriage can be an extremely difficult time. We are determined to make sure all women receive safe, personalised, and compassionate care, particularly when things go wrong.While miscarriage hospital stay da...

How many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has no staff solely dedicated to working on diversity, equality and inclusion.

How many full-time equivalent diversity, equality and inclusion staff are employed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency have 0 (zero) full-time equivalent staff employed for diversity, equality, and inclusion.

Whether (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire will receive additional funding as a result of the Youth Guarantee in the Get Britain Working White Paper, published on 26 No

The Get Britain Working White Paper announced £45 million funding for eight trailblazer areas to test delivery of the Youth Guarantee. The results from these trailblazers will help us to develop the most effective offer for all young people in England, in...