5 Nov 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedHow many prison officers have (a) been recruited and (b) left their roles since 2014.
ReplyThe quarterly HMPPS workforce statistics publication covers staffing information, including number of staff in post as well as the number of joiners and leavers, by different grades and structure etc.The number of HMPPS joiners and leavers by grade is pub...
4 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedIf he will make an estimate of the waiting times for (a) assessments for and (b) diagnoses of autism in (i) adults and (ii) children in (A) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (B) Linco
ReplyThe information requested is not held centrally, but may be held by individual providers or integrated care boards (ICBs). Some relevant information is available on autism assessment waiting times for the NHS Lincolnshire ICB. In the NHS Lincolnshire ICB ...
4 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps her Department is taking to support early speech and language interventions in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
ReplyThe department’s vision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), is the same as it is for all children and young people. We want them to rec...
4 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure that elections are accessible to (a) blind and (b) partially sighted people.
ReplyI refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 10319 on 29 October 2024.
4 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow many road accidents there were in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in the most recent period for which data is available.
ReplyData on road injury collisions are reported by police using the STATS19 system. The number of personal injury road collisions reported to police in each of the areas requested in 2023 are shown in the table below.AreaAll collisionsSouth Holland and the De...
4 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to help reduce congestion on roads in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
ReplyThis Government is committed to maintaining and renewing our road network so it can serve all road users and is safe. Traffic management of local roads is the responsibility of local traffic authorities who are best placed to understand local circumstanc...
4 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat progress she has made on supporting pothole repairs in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
ReplyThe Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local highway network.At Budget 2024, the Chancellor announced an extra £500 million for local highway maintenance for the 2025/26 financial ...
4 Nov 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing funding for the Spalding Flower Parade.
ReplyI think of floristry as one of the great unsung British creative industries, with florists providing imaginative joy for vital family and civic occasions and for private happiness in every constituency in the land. The reinstatement of the Spalding Flower...
4 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedPursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2024 to Question 10405 on Driving Licences: Foreign Nationals, if she will hold discussions with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency on the potential merits of recording
ReplyAs information on nationality is not required for driving licence purposes, there are no plans for the Driver and Vehicle Agency to record this data for newly qualified drivers.
4 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedHow many police officers are employed in neighbourhood policing in Lincolnshire.
ReplyThe Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the primary function of police officers, as at 31 March each year, in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collecti...
4 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedIf he will set up a cross-departmental working group to discuss how to increase the fertility rate.
ReplyWe currently have no plans to set up any working groups to discuss how to increase the fertility rate.
1 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has provided funding to Hope Not Hate since 5 July 2024.
ReplyI refer the Hon Member to my response to PQ 10945.
1 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what external bodies her Department consulted before calculating revised housing targets.
ReplyThe government’s proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework, including the proposed new standard method for assessing housing needs, were informed by engagement with a wide range of stakeholders from across local government, the planning p...
1 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedIf she will list which external organisations her Department consulted before the change in policy on inheritance tax for agricultural properties.
ReplyThe Government has published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-property-relief-and-business-property-relief-reforms. The Government takes into acco...
1 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedWhat estimate her Department has made of the number of farmers who will be affected by the withdrawal of agricultural property relief in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
ReplyThe Government has published information about the reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/what-are-the-changes-to-agricultural-property-relief. Around 500 estates across the UK are expect...
1 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect the coastline of the Wash from erosion.
ReplyProtecting all communities around the country from flooding is one of the Secretary of State’s five core priorities and we will work closely with the new Flood Resilience Taskforce to improve resilience and preparation across government and local authorit...
30 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of unoccupied shops in town centres in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
ReplyThis Government is committed to supporting our high-street businesses. At Autumn Budget, the Government announced that it is retaining and reforming the Long-Term Plan for Towns, with Spalding being one of 75 towns to receive up to £20 million in extra su...
30 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to improve maternity services in Lincolnshire.
ReplyThe Department is supporting the National Health Service to deliver the three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services across England, to make care safer, more personalised, and more equitable for women and babies.In Lincolnshire, there have...
29 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedIf he will make an assessment of the impact of proposed pylons in the Grimsby to Walpole scheme on the Wash National Nature Reserve.
ReplyDevelopers of transmission projects and all nationally significant infrastructure projects in England and Wales must assess the impacts of their proposals. This includes conducting assessments of projects’ impacts on the environment and habitats through E...
29 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat the total (a) amount and (b) value was of Class A drugs coming into the UK that were seized at the borders in the last five years.
ReplyThe latest transparency data showing the total amount of Class A drugs seized by Border Force across the last five years is available at the following pages:Seizures of drugs in England and Wales statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Border Force transparency d...