29 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedHow many registrations have been made with the Infected Blood Interim Compensation Payment Scheme in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands.
ReplyAs of July 2024, 3,698 interim compensation payments have been paid to living infected persons and bereaved partners. This information is not made available on a regional basis. The process under which estates can apply for interim compensation payments o...
29 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps his Department is taking to improve the dementia diagnosis rate in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
ReplyThe national target for dementia diagnosis is that 66.7% of the prevalent population has a diagnosis of dementia. Lincolnshire is at 67.8% because of prioritising improvements in diagnosis rates.Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) have se...
29 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps she has taken with relevant authorities to reduce shop lifting in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
ReplyShoplifting increased at an unacceptable level under the previous government, and we have seen more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.To that end, thi...
28 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, how many trees were planted in (a) South Holland district and (b) South Kesteven district in the last ten years.
ReplyThe Forestry Commission publishes statistics on new planting of woodland, and trees outside woodland, in England. These can be found in Forestry Commission Key Performance Indicators . These statistics are reported for each financial year in thousands of ...
28 Oct 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of court cases in Lincolnshire.
ReplyWe have interpreted this question as in reference to the Crown Court outstanding caseload in Lincolnshire. We inherited a record and rising Crown Court backlog from the previous Government and we are committed to tackling it.We are pursuing a number of me...
28 Oct 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedHow many and what proportion of those convicted for sexual offences were not given prison sentences in the last five years.
ReplySentencing in individual cases is a matter for the independent judiciary.This Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls within the decade. To do so, we must improve the justice system’s response to these crim...
28 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have met the Runnymede Trust charity since July 5 2024.
ReplyAll relevant meetings attended by ministers, special advisers and senior officials are declared in the normal way in the department’s quarterly transparency releases.
28 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to reduce levels of drug offences in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
ReplyReducing drug-related crime is a key priority for this Government and is part of our mission to take back our streets and drive down crime and antisocial behaviour.An additional £267 million in drug and alcohol treatment is being invested into services th...
28 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of neighbourhood policing in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
ReplyAs 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 includes getting thousands of neighbourhood police p...
28 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to reduce school absences in rural areas.
ReplyThe government recognises school absence as a key barrier to learning. If children are not in school, it does not matter how effective or well-supported teaching and learning is, they will not benefit. Thanks to the sector's efforts, more students are att...
28 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedWhat steps she has taken to reduce work-related injuries in the agricultural sector.
ReplyThe safety and health of people at work in agriculture is a concern to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the industry. HSE uses a blend of approaches to influence and improve the health and safety record of the industry, reduce work-related injuri...
25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhat steps she is taking to tackle county lines operations in Lincolnshire.
ReplyCounty lines is the most violent and exploitative model of drug distribution nationally, and a harmful form of Child Criminal Exploitation. The Government’s manifesto included a commitment to introduce a new offence of criminal exploitation of children, t...
25 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedWhether her Department has provided funding to the Runnymede Trust in the last ten years.
ReplyThe Home Office has provided no funding to the Runnymede Trust in the last ten years.
25 Oct 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedWhether (a) Ministers and (b) officials have held recent discussions with National Grid on the viability of using an underground cable system instead of pylons as part of the great grid upgra
ReplyThe Government’s policy on undergrounding is set out in the energy National Policy Statement for electricity networks (EN-5), which sets a strong starting presumption of overhead lines, except in nationally designated landscapes, where undergrounding is t...
25 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhat steps he is taking to increase the number of radiotherapy treatment machines in England.
ReplyThe Government knows that cancer patients are waiting too long for a diagnosis and treatment. We will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier, and treating it faster, so that more patients survive this horrible set...
25 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedIf he will have discussions with NHS England on improving access to radiotherapy treatments for cancer patients in rural areas.
ReplyNHS England and the integrated care boards are responsible for ensuring that the healthcare needs of local communities are met. These responsibilities include considering adequate healthcare provision, care, and wider support for local populations, includ...
25 Oct 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedHow many prisoners released under the early release scheme on (a) 10 September 2024 and (b) 22 October 2024 are registered as residing in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) Lincolnshire.
ReplyData on SDS40 releases forms a subset of data intended for future publication.
25 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedWhether Ministers in his Department have met representatives of the Mermaids charity since 5 July 2024.
ReplyMinisters from the Department have not met with representatives of the Mermaids charity since 5 July 2024.
23 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWhether Ministers in his Department have met representatives of Arden Strategies since 5 July 2024.
ReplyDetails of ministers’ meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.
23 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedIf he will make an estimate of the number of unpaid carers in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
ReplyThe 2021 Census found that there are approximately 4.7 million people of all ages in England who said they provided unpaid care. In the South Holland and the Deepings constituency, the census showed that there were approximately 9,700 people of all ages w...