Every parliamentary written question tabled by John Hayes this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the risk of flooding in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the Fens.
Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government, and that is why we have launched a Flood Resilience Taskforce. It will provide oversight of national and local flood resilience and preparedness ahead of and after the winter floo...
If he will meet with community representatives in Lincolnshire to discuss the potential impact of the proposed Grimsby to Walpole project under the great grid upgrade.
It is the responsibility of the developers of electricity network projects – in this case National Grid Electricity Transmission - to propose a route and obtain planning permission for that route. The government sets the rules for a robust and independent...
What steps he is taking to help support children with cerebral palsy.
We want a society where every person, including those with a long-term condition such as cerebral palsy, receives high-quality, compassionate continuity of care, with their families and carers supported. We will change the National Health Service so that ...
Whether Ministers in her Department have met the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change since 5 July 2024.
Meetings are regularly published in our quarterly transparency returns.
What recent estimate her Department has made of how many people are living in the UK illegally.
By its very nature, it is not possible to know the exact size of the illegal population, or the number of people who arrive illegally, and so the Home Office does not seek to make any official estimates of the illegal population. In June 2019, the Office ...
How many times Ministers in his Department have visited the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland since 5 July 2024.
Northern Ireland Office Ministers have enjoyed visiting and engaging with communities, businesses, and organisations in many areas in Northern Ireland. This has included visiting the following areas close to the Border with the Republic of Ireland.I visit...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to commission an impact assessment of the agricultural transition plan.
The present Government will not be over-turning the applecart. We are fully committed to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes set out in the previous Government’s Agricultural Transition Plan. We will optimise these schemes in an orderly way to...
If he will update the powers of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to increase the maximum fine levy amount.
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) can impose a financial penalty on a large retailer if, following an investigation, it has been found to have breached the Groceries Supply Code of Practice. The permitted maximum fine is 1% of the retailer’s annual UK ...
Food and Rural Affairs, how many badgers have been culled in Lincolnshire since the beginning of the current cull regime.
The number of badgers removed during culling operations are published annually on GOV.UK.
What steps he is taking to raise awareness of childhood cancers.
We are committed to getting the National Health Service catching cancer on time, diagnosing it earlier, and treating it faster, so that more patients survive this horrible set of diseases. This includes in relation to children and young people.NHS England...
How many (a) primary and (b) secondary school students receive free school meals in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
As of January 2024, 2,166, or 26%, of state-funded primary school pupils and 1,655, or 23%, of state-funded secondary school pupils attending schools in South Holland and the Deepings constituency were eligible for and claiming free school meals. This com...
Communities and Local Government, if she will introduce new protections under the National Policy Planning Framework to protect historically significant landscapes.
The National Planning Policy Framework already includes safeguards for a range of sites and landscapes that may be of historic significance, including those areas designated as National Parks, the Broads, National Landscapes (formerly known as Areas of Ou...
What steps his Department is taking to estimate the (a) cost of and (b) number of claimants in the legal action launched by nuclear veterans in March 2024.
To date, claims have been received from five individuals, identified by their solicitors as the representative claimants. The claimants’ solicitors have indicated that there is a wider pool of claimants including family members that are alleged to have be...
Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to decriminalise non-payment of the television licence fee.
The Culture Secretary believes it is important that the television licence fee has a fair enforcement regime that does not disproportionately impact vulnerable people.As part of the next Charter Review, the government will engage with the BBC and others t...
Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of providing a discounted energy social tariff for disabled households.
The Government has no plans to introduce an energy social tariff this winter. However, we are committed to ensuring vulnerable households are supported with their energy bills and we are looking at all options on how to support these households. The Gover...
If she will make it her policy for her Department to prioritise the (a) procurement and (b) purchase of British produced (i) food and (ii) drink.
The Department for Transport complies with the relevant legal and regulatory framework when procuring food and drinks for use in its canteens and restaurants. Contracts include a requirement to comply with the mandatory standards of the Government Buying ...
How many people have been deported from the United Kingdom for convictions related to grooming in the last five years.
The Home Office publishes statistics on the returns of foreign national offenders by nationality and year. These returns are published in the Returns Detailed Datasets, Year Ending June 2024, which are available at: Immigration system statistics data tabl...
What steps his Department is taking to promote investment opportunities for businesses based in Lincolnshire.
The Government-owned British Business Bank supports business investment across the UK including through its Nations and Regions Investment Funds. This includes the £400m Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, supporting growing businesses across the Midlands...
How many and what proportion of prisoners released under the early release scheme have been electronically tagged.
Data on SDS40 releases forms a subset of data intended for future publication. We do not yet hold centrally collated data on how many prisoners released under SDS40 have been electronically tagged.Electronic Monitoring is only one part of a range of strin...
How many people eligible for Winter Fuel Payments live overseas, broken down by country.
For winter 2024/25, to be paid Winter Fuel Payments abroad, customers must be in scope of the Withdrawal Agreement and equivalent agreements with the EEA-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states and Switzerland, and the 2019 Convention with Ireland. ...