Tom Hayes MP: written questions
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Childcare: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with children’s nursery operators on (a) the viability of that sector and (b) the adequacy of the level of funding for childcare provided by the Government.
Answer: In 2025/26 alone, the government expects to spend over £8 billion on early years entitlements, increasing to over £9 billion in 2026/27, and we have increased the early years pupil premium by over 45%. We have also provided further funding of £75 million ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government’s new school-based nurseries will be operated by the public or private sector.
Answer: High quality early years is central to our mission to break down the barriers to opportunity, give every child the best possible start in life and is essential to our Plan for Change. School-based nurseries are one part of our diverse and vibrant early ye...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Carbon EmissionsTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 906173More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the financial sector to support the transition to net zero.
Answer: The UK’s sustainable finance sector is world leading, and the Government is actively mobilising capital to support the transition and improve our energy independence.Since July 2024, over £50 billion of private investment has been announced in clean energ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to support support students affected by (a) course closures and (b) redundancies at universities in financial deficit.
Answer: The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education (HE) in England, monitors the financial health of providers to ensure it has an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector.Its latest report, published on 8 ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the financial sustainability of higher education institutions; and what information her Department holds on the proportion of higher education institutions that
Answer: The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education (HE) in England, monitors the financial health of providers to ensure it has an up to date understanding of the sustainability of the sector.Its latest report, published on 8 ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: Business and Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) local authorities and (b) businesses to (i) comply with new plastic regulations and (ii) transition to sustainable alternatives.
Answer: We have interpreted this question as referring to Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, as well as our work on reducing Single Use Plastics. The Government has provided approximately £700,000 to support local authorities in enforcing the 2023 ba...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding her Department plans to provide for plastic reprocessing infrastructure in each of the next three years; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of
Answer: Defra currently has no plans to fund plastics reprocessing infrastructure. There are existing mechanisms including the market-based Packaging Waste Recycling Notes (PRN) system to provide direct funding to the reprocessing sector. This year sees the start...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: ResearchDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed research on the potential (i) environmental and (ii) health impact of (A) microplastics and (B) nanoplastics on (1) ecosyst
Answer: In 2022, Defra initiated a research project to investigate the risks of intentionally added microplastics, which reviewed the emissions from microplastics, and the risks they pose both to human health and the environment. Earlier this year, we published t...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support (a) design innovation and (b) the recyclability of plastic products to help accelerate the the transition to a circular economy for plast
Answer: This Government is committed to moving to a circular economy – a future where we keep our resources in use for longer, waste is reduced, we accelerate the path to net zero, we see investment in critical infrastructure and green jobs, our economy prospers,...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: SportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain requirements on the (a) cost and (b) timeline for the development of grassroots sports faciliti
Answer: The Government has recently concluded a consultation on improving the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for minor, medium and brownfield development. It sought views on a potential partial exemption to BNG for parks, public gardens and playing...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Recreation SpacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting (a) parks, (b) gardens and (c) playing fields from biodiversity net gain requirements.
Answer: The Government has recently concluded a consultation on improving the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for minor, medium and brownfield development. It sought views on a potential partial exemption to BNG for parks, public gardens and playing...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77338More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if She will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of increasing funding for grassroots football on costs to (a) the NHS and (b) local authorities.
Answer: The Government’s NHS 10 Year Health Plan recognises the importance of physical activity in tackling the nation’s health and relieving NHS pressures. The latest evidence provided by Sport England shows that physical activity directly prevents 3.2 million c...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77337More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether grassroots football organisations are eligible for public health funding.
Answer: Grassroots football organisations can be eligible for local public health funding at the discretion of local authorities, and where the main and primary purpose of spend is on public health.Core funding for local authorities’ public health responsibilitie...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball Foundation: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has held recent discussions with the Football Foundation on the level of funding it requires from the Government to (a) plan strategically and (b) implement community projects.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed another £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK over the next four years. This fund...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve funding for grassroots football facilities.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That’s why the Government is investing £98 million throughout 2025/26 to build and upgrade pitches and facilities UK wide. Funding from t...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS cost recovery.
Answer: No formal assessment has been made. However, we continue to work with NHS England to ensure that the system works as effectively and fairly as possible.
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: Labour TurnoverDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve staff retention in NHS midwifery services.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is committed to making the National Health Service the best place to work, by supporting and retaining our hardworking and dedicated healthcare professionals, including midwives.To support this ambitio...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the international labour supply of midwives on the (a) training and (b) employment of British midwives.
Answer: The Government is committed to developing homegrown talent and giving opportunities to more people across the country to join our NHS. Later this year, we will publish a 10 Year Workforce Plan which will outline strategies for improving retention, product...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwivesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the labour supply of trained midwives.
Answer: No specific assessment has been made but later this year we will publish a 10 Year Workforce Plan which will outline strategies for improving retention, productivity, training, and reducing attrition, enhancing conditions for all NHS staff.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Sick LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he ia taking to reduce staff sickness absences amongst NHS staff.
Answer: NHS England publishes monthly data on sickness absence rates for staff working in the National Health Service. This is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-sickness-absence-ratesHowever, ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: Sick LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of levels of long-term sickness amongst NHS maternity service staff.
Answer: NHS England publishes monthly data on sickness absence rates for staff working in the National Health Service. This is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-sickness-absence-ratesHowever, ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Sick LeaveDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of levels of long-term sickness amongst NHS staff.
Answer: NHS England publishes monthly data on sickness absence rates for staff working in the National Health Service. This is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-sickness-absence-ratesHowever, ...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of demand for NHS maternity services.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England monitor trends in demand for maternity services using a number of different data sources. Demand is primarily driven by the number of women giving birth, as well as the type and complexity of the ca...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of ensuring a job in the NHS for midwifery graduates.
Answer: On 11 August 2025, the Government announced the Graduate Guarantee for nurses and midwives. The guarantee will ensure that there are enough positions for every newly qualified midwife in England. The package of measures will unlock thousands of jobs, ensu...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMidwives: EmploymentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help increase opportunities for midwifery graduates to gain employment in the NHS.
Answer: On 11 August 2025, the Government announced the Graduate Guarantee for nurses and midwives. The guarantee will ensure that there are enough positions for every newly qualified midwife in England. The package of measures will unlock thousands of jobs, ensu...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
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