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1675117

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date	04/12/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food Supply: Reviews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on Henry Dimbleby's independent review of England's food chain.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>We are unable to provide this information as it is not disaggregated in the manner requested and manually calculating it in the time available would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 11/12/2023 13:30:37 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1675182

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit Cards: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the cap on interchange fees.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has previously legislated to ensure that interchange fees remain capped for UK domestic card transactions, where both the card issuer and acquirer are located in the UK, through the Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. This instrument ensures that the previous EU regulation on interchange fees for card payments continues to operate effectively as direct retained EU law following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. These caps ensure that the cost of card payments is affordable for merchants and acquirers.</p><p> </p><p>The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, repeals retained EU law in financial services, which includes the Interchange Fee Regulation 2015, in order to deliver a Smarter Regulatory Framework. Retained EU law will be repealed and replaced with rules set by our independent and expert regulators, operating within a framework set by government and Parliament. Under this framework, the Payment Systems Regulator will be responsible for any future rules on interchange fees.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 07/12/2023 15:53:48 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1675185

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his policy on the presumption against prison sentences of less than 12 months on reoffending rates.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/05/2024 11:29:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1675186

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Empty Property: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of repurposing empty buildings into prisons.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 24/05/2024 11:27:47 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1674568

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hedgehogs: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) charged and (b) prosecuted for alleged criminal offences involving the abuse of hedgehogs in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes information about notifiable crimes and their investigative outcomes from the police in England and Wales. This includes Wildlife offences but those involving the abuse of hedgehogs are not separately identifiable in the data we hold centrally.</p><p>Information on the number of prosecutions for such offences is published by the Ministry of Justice and can be found in their Outcomes by Offence Data tool here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2022</a></p><p>This information will also only be available at offence level, and it will not separately identify offences involving the abuse of hedgehogs.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 11/12/2023 14:47:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1674579

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Hedgehogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet collagues to help reduce the number of hedgehogs killed on roads.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State discusses many issues with Cabinet colleagues.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/12/2023 11:32:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1674658

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Stations: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of pro-Palestine protests at train stations on commuters.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Ministers have been closely involved in discussions between the Department and the British Transport Police (BTP) on the impact of and approach to managing protests at railway stations.</p><p>We support the right to protest, but abuse, intimidation or violence – especially that which is religiously motivated - will never be tolerated on the railway. BTP officers will not hesitate to take robust action against those who seek to cause harm or hate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 05/12/2023 14:03:19 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1674398

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help prevent the closure of high street banks in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Decisions on opening and closing branches are taken by the management team of each bank on a commercial basis, with which the Government does not interfere.</p><p> </p><p>Nonetheless, the Government believes that the impact of branch closures should be mitigated where possible so that all customers, wherever they live, continue to have access to appropriate banking services.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports industry working together to provide alternative banking and cash services, such as Banking Hubs. To date, industry has committed to delivering new shared Banking Hubs in over 100 communities. Further alternative options to access everyday banking services can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking and via the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework also allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at more than 11,500 Post Office branches across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to close their branches. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of a planned closure on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This seeks to ensure the implementation of closure decisions is done in a way that treats customers fairly. The Consumer Duty also requires that firms deliver “good outcomes” for customers.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 06/12/2023 13:16:50 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1674399

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: South Holland and the Deepings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many youth apprenticeship starts there have been in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>Under 19 apprenticeship starts in South Holland and the Deepings constituency can be found via the following links:</p><ul><li>2017/18 onwards on the ‘Explore Education Statistics’ site: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/2c8e229c-df32-4259-798c-08dbf0809b23" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/2c8e229c-df32-4259-798c-08dbf0809b23</a></li><li>2016/17: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a82c2ebe5274a2e8ab59384/201617_apprenticeships_geography_tool_by_sector_subject_area.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a82c2ebe5274a2e8ab59384/201617_apprenticeships_geography_tool_by_sector_subject_area.xlsx</a></li><li>2010/11 to 2015/16: <a href="https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F5a803a8ded915d74e33f9354%2Fapprenticeships-starts-by-geography-level-and-age.xlsx&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK" target="_blank">https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F5a803a8ded915d74e33f9354%2Fapprenticeships-starts-by-geography-level-and-age.xlsx&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</a></li></ul> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 06/12/2023 16:56:28 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1673944

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department last reviewed the effectiveness of the shortage occupation visa list in meeting the UK's skills needs.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	4333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Shortage Occupation List (SOL) is reviewed regularly by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC,) through extensive consultation with economic sectors. The SOL was updated in August this year with a wider MAC SOL review published in October. The Government is currently considering its response.</p><p>More broadly, the Government is considering additional measures to address net migration and will announce details of these in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 4334 question first answered 08/12/2023 13:10:39 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes