Written questions

Helen Hayes

2,538 written questions tabled, most recent first.

21 Jul 2021 · Department for Transport

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the costs to international travellers associated with (a) privately-funded covid tests and (b) hotel quarantine for those ar

21 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to support travellers who are overseas if the country they are visiting is suddenly placed onto the Red list in the context of the covid-19 pandemic.

20 Jul 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the feasibility that UK reaches net zero emissions sooner than 2050.

20 Jul 2021 · COP26

Renewable Energy: Treaties

To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the (a) potential merits and (b) likelihood of an international agreement to ensure global co-operation to transition to renewable energy sources.

20 Jul 2021 · COP26

Climate Change: Treaties

To ask the President of COP26, what assessment has he made of the (a) potential merits and (b) likelihood of an international agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.

20 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Refugees: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) assessment she made of the potential effect of climate change on the displacement of people and (b) steps her Department is taking to prepare for future increases in refugees seeking safety i

20 Jul 2021 · Treasury

Debts: Developing Countries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) assessment he has made of the potential merits of cancelling debt for low income countries to help them prepare for the effects of climate change and (b) discussions he is having with private financial inst

20 Jul 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the reduction in the Overseas Aid Budget on lower income countries' ability to (a) reduce carbon emissions and (b) pr

20 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Asylum: Clothing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that destitute asylum seekers arriving in the UK are provided with (a) underwear, (b) shoes and (c) clothing.

20 Jul 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Social Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the preparedness of the social care sector for surges in covid-19 and other respiratory diseases in winter 2021; and what contingency planning his Departm

20 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Violence Reduction Units: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she is having with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a long term funding settlement for Violence Reduction Units ahead of the next Spending Review.

20 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Violence Reduction Unit

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support the work of the London Violence Reduction Unit's work during Summer 2021.

20 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Serious Violence Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason her Department disbanded the Serious Violence Taskforce; and whether her Department plans to reconvene that Taskforce.

20 Jul 2021 · Home Office

Crimes of Violence: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her Answer of 12 July 2021 to Question 902508, Official Report, column 6, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the £23 million for early intervention programmes which will be pr

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to increase local authority powers to direct property managers to make suitable provision for waste storage within properties they manage, including for s

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to increase local authority powers to recover the full costs from waste producers and property managers of collecting and disposing of the contents of a c

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of giving local authorities increased powers to direct waste producers, including property managers for properties with

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Management

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that changes to waste management reflect differing local contexts including (a) availability of space for waste storage, (b) differing col

19 Jul 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Waste Management: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish the formula for new burdens funding for the proposed changes to waste management.