Written questions

Tom Hayes

545 written questions tabled, most recent first.

1 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the availability of mental health services in (a) Bournemouth and (b) Dorset.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Children's Play

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of the play industry on the economy.

1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Playgrounds: Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she is taking steps to encourage local authorities to buy playground equipment from UK manufacturers.

1 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the use of hotels as accommodation for asylum seekers on the (a) hospitality and (b) tourism sectors.

1 Jul 2025 · Home Office

Asylum: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels in (a) Bournemouth and (b) the UK.

1 Jul 2025 · Women and Equalities

Transgender People

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to improve support for young trans people under the age of 18.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Playgrounds: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to take steps to help support domestic manufacturing of playground equipment.

1 Jul 2025 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Reform

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish her Department's White Paper on reforms to the SEND system.

1 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Identity Cards

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veteran ID cards have been issued to veterans who were discharged before December 2018, by council area.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Bournemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle mental health barriers to employment in Bournemouth.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the contribution of (a) Bournemouth University, (b) Health Sciences University and (c) other higher education institutions in tackling skills gaps in the Dorset economy.

30 Jun 2025 · Women and Equalities

Transgender People: Equality

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she is having with the Equality and Human Rights Commission on ensuring that updates to the Code of Practice provides practical guidance for service providers who wish to remain trans-inclusiv

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Crown Estate on Offshore Wind Leasing Round 6 including sites off the Dorset coast.

30 Jun 2025 · Women and Equalities

Transgender People: Conversion Therapy

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban conversion therapy for trans people.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Soft Drinks: Taxation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the soft drinks industry levy and (b) lowering the threshold for drinks to be subject to the levy.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Industry: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) Bournemouth University, (b) Health Sciences University and (c) other higher education institutions on the delivery of the Industrial Strategy.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Bournemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of higher education providers on exports produced by Bournemouth.

30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Services: Bournemouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of health inequalities on the (a) demand for and (b) cost of delivering NHS services in Bournemouth.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Clean Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to publish the Flexibility Roadmap.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the length of paid parental leave.

30 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Schools: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to the birth rate on school rolls.

30 Jun 2025 · Treasury

Children

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the cost of (a) living and (b) housing on the number of families choosing to have a child.