John Hayes MP: written questions
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Ministry of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether their Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the past 12 months.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has rolled out general purpose artificial intelligence tools like Microsoft Copilot across the Department to enhance productivity and support the work of all staff, including policy professionals. AI is being used to assist the pol...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether their Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the past 12 months.
Answer: DBT has used and continues to use artificial intelligence tools like Copilot and DBT Assist to support colleagues in their work, for example to help produce initial drafts, summaries, or research. The Department’s policy states that ‘human review/approval...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126534More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether their Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the past 12 months.
Answer: It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHomes for Ukraine Scheme: VisasHome OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of those granted visas under the Homes for Ukraine sponsorship programme were Ukrainian nationals.
Answer: A range of processing data, including case outcomes on Ukraine visa applications, which can be filtered to the nationality of the applicant, are published here:Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes detailed datasets, year ending December 2025
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHomes for Ukraine Scheme: VisasHome OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the nationalities were of those granted visas under the Homes for Ukraine sponsorship programme.
Answer: A range of processing data, including case outcomes on Ukraine visa applications, which can be filtered to the nationality of the applicant, are published here:Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes detailed datasets, year ending December 2025
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if her department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the past 12 months.
Answer: The Department uses approved AI tools, such as M365 Copilot, to support officials across the breadth of their work to help drive productivity and efficiency.Ministers have not used AI for the drafting of legislation or policy in the past 12 months.
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Peacekeeping OperationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what dates (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department held discussions with their United States' counterparts on the Board of Peace.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ministers speak to their US counterparts on a regular basis on a range of issues, including the implementation of the Gaza Peace Plan.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHomicide: Alcoholic Drinks and DrugsHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether murder victims are posthumously (a) drug and (b) alcohol tested as a matter of routine.
Answer: Forensic post-mortems follow the Code of Practice issued by the Home Office, the Royal College of Pathologists and the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland, which requires toxicology samples to be taken and preserved where necessary. If samples are n...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordResident Doctors: StrikesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number of operations (a) cancelled and (b) delayed for longer than one month as a result of industrial action by resident doctors in (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025.
Answer: The Department does not hold data centrally on the number of operations cancelled or delayed for longer than one month specifically as a result of industrial action by resident doctors.NHS England routinely publishes information on postponed inpatient and...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordResident Doctors: StrikesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of industrial action by resident doctors in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.
Answer: In 2024, the cost of industrial action by resident doctors was approximately £180 million. In 2025, there were three rounds of industrial action, in July, November, and December, each of five days. We have estimated industrial action costs at £50 million ...
Answered 29 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many reports of suspected price gouging for the price of heating oil have been made to the Competition and Markets Authority since 28 February 2026.
Answer: The Government does not hold figures on individual reports made to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). However, the CMA has recently announced that it has stepped up monitoring of fuel markets across the UK in response to the economic impacts of ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented WorkersHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many businesses were found guilty of employing illegal workers, and how much were they fined in 2025.
Answer: Information on illegal working civil penalty statistics has been published since 2016 as part of the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Transparency Data. This can be found at immigration-enforcement-data-oct-dec-2025 on tab CP02.This publication covers ...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Land UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Land Use Framework on Best and Most Versatile farmland in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework safeguards the best and most versatile land, which is the land most valuable for food production. Where significant development of agricultural land is demonstrated to be necessary, areas of poorer quality land shoul...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: LincolnshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of renewable energy projects awaiting grid connection in (1) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (2) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Information on projects holding connection agreements is available at TEC Register | National Energy System Operator for transmission projects and, for distribution projects, at National Grid - Embedded capacity register (Central and Southern Lincolnshire...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Radiation ExposureMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether legal advice has been received in regard to an Atomic Weapons Establishment report that claimed fallout data affecting British troops had been covered up.
Answer: The Government is deeply grateful to all those who participated in the UK nuclear testing programme. We recognise their service and the huge contribution they made to the UK’s security. We remain committed to listening to their concerns and are working co...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Social MediaDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.
Answer: The Department has not paid for followers on any of its social media platforms.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Social MediaMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has not paid for followers on its social media platforms.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHospices: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support children's hospices in Lincolnshire.
Answer: We recognise that access to high-quality, personalised palliative care can make all the difference for seriously ill children and their families.Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB), including NHS Li...
Answered 15 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to to tackle county lines gangs targeting children to act as drug runners.
Answer: The Government is committed to halving knife crime and tackling violent and exploitative county lines gangs is crucial to achieving this. That is why we are investing more than £34 million in 26/27 in the County Lines Programme, to pursue violent line hol...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle online content encouraging people to pursue fraudulent benefits claims.
Answer: The unscrupulous people who actively try to promote, encourage, or assist in fraud must not be tolerated and these people must face consequences. Offences under the Fraud Act 2006 can carry a maximum sentence of up to 10 years’ imprisonment. This includes...
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Social MediaHome OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.
Answer: The Home Office does not, and has not paid for followers on its social media platforms.
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Social MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has not paid for followers on its social media platforms.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Social MediaTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123127More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.
Answer: HM Treasury does not pay for followers on any social media platforms.
Answered 1 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Social MediaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.
Answer: The department has not paid for followers on its social media platforms.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Social MediaDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has paid for followers on social media platforms it uses.
Answer: The department has not paid for followers on its social media platforms.
Answered 7 Apr 2026
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