John Hayes MP: written questions
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Wales Office: VisasWales OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff within her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: No staff in my Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: VisasCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117663More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff within his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: 39 civil servants are employed through Skilled Worker visas in the Cabinet Office. Before they can be considered for visa sponsorship, all candidates for Cabinet Office posts must meet the Civil Service nationality rules which operate alongside UK immigra...
Answered 9 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: VisasDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff within her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: The department currently sponsors 28 individuals on a Skilled Worker visa through a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Answered 8 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117240More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any civil servants hired by his Department were recruited over another person on the basis of a protected characteristic in each of the last three years.
Answer: Civil Service recruitment is governed by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRaGA) 2010, which requires that all appointments to the Civil Service are made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. The Cabinet Office does not recruit ...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: VisasTreasuryTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117239More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: We do not disclose the exact number of staff with visas for data privacy reasons, but can confirm that fewer than five staff members at HM Treasury are reliant on a visa for their right to work in the UK.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: VisasMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: As at 5 March 2026, 163 individuals are recorded as being employed on a visa by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) or its Arm’s Length Bodies. MOD Civil Service jobs generally require candidates to be either UK nationals, Commonwealth citizens, or EEA national...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: VisasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: The requested data is not held centrally in a reportable format.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: VisasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff in her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: There are 55 members of staff in the Department that hold a visa which permits them to work in the United Kingdom. This figure includes staff on work and other visa routes. It does not include individuals granted pre or settled status under the EU Settlem...
Answered 20 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: VisasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has less than five employees who are reliant on a visa for employment. The exact number has been redacted to avoid identification of individuals.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: VisasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: 47 individuals in the Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: FlagsTreasuryTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116704More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many days in 2025 did the Pride Flag fly on the main Whitehall building operated by her Department.
Answer: During 2025 the Pride Flag was not flown on 1 Horse Guards Road on behalf of HM Treasury HM Treasury is only one department in GOGGS (Government Offices Great George Street, encompassing 1 Horse Guards Road and 100 Parliament Street). Flag flying is admin...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: FlagsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many days in 2025 did the Pride Flag fly on the main Whitehall building operated by his Department.
Answer: The Pride Flag was flown for five days on the Department’s main building in 2025.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: VisasDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116702More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff within her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: The Department for Transport (central) currently sponsors visas for 33 skilled workers and has an additional 19 employees working on other visa types.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116701More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental appointments have been (a) delivered and (b) cancelled in Lincolnshire in each of the last 3 years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of National Health Service dental treatments delivered in the first seven months of the 2025/26 financial year, in the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board: Financial yearNumber of NHS dental treatments delivered in the ...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: FlagsCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116700More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many days in 2025 did the Pride Flag fly on the main Whitehall building operated by his Department.
Answer: The Pride Flag was displayed for the following dates across the following building. 70 Whitehall – 30.06.25 – 05.07.25 (6 Days)
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: VisasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: There are 70 members of staff in the Department that hold a visa which permits them to work in the United Kingdom. This figure includes staff on work and other visa routes. It does not include individuals granted pre or settled status under the EU Settlem...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: VisasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: Currently MHCLG have 6 employees who have indefinite leave to remain in the UK and 39 employees who require a visa.
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: VisasDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. Gathering this data would therefore incur disproportionate costs.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSleeping Rough: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of rough sleepers are not British nationals.
Answer: The government recently published the annual rough sleeping snapshot count for autumn 2025 and the latest management information providing data from September – December 2025. Both of these publications include data on the nationality of people sleeping r...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: WhatsAppMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his Department's policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages function on Whatsapp on Government devices.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice's Information Management Policy explains that non-corporate communication channels such as WhatsApp 'must not be used unless absolutely necessary'. The policy directs staff to the Non-corporate communication channels for government...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: VisasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff within his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: The requested data is not held centrally in a reportable format.
Answered 6 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: VisasHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff within her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: As of 01 March 2026, the Home Office had 186 employees with a visa type which allows them time limited right to work in the UK.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSickness Benefits: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115784More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase (a) skills and (b) employment support for people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in receipt of sickness benefits.
Answer: The Get Britain Working White Paper, published in autumn 2024, and Pathways to Work Green Paper, published in spring 2025, set out the Government’s plan on skills and employment support, including for those in receipt of sickness benefits. Our Pathways to...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: VisasMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff within his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Answer: This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCompulsorily Detained Psychiatric PatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115336More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ensure that decisions to section individuals are based on the merits of the case in question and not on ethnicity.
Answer: Decisions to detain patients under the Mental Health Act should not be based on ethnicity. The reforms under the Mental Health Act 2025 ensure that detention is used when absolutely necessary for patient and public safety. The planned reforms will not cha...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
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