John Hayes MP: written questions
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Department for Transport: Civil ServantsDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: As of 30 November, 265 staff at the Department for Transport were on a temporary contract - representing 7.2% of the total workforce. We do not collate data on the number of individuals working within the Department at any moment in time as part of consul...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Civil ServantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: Information on the number of civil servants in the Department is published monthly on the GOV.UK website, and can be found at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dhsc-workforce-management-informationAs of the 31 October 2025, the ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Civil ServantsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants.
Answer: Information on the number of civil servants employed on temporary contracts is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics as part of the quarterly Public Sector Employment statistics. Information can be accessed for September 2025 at the fo...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social MediaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many full time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: In 2023 there were 4.6 full time equivalent staff.In 2024 there were 9.3.In 2025 there were 9.3. The number is lower for 2023 as the department was new and still recruiting. While these staff members have social media content creation as part of their rol...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Social MediaDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many full time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Social MediaDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many full time equivalent staff in her Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport delivers a wide range of communications campaigns through digital and traditional channels. It is not possible to provide the exact number of staff employed solely to create social media content. These responsib...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Social MediaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEquipment: TheftHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) reduce and (b) prevent equipment theft in (1) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (2) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Equipment theft can have devastating consequences for countryside communities and the agricultural sector. That is why we are committed to the implementation of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 and fully support its intentions to prevent the thef...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: LincolnshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help support the tourism industry in Lincolnshire.
Answer: DCMS is committed to ensuring that tourism contributes to growth and jobs across all parts of the country particularly in rural areas such as Lincolnshire, home to historic sites such as Lincoln Cathedral and Castle and family attractions including Lincol...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99677More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of civil servants are (a) on temporary contract and (b) consultants in his Department.
Answer: Information on the number of civil servants employed on temporary contracts is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics as part of the quarterly Public Sector Employment statistics. Information can be accessed for September 2025 at the fo...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Social MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99676More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full time equivalent staff in his Department have been employed for the purpose of making social media content in each of the past three years.
Answer: Due to the difficulty of disaggregating the number of staff who are employed to produce social media content from staff who are employed to work on broader digital communications, it is not possible to report exact figures in response to this question.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBuilding Safety Fund: LincolnshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many residential buildings have registered with the Building Safety Fund in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: No buildings in South Holland and the Deepings constituency registered with the Building Safety Fund. Between 1 and 5 buildings in Lincolnshire registered and have since been transferred to the Cladding Safety Scheme to streamline delivery. To note the de...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVoice over Internet Protocol: LincolnshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the phasing out of telephone landlines on residents in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Landlines are not being phased out. The technology underpinning landline telephones is being modernised from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). VoIP enables clearer and better-quality phone calls, improved...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: LincolnshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with HM Courts and Tribunals Service on reducing the backlog of criminal cases in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Lincoln Crown Court has continued to reduce outstanding workloads through the creation of a fourth Crown Court room in May 2021, utilising all Crown Court sitting day allocations for this financial year. To mitigate delays in setting trial dates, Lincoln ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in levels of (a) petrol and (b) diesel prices in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Fuel price trends are monitored nationally and published in the Department’s weekly statistics on GOV.UK. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) oversee market transparency and compliance and publish quarterly and yearly reports on GOV.UK.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVoluntary Work: LincolnshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase volunteering opportunities in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Volunteering is vital to the fabric of British life and communities throughout the country. That’s why the Government aims to encourage and enable as many people as possible to be involved. This year, we are investing in developing an open data infrastruc...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVocational Education: LincolnshireDepartment for EducationTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that all pupils are able to purse vocational education pathways in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, published on 20 October, set out our vision for a world-leading skills system which breaks down barriers to opportunity, meets student and employers’ needs, widens access to high quality education and training...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the feasibility of the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030.
Answer: The Government has provided crucial certainty to industry by reinstating the 2030 phase-out date for new cars relying solely on internal combustion engines. We’re also investing over £7.5 billion to support drivers and manufacturers to make the switch to ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to pharmacies in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Local authorities are required to undertake a pharmaceutical needs assessment (PNA) every three years to assess whether their population is adequately served by local pharmacies. These assessments must be kept under review. The Lincolnshire Health and Wel...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will review the (a) age and (b) quality of school buildings in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: I refer the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings to the answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 83935.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrossbows: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of creating a single crossbow licensing authority for England and Wales.
Answer: The Government is actively considering the introduction of further controls around crossbows.This follows a call for evidence on strengthening controls on crossbows on public safety grounds, which ran from 14 February to 9 April 2024, and tested ideas for...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordResearch: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to increase spending on research and development in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands.
Answer: DSIT will invest a record £58.5 billion in R&D from 2026/27 to 2029/30, part of the £86 billion announced by the Chancellor—the largest government R&D investment ever.UKRI investment in Lincolnshire increased by 43% between 2022/23 and 2023/24. In...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrossbowsHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her policies of the availability of crossbows through online purchases.
Answer: The Government is actively considering the introduction of further controls around crossbows. This follows a call for evidence on strengthening controls on crossbows on public safety grounds, which ran from 14 February to 9 April 2024, and tested ideas fo...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to encourage public bodies to prioritise the purchase of produce from (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: This Government has set a clear ambition for half of all food purchased across the public sector to be locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards within legal constraints. The Government is undertaking work to ensure we can deliver on...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFuels: LincolnshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that people in Lincolnshire can access competitive fuel prices through the Fuel Finder scheme.
Answer: The Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025 were debated in the House of Commons on 4 November 2025 and the House of Lords on 4 December 2025. The Regulations should be in place from 18 December 2025. Once launched, our analysis suggests that househ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
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