John Hayes MP: written questions
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Health Services: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support NHS staff working in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The health and wellbeing of all National Health Service staff is a top priority. Local employers across the NHS have arrangements in place for supporting staff, including occupational health provision, employee support programmes, and a focus on healthy w...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: DrugsHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of immigrants detained following their arrival in the UK by small boats have been searched for drugs in each of the past five years.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to questions 71052, 71053 and 71054 on 4th September.
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make it her policy to reduce rail fares after taking franchises into public ownership.
Answer: Decisions on fare changes are taken annually and agreed across government. We will always seek to strike a fair balance between passengers and taxpayers as we seek to return the railway to financial sustainability. In November, the Secretary of State conf...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to reduce energy bills for (a) households and (b) businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The affordability crisis is the biggest issue facing this country. That is why the Autumn Budget acted to take £150 of costs off people’s energy bills. This support comes on top of the £150 off energy bills provided for around 6 million families under the...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce water bills for (a) households and (b) businesses in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: Bill payers are understandably concerned that bills have risen. For too long, investment has not kept pace with the challenges of an ageing infrastructure system, a rapidly growing population, and climate change. Over the next four years, water companies ...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new cars were registered in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.
Answer: e do not readily hold new vehicle registration figures at the requested geographic levels. Information on licensed vehicles broken down by Upper and lower tier local authorities and lower super output areas (LSOA) are available at:https://www.gov.uk/gover...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of electric vehicles registered in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: At the end of June 2025, the number of licensed vehicles that were battery electric was 10,789 in Lincolnshire. We do not readily hold the respective figure for South Holland and the Deepings constituency. It is important to note, vehicles are allocated t...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims (a) approved and (b) rejected since July 2024 involved interviews over video calls.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum claims (a) approved and (b) rejected since July 2024 involved face-to-face interviews.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: Delivery ServicesHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the nationalities of people detained for removal caught working illegally as delivery drivers.
Answer: The Home Office takes the issue of illegal working seriously and continues to take robust enforcement action against those who breach immigration laws.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the Code of Practice...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: Age AssuranceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many firms have been fined for not complying with age verification rules in the Online Safety Act 2023.
Answer: Ofcom is the independent regulator for online safety and is responsible for enforcing the Online Safety Act 2023.On 4 December, Ofcom announced its largest online safety fine to date, a penalty of £1 million issued to a pornography provider for failing to...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTennis: LincolnshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions her Department has had with stakeholders to improve tennis facilities in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government is determined to ensure that everyone has access to quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That is why we have committed £400 million to transform facilities across the whole of the UK following the Spending Review. We are now w...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBiometrics: CamerasHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of cameras used in facial recognition technology are made in the UK.
Answer: The information requested is not held by the Home Office. Decisions on the procurement of cameras used in facial recognition technology are for individual police forces and other relevant authorities. Procurement decisions by police forces must comply wit...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBiometrics: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people resident in the UK are recorded on the National DNA Database.
Answer: As of 30 September 2025, a total of 7,490,730 subject samples were retained on the National DNA Database. It is estimated that these samples correspond to 6,210,328 individuals.The Home Office is unable to confirm how many of these records pertain specifi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent immigration rules abuse where people on tourist visas claim asylum.
Answer: All visitors must be able to demonstrate that they are genuine and will leave the UK at the end of their visit. The Visitor route is not intended to facilitate individuals travelling to the UK with the intention of claiming asylum. Visitor visa applicatio...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: SwimmingDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire are able to offer swimming lessons to pupils.
Answer: It is a requirement of the PE national curriculum that schools must provide swimming and water safety lessons to pupils in either key stage 1 or 2. Whilst academies are not required to follow the national curriculum, they must provide a broad and balanced...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAWE: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all document titles from the Merlin database that have been declassified by the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
Answer: All document titles from the Merlin database that have been declassified will be published. Over 4,700 records from the Merlin database are currently listed and accessible on The National Archives (TNA) website. Records are being regularly transferred fro...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVisual Impairment: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the accessibility of pavements for (a) blind and (b) visually impaired people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local authorities to manage their roads, including pavements, and to ensure this is done in a way which allows them to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty. The Department provides good practice guidance on designing acc...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the levels of recruitment and retention in Lincolnshire Police in the past 10 years.
Answer: Forces are expected to manage their recruitment and retention activities to ensure that they meet officer headcount targets linked to funding arrangements set out in the Police Funding Settlement.The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number o...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic Hubs: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of community diagnostic hubs in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are delivering additional, digitally connected diagnostic capacity in England, providing patients with a co-ordinated set of tests in the community in as few visits as possible, to enable fast and accurate diagnoses.The...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with (1) Chrohn's and (2) Colitis in (a) South Holland and the Deepings and (b) Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.
Answer: Neither the Department nor NHS England hold data on the total number of people diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or colitis in South Holland and the Deepings or Lincolnshire in each of the last five years. However, the following table shows a count hospital ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to reduce rates of cardiovascular disease in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The South Holland and the Deepings constituency and Lincolnshire have implemented a number of programmes to reduce the rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including:- One You Lincolnshire, which provides holistic support for adults to act on modifiable...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of food waste in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Defra funds the groundbreaking UK Food and Drink Pact, a voluntary agreement with industry to tackle food waste in the supply chain. We also fund a programme of action delivered by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to tackle household food w...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of GP services to meet demand in Lincolnshire.
Answer: General practice (GP) capacity is tracked through national datasets using several key metrics, such as the number of appointments offered each month and overall workforce levels. Patient feedback is gathered regularly through annual and monthly surveys. L...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language: AssessmentsHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted for attempting to impersonate someone else on a Secure English language test in each of the last five years.
Answer: The cost of providing the information requested would result in disproportionate cost.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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