John Hayes MP: written questions
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Local Press: LincolnshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support local media in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Sustainability of local journalism across the country is an area of particular concern for this Government, including in South Holland and the Deepings and more broadly across Lincolnshire. The Government understands the important work that local news doe...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNurses: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing levels of funding for level 7 apprenticeships on the number of nurses in training.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings to the answer to Question 83834.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-crime Hate IncidentsHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to direct police forces to instruct them to scrap the recording of all non-crime hate incidents.
Answer: This Government has been clear that the police should focus on tackling real crime and policing the streets, and that a consistent and common-sense approach must be taken with non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs).That is why the Home Secretary has asked the N...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSafe Abortion Action Fund: Las LibresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether overseas aid provided to the Safe Abortion Action Fund has been given to Las Libres since 2022.
Answer: The UK provides overseas aid to the Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF), which works to expand access to legal, safe and life-saving abortion services in low- and middle-income countries. SAAF is a pooled fund which supports a number of partners globally, de...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: InternetDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that critical services continue to operate in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: DCMS has established business continuity and IT service continuity arrangements to sustain critical services during severe disruption, including a major internet outage. The business continuity function works closely with key stakeholders to regularly tes...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: InternetDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that critical services continue to run in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: Government has a robust set of policies in place to ensure there are well-defined and tested incident management processes in place, and to ensure continuity of essential functions in the event of system or service failure. The Department for Science, Inn...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: InternetDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what measures his Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has established a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) that is designed to ensure the continuity of departmental critical services in the event of a major disruption. Our BCMS aligns with industry be...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: InternetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures his Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: Providing critical services in the event of a major internet outage requires that the department has suitable technology solutions in place, that services are well designed and governed, recovery requirements are assessed and they are aligned with busines...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: InternetDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures her Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: The Department has a range of alternative means of communication, including telephony, and manual processes to facilitate business critical work and maintain operational continuity in the event of loss of internet connection over cellular and/or fixed lin...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: ChinaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-China Joint Economic and Trade Commission on (a) employment and (b) economic growth in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Secretary of State for the Department of Business and Trade, Peter Kyle, visited China from 10-11 September to co-chair the first UK-China Joint Economic and Trade Commission since 2018 and the UK-China Industrial Cooperation Dialogue. The visit deliv...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: InternetForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what measures her Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has established business continuity and IT service continuity arrangements to sustain critical services during severe disruption, including a major internet outage. For security reasons, the department does...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: InternetDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what measures her Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: In preparation for potential major incidents, the department has undertaken Business Impact Assessments across all critical assets. These assessments have informed the development of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), which outline the procedures and conti...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: InternetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: The Government has a robust set of policies in place to ensure there are well-defined and tested incident management processes in place, and to ensure continuity of essential functions in the event of system or service failure. In line with these policies...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: OutagesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans NHS England Digital has in place to ensure that critical services continue to operate in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: NHS England ensures that its digital services are built with resilience and redundancy at their core. Critical systems are supported by robust technical architecture designed to maintain continuity where possible during disruptions. We have resilience in ...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: InternetTreasuryTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83247More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures HMRC has in place to continue to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: HMRC services are designed with resilience and continuity in mind. While some services rely on internet connectivity—for example, digital access for citizens and connections to certain Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms—the majority of HMRC’s core sys...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Digital Service: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures the Government Digital Service has in place to continue to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: The Government Digital Service (GDS) builds resilient critical services by operating these across multiple locations or dispersed geographies.This underlying redundancy reduces the chance of a major outage impacting service availability. GDS uses third-p...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: InternetMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what measures his Department has in place to continue to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: The Government has a robust set of policies in place to ensure there are well-defined and tested incident management processes, and to ensure continuity of essential functions in the event of system or service failure. The Department for Science, Innovati...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: InternetHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures her Department has in place to continue to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer: The Home Office has in place a range of measures to continue to run critical services in the event of major internet outages.This includes critical incident, crisis and business continuity plans depending on the nature of the outage and what is impacted. ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Fraud and MaladministrationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many full time equivalent employees in his Department are working on tackling (a) benefit fraud and (b) error.
Answer: As civil servants, it is our duty to ensure that public funds are spent appropriately and deliver public services that represent value for the taxpayer. Fraud against the welfare system negatively impacts public services and taxpayers as it draws funds aw...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAbortionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many times (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in her Department have met with abortion providers since July 2024.
Answer: All ministerial meetings with external organisations, and relevant Special Adviser meetings, are published in the usual way on gov.uk.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordConstruction: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve training opportunities in construction for people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The department is committed to improving construction training opportunities across England, including in South Holland and the Deepings.A wide range of government-funded programmes are available for construction employers who are considering hiring emplo...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of available bus routes for people accessing hospital appointments in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government knows how important affordable and reliable bus services are in enabling people to access vital services, such as local hospitals, and we are committed to delivering better bus services right across the country, including in South Holland a...
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLitter: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the sources of littering in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: Local councils are responsible for keeping public land clear of litter and refuse and are best placed to respond to littering problems, in a way that is tailored to the community in which they occur. They have a range of enforcement tools at their disposa...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support men to access PSA blood tests on the NHS to check for early warning signs of prostate cancer.
Answer: The Department continues to work with NHS England in the ongoing Help Us Help You Campaigns to raise awareness of prostate cancer and ensure men have access to the information and services they need to make informed decisions about their health.Men who ar...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full time equivalent employees at the National Crime Agency are working on cases relating to group-based child sexual exploitation.
Answer: The NCA is helping to tackle the heinous crime of Group Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse through its work overseeing Operation Beaconport in collaboration with policing and conducting Operation Stovewood on behalf of South Yorkshire Police. Resou...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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