Helen Hayes MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Metropolitan Police: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she intends to provide further funding to the Metropolitan Police's Operation Martello programme.
Answer: Hotspots policing is a key, evidence-based tactic that should be embedded in mainstream activity, forming a central component of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG). As a result, we are transitioning hotspot activity from a grant funded programme i...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
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Immigration: Children in CareHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her department has made of the impact of failing to resolve the immigration status of children in care before turning 18.
Answer: The Home Secretary set out in the Immigration White Paper published on 12 May 2025 that the Home Office will ensure children who have been in the UK for some time, turn 18 and discover they do not have status, are fully supported and able to regularise th...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
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Immigration: Children in CareHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her department is taking to ensure that every child in care has their immigration status resolved before turning 18.
Answer: The previous Home Secretary set out in the Immigration White Paper published on 12 May 2025 that the Home Office will ensure children who have been in the UK for some time, turn 18 and discover they do not have status, are fully supported and able to regu...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
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British Nationality: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that citizenship application fees are affordable for children who need to regularise their immigration status.
Answer: Children seeking to register as a British citizen will have the fee waived if they are able to credibly demonstrate that they cannot afford the fee. In addition, where an application has been made by or on behalf of a child who is looked after by a Local ...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
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Police: CamerasHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to reform the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process for safety cameras to allow single units to carry out multiple functions.
Answer: We keep the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process under continuous review to ensure it is sufficient to assure equipment is sufficiently robust for evidential purposes.My officials are currently carrying out a comprehensive review to update the HOTA st...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
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Police: InnovationHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to ensure the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process is able to respond quickly to emerging technologies.
Answer: We keep the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process under continuous review to ensure it is sufficient to assure equipment is sufficiently robust for evidential purposes.My officials are currently carrying out a comprehensive review to update the HOTA st...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
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Safety: CamerasHome OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps is she taking to speed up the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process for safety cameras.
Answer: We keep the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process under continuous review to ensure it is sufficient to assure equipment is sufficiently robust for evidential purposes.My officials are currently carrying out a comprehensive review to update the HOTA st...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
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Department or topic	Published records
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	3
Department for Education	21
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	5
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	3
Department for Transport	7
Department for Work and Pensions	4
Department of Health and Social Care	3
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	11
Home Office	7
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	3

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