John Hayes MP: written questions
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Cystic Fibrosis: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of how the needs of specialised services for cystic fibrosis will be assessed under the new proposals as set out in the NHS Modernisation Bill.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that patients who rely on specialised services continue to receive high-quality, equitable care. Under the proposals in the NHS Modernisation Bill, specialised services will continue to be clearly defined within the...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain Cancer: GenomicsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to guarantee access to Whole Genome Sequencing for all brain cancer patients.
Answer: NHS England is responsible for commissioning the NHS Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) in England. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is available through the NHS GMS for all brain cancer patients where expert review indicates genomic testing is needed to support...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15674More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he had made of the potential impact of introducing digital ID on remote communities in rural areas.
Answer: Inclusion is one of the core principles of the proposed national, free Digital ID. The Government held a public consultation from 10 March - 5 May and convened the People’s Panel, which brought together a diverse group of people - selected to be broadly r...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence employs a range of assessment methods across its recruitment programmes, including numerical reasoning as part of the recruitment process for the Defence Commercial Graduate Programme.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: RecruitmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not apply numerical reasoning tests as part of recruitment processes relating to graduate recruitment schemes.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: RecruitmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer: DWP uses the Cabinet Office run Fast-stream but does not have its own graduate recruitment scheme.
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDual NationalityHome OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent estimate of the number of people in the UK who have dual citizenship.
Answer: The data requested is not available from published statistics. Immigration statistics for the last 10 years are published at Migration statistics. While these include statistics for naturalisation/registration as a British Citizen, they do not include tho...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help mprove access to dental services for for care home residents in Lincolnshire.
Answer: We recognise that certain groups of patients may be particularly vulnerable to oral health problems and may find it difficult to access dental care. Specialised dental services are in place to provide dental treatment in several settings, including care h...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the UK's position globally in respect of research into beta cell preservation, regeneration and replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes.
Answer: Through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), including UKRI’s Medical Research Council (MRC), the Government supports a broad portfolio of research relevant to Type 1 diabetes. This includes work on pancreatic biology, immunology, and cell replacement appro...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer: The department does not have a graduate recruitment scheme and instead places bids to provide placements for the Civil Service Fast Stream graduate recruitment scheme, which is managed centrally by the Cabinet Office.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWind Power: BirdsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has estimated how many seabirds have died due to colliding with offshore wind turbines for each of the last five years.
Answer: We have commissioned the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to undertake a project to calculate estimated mortalities from offshore wind farms using up to date methods and parameters. This will support future assessments of offshore wind impacts on seabi...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase defibrillator training in schools in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: Defibrillators are designed to be simple and safe to use with no prior training. The devices talk users through step-by-step instructions at the time of use. As part of the department’s defibrillator programme, we provided awareness videos to schools sho...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordKetamine: Drug SeizuresHome OfficeTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what quantity of ketamine has been seized at the UK border in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling drug harms through prevention, treatment and enforcement. We are working closely with police, health services and international partners to disrupt supply chains and protect communities.Data is available via drug se...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: RecruitmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer: DSIT doesn't operate a departmental graduate recruitment scheme.
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: RecruitmentTreasuryTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14773More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her department uses numerical reasoning tests as part the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer: HM Treasury’s graduate entry programme was paused for the 2025–26 cycle so that the department could undertake a procurement exercise for a new provider to run a replacement programme for September 2027 entry. The numerical reasoning test was removed from...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: LicensingDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to introduce a nationwide licensing regime for dockless e-bikes.
Answer: The Government’s English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act includes powers for local leaders to licence shared cycle schemes, including dockless e-bikes. Licensing will be implemented through a combination of regulations and guidance following publ...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve public transport connections in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving public transport and ensuring services better reflect the needs of local communities. The Bus Services Act 2025 gives local leaders, including in Lincolnshire, greater powers over bus services, enabling them to sha...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Public AppointmentsWales OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Public AppointmentsScotland OfficeTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Sexual OffencesMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners who will be made eligible for release halfway through their sentences were convicted of (1) rape and (2) sex offences.
Answer: I extend my sincere sympathy to all victims of these appalling crimes. This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. Our landmark Sente...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to address the recruitment and retention of teachers in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: In February, the department published our delivery plan, which sets how we will recruit 6,500 secondary, special school and further education teachers over the course of this Parliament. We are already seeing positive signs that our investment is deliveri...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13767More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many political appointees have been made by 10 Downing Street since July 2024.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer of 29 June 2026, Official Report, PQ 11593.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: Public AppointmentsAttorney GeneralTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13766More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital and Technology CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13765More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Digital and Technology cabinet committee has met since 5 July 2024.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
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