John Hayes MP: written questions
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Public RelationsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has not engaged any external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public RelationsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has not procured any consultancy relating to public relations since July 2024.
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Public RelationsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: The Department has engaged external public relations consultants on three occasions since July 2024. Specialist Media Advisory Support was commissioned for the Judicial Appointments Commission in February 2025, Media Advisory Services for the Nottingham I...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Public RelationsTreasuryTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10080More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: HM Treasury has not procured any consultancy relating to public relations since July 2024.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: Contracts awarded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) are available via Contracts Finder (https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder) and Find-a-Tender-Service (https://www.gov.uk/find-tender).
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Public RelationsDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: Ministers have not hired external public relations (PR) consultants since July 2024.The department currently contracts its PR services through agencies. These contracts are procured via commercial routes, with all contracts publicly available and publishe...
Answered 5 Aug 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Public RelationsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: Public relations activity is a subset of communication spend, as such, this data is not held. The Government Communication Service encourages the prioritisation of low and no cost public relations activities wherever possible. Where external communication...
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Public RelationsCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 10076More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: The Cabinet Office has not procured any consultancy relating to public relations since July 2024.
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Public RelationsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: Since July 2024, the Department has not hired any external public relations consultants.
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of artificial intelligence chatbots in place of receptionists for GP surgeries.
Answer: General practice (GP) receptionists are a valued part of GP teams. Any artificial intelligence (AI) tools utilised, including AI-assisted triage and chatbots, are designed to support, not replace, the professional oversight and signposting provided by pra...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9513More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure people with disabilities are not excluded from the move to digital triage in hospitals.
Answer: National Health Service organisations must ensure equitable access to care and avoid policies that disadvantage individuals or widen inequalities. All NHS organisations are legally obliged to not discriminate against patients or staff.NHS England is imple...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFuel Poverty: LincolnshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of energy efficiency schemes in reducing fuel poverty in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The latest statistics on fuel poverty at the national level, published in March 2026, estimate that between 2024 and 2025, improvements in the energy efficiency of households reduced fuel poverty by around 153,000 households, driven by a combination of en...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: LincolnshireDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support her Department is providing for post-16 education providers in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The government is supporting providers across the country, including in South Holland and the Deepings and across Lincolnshire, with over £18 billion per year of programme funding in post-16 education and skills, delivering record investment this Parliame...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9510More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve integration between NHS services and social care provision in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving integration between health and social care services nationally and locally. Our vision for neighbourhood health will see the National Health Service and local government working more closely together. In March 2026...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordScreening: Digital TechnologyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure vulnerable patients are not excluded from plans to introduce digital screening at hospitals.
Answer: National Health Service organisations must ensure that all patients have equitable access to care, and that decisions or policies do not unfairly disadvantage people or lead to an increase in inequalities. All NHS organisations are legally obliged to not ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMultiple Sclerosis: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to support people with multiple sclerosis to access high quality care and treatment in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving access to high‑quality care and treatment for people with multiple sclerosis (MS), including in Lincolnshire. NHS England has published a service specification for specialised neurology services, which aims to ensu...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Northern IrelandHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were detained for attempting to enter Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland illegally in each of the past five years.
Answer: As part of the Common Travel Area (CTA) arrangements, the UK does not operate routine immigration controls on journeys from Ireland to the UK, with no immigration checks being undertaken on the Ireland-Northern Ireland land border.The UK does however carr...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Public RelationsHome OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.
Answer: Home Office Communications Directorate holds contracts with a roster of specialist communications agencies, which currently includes Public Relations. These contracts are utilised to deliver communications campaigns in support of the Home Secretary’s prio...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase support for voluntary and charitable organisations providing dementia support services in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government is empowering local leaders with the autonomy they need to provide the best services to their local community, including for those with dementia.The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care b...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordLoneliness: Rural AreasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce loneliness among older people in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: This Government is committed to supporting people at risk of loneliness, including older people in Lincolnshire, to have the social connections they need to thrive. Our ambition to strengthen positive social connections is a key part of achieving wider go...
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of dangerous driving offences in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Home Office holds information on the number of offences recorded by the police that were classified as death or serious injury - unlawful driving. Lincolnshire Police recorded 23 offences in this category in the year ending December 2025, an increase ...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Remote WorkingNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office does not permit employees to work remotely overseas. All NIO employees are required to undertake their duties within the United Kingdom to ensure compliance with tax, security, data protection and employment law requirements.
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Artificial IntelligenceNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department permits (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials to use (i) Chat GPT, (ii) Google Gemini, (iii) Claude, (iv) Deepseek and (v) Grok as part of their official duties.
Answer: The Government is committed to harnessing the benefits of artificial intelligence to improve the productivity of the Civil Service and the quality of public services. The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) provides officials, Ministers and special advisers wit...
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBroadband: LincolnshireDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve mobile connectivity in hard-to-reach rural communities in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Our ambition is for all populated areas to have access to high quality standalone 5G by 2030. This includes harder to reach rural communities, as well as towns and cities. 4G connectivity also remains important for many and with the help of Government’s S...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Remote WorkingWales OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
Answer: Staff in my Department may travel overseas on authorised short-term trips when required as part of their official duties. Staff may request temporary International Remote Working for personal reasons only in very limited circumstances, such as compassiona...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
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