John Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Infrastructure: LincolnshireTreasuryTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76805More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Strategy, published on 19 June 2025, how much funding her Department plans to provide for infrastructure projects in Lincolnshire in each of t
Answer: UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Strategy is core to delivering the government’s growth mission to boost living standards in every nation and region of the UK. The Strategy will fund at least £725 billion for infrastructure nationally over the next decade an...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Social MediaDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 73941 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Social Media, how much his Department has spent on social media
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has spent £490 since July 2024. Influencers can be effective in reaching audiences that the Government and traditional marketing channels find hard to reach.
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: FlagsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office is a tenant within two UK Government Hubs, one is located at Erskine House in Belfast, and the other at 1 Horse Guards Road London. Our Belfast office is managed by HM Revenue & Customs and our London office is managed by t...
Answered 22 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: FlagsWales OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Union Flag was flown on the Department's main building (a) 366 days in 2024 and (b) 259 days to date in 2025.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: FlagsScotland OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Scotland Office leases space in Dover House, London from the Government Property Agency (GPA) and Queen Elizabeth House, Edinburgh from HMRC. GPA and HMRC follow guidance issued by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) regarding the flyi...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social MediaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Answer of 10 September to Question 74317 on Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Social Media, how much his Department has spent on promotion through social medi
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has spent money on social media influencers since July 2024. The information requested by the Rt hon Member includes commercially sensitive information received from contracted agencies (3rd Party Marketing ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Social MediaMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74306 on Ministry of Justice: Social Media, how much his Department has spent on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024 broken down
Answer: The Ministry of Justice uses social media, influencers and online advertising to support the department in delivering its key priorities. These priorities include our recruitment campaigns for prison officers, probation officers and magistrates which help...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: LincolnshireTreasuryTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76236More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she is taking to help improve small business confidence in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The government recommitted to the devolution agreement with Greater Lincolnshire in September 2024, meaning that Greater Lincolnshire is now receiving £24 million as Mayoral Investment Funding each year as per their devolution agreement.Through the Levell...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: East MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies for prison officers there were in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer: We publish prison establishment level indicative vacancies in the HMPPS Workforce stats, table 4 of the Prison and Probation Officer Recruitment annex: HM Prison and Probation Service workforce quarterly: June 2025 - GOV.UK.East Midlands and Lincolnshire ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Employment SchemesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service leavers have accessed the Career Transition Partnership in Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.
Answer: Registration with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) is mandatory for all Service leavers. The most recent official statistics provided in Defence Statistics (published February 2025), states that 15,665 Armed Forces Service leavers were eligible for...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrencies: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much cryptocurrency her Department has seized from criminal activity in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Government does not currently publish the amount of cryptocurrency restrained / recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.The Home office is reviewing plans to publish new statistics on Crypto assets as part of future annual stats bulletins on as...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Parkinson's DiseaseDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available to people with Parkinson's disease in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: I refer the Rt.Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 September 2025 to Question UIN 72849.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: FlagsMinistry of JusticeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Union Flag was flown on every available day throughout 2024 and 2025 at 102 Petty France, subject to other designated flag flying days where the Union Flag was not flown. On days where there were excess wind speeds no flags were flown and we did not r...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: FlagsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, on how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: MHCLG’s headquarters is 2 Marsham Street, London and the Union Flag has been flown every day throughout 2024 and 2025. In addition, our 2nd headquarters in i9,Wolverhampton also has a flag pole, although we do not maintain records of what flags have been ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: FlagsTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75938More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Government Property Agency (GPA) manages the flying of flags above 1 Horse Guards Road (1HGR), Feethams House and other HM Treasury buildings. Under instructions from Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS), the Union Flag is always flown unl...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: FlagsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Union Flag was flown 360 days on the Department’s main building in 2024 and, as of 10 September 2025, has been flown 242 days in 2025.
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: FlagsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main buildings in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency in its office locations, and the Agency is responsible for the flying of flags, including when the Union Flag is flown. The Department does not therefore keep a record of this.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that meat imported illegally into the UK is seized at the border.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra is working closely with the Home Office and the Food Standards Agency to tackle meat smuggling, with the support of Border Force, port health authorities and l...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Partnerships: LincolnshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much and what proportion of the funding provided to the National Rural Crime Unit and National Wildlife Crime Unit in March 2025 will be allocated to local partnerships in Lincolns
Answer: Defra does not provide financial allocations to local partnerships for tackling wildlife crime but instead provides funding directly at the national level, to the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU), and in 2025/26 is providing £424,000. Home Office, simi...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: FlagsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: Defra follows Government guidance which sees a Union Flag flying daily at the main sites which have the facility to do so.
Answered 24 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: FlagsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: At our main London headquarters building the Union Flag is flown every day. The only other main site where there is a flag pole is Spring Place in Southampton. The Red Ensign, and the Coastguard Flag, which have the Union Flag incorporated within it, are ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: FlagsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency in its office locations, and the Agency is responsible for the flying of flags, including when the Union Flag is flown. The Department does not therefore keep a record of this.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: FlagsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Union Flag has flown every day from a flagpole on the 1 Horse Guards Road side of DCMS’ main site at Government Offices Great George Street throughout 2024 and to date in 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: FlagsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many days the Union Flag was flown on his Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Department does not hold a record of when the union flag is flown. Our buildings are managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA) who are responsible for flag flying at our main sites.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have entered the UK illegally using forged (a) passports and (b) visas in the last five years.
Answer: We do not hold or commission estimates of the number of individuals who may have entered the UK illegally using forged passports or visas over the last five years.However, the Home Office does publish statistics on irregular migration, which include data ...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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