John Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Police: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the number of frontline police officers in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government is clear that visible policing is essential to restoring public confidence in the police. As a result, our expectation is that officer numbers must be protected. We have put in place funding arrangements for 2025/26 to support the achieveme...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many potholes have been repaired in South Holland and the Deepings constituency since July 2024.
Answer: Local highway authorities must publish transparency reports about their maintenance activities to unlock their full share of the Government’s £500m uplift for local highways maintenance this year. While data is not required to be provided at a constitu...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding her Department has provided to Lincolnshire County Council to support (a) cycling and (b) walking in the last five years.
Answer: Since 2021/22 the Department has provided almost £5 million of funding to Lincolnshire County Council to support cycling and walking. This has been provided through the Active Travel Fund, Capability Fund and from 2025/26 the Consolidated Active Travel Fu...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: CostsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) the East Midlands sold their homes to pay for care costs in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: The Department does not hold this data.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to improve bus (a) reliability and (b) frequency in rural parts of Lincolnshire.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering the better, more reliable bus services that passengers deserve throughout the country, including in rural areas. We introduced the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill on 17 December as part of our ambitious plan for bus ref...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: LincolnshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the levels of (a) fraud and (b) error in the welfare system in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Estimates of the levels of fraud and error in the benefit system for the financial year 2024-25 can be found at: Fraud and error in the benefit system: financial year 2024 to 2025 estimates - GOV.UKWe do not provide sub-national estimates of fraud and err...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSwimming Pools: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans her Department has to support the (a) maintenance and (b) operation of swimming facilities in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The ongoing responsibility of providing access to public leisure facilities lies at local authority level, with funding levels set as part of the Local Government Finance Settlement. The Government encourages local authorities to make investments which of...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools are taking part in the Early Language Support for Every Child programme in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) pathfinder programme, co-led by the department and NHS England, is a test and learn programme trialling new approaches to support earlier identification, intervention and targeted support for children wit...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: FlagsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many days the Union Flag was flown on her Department's main sites in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: In response to the question raised by Sir John Hayes Conservative South Holland and the Deepings and the ask of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions as to how many days the Union Flag has been flown on her Department’s main sites: I can confirm in...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been hospitalised needing treatment for dental decay in Lincolnshire in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) publishes annual official statistics on tooth extractions in children aged between zero and 19 years old that take place in a National Health Service hospital setting in England. The following table...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: FlagsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 is flown every day at the department headquarters in London. This is the only department building with a flagpole.This is in accordance with the Union Flag flying guidance for UK government buildings: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/designated-...
Answered 10 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: South Holland and the DeepingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released through early release schemes in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 are resident in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on releases by constituency. However, we have publ...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordElectoral Register: Young PeopleMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the number of additional electors who will be added to the electoral roll following the franchise being extended to 16 and 17 year olds in (a) South
Answer: As outlined in the recently published ‘Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections’, the Government believes that enabling 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in all UK elections will foster early and sustained participation in...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: FlagsHome OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many days the Union Flag was flown on 2 Marsham Street in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Government Property Agency manage flag flying at 2 Marsham Street and would be able to provide information on the flying of the Union flag.The Home Office is only one of several departments in occupation at 2 Marsham Street.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: FlagsCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75451More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many days the Union Flag was flown on 10 Downing Street in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Union Flag is flown in Downing Street every day, weather permitting.
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: FlagsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many days was the Union Flag flown on the main Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office building in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office building on King Charles Street has flown the Union Flag daily throughout 2024 and thus far in 2025.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: FlagsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days was the Union Flag flown on the Ministry of Defence Main Building in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Union Flag is flown permanently on the Ministry of Defence Main Building.
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAntimicrobial ResistanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a progress report for the antimicrobial resistance action plan following the completion of its first year.
Answer: The 2024 to 2029 UK National Action Plan (NAP) to confront antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was published on 8 May 2024. It is the second of four five-year NAPs that the Government committed to developing to deliver its 20-year vision that AMR is contained,...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75042More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase access to care in the community in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to embedding “Home First” as a principle in adult social care and health policy, ensuring care is delivered in the least restrictive setting. The National Care Service and the Neighbourhood Health Service will play a critical r...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: LincolnshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Sport England in supporting grassroots sport in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: In the last financial year, 2024-25, Sport England invested £43,803 into South Holland and the Deepings constituency and £1,924,805 into Lincolnshire to improve access to sport and physical activity.A large part of Sport England’s work focuses on their pl...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: AsbestosDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74812More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to remove asbestos from schools in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings to the answer of 4 September 2025 of Question 70188.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: LincolnshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of benefit claimants have been subject to sanctions in Lincolnshire in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department regularly publishes monthly Universal Credit sanction rate statistics for Great Britain as part of the benefit sanction statistics. The latest statistics to May 2025 are available in table 2.1 of the latest benefit sanction statistics table...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties have been procured by (a) her Department and (b) contracted companies to serve as dispersal housing for asylum seekers in (i) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (ii) L
Answer: The Home Office does not publish detailed information on the location of asylum accommodation sites for safety and security reasons. Data, published quarterly, on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation can be found within the Asy_D11 tab ...
Answered 12 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of cancer patients in Lincolnshire received treatment within 62 days in the last 12 months.
Answer: Published data for the 62-day treatment standard of 85% shows that 64.5% of cancer patients in Lincolnshire received their first treatment within 62 days of referral between July 2024 and June 2025, the most recent 12-month period for which data is availa...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Social MediaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has spent money on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024.
Answer: No money has been spent by Defra on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
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