John Hayes MP: written questions 2026
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HMP Morton Hall: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in error from HMP Morton Hall since July 2024.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. On 11 November, the Deputy Prime Minister announced a five-point national action plan to reduce releases in error, w...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish an assessment of the economic impact on early years providers of changes to employers national insurance.
Answer: The government position was to compensate public sector employers only for the National Insurance Contributions (NICs) increase announced in Budget 2024. For eligible early years settings, this was provided through the dedicated £25 million Early Years NI...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103193More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to remove business rates for early years providers.
Answer: Business rates are a broad-based tax on the value of non-domestic properties, including nurseries. To protect small businesses, the Government has frozen the small business multiplier for 2025-26. Taken together with Small Business Rates Relief, this inte...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: LincolnshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent support the Government has provided for habitat creation initiatives in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Lincolnshire County Council is the responsible authority for the preparation of the Greater Lincolnshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy. The Strategy will agree priorities for nature recovery in the area and identify and map the best locations for habitat...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnpaid TaxesTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102718More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies owing unpaid (a) VAT and (b) corporation tax have been dissolved since July 2024.
Answer: Our debt management workforce is deployed flexibly across all taxes to ensure efficient collection of debts owed and are not allocated to specific taxes. It is therefore not possible to provide a separate figure for staff working solely on VAT or corporat...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnpaid TaxesTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102717More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total cost to the public purse of money owed to HMRC in the form of unpaid (a) VAT and (b) corporation tax accrued since July 2024.
Answer: Our debt management workforce is deployed flexibly across all taxes to ensure efficient collection of debts owed and are not allocated to specific taxes. It is therefore not possible to provide a separate figure for staff working solely on VAT or corporat...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUnpaid TaxesTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102716More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many full time equivalent HMRC staff are working on unpaid (a) VAT and (b) corporation tax recovery.
Answer: Our debt management workforce is deployed flexibly across all taxes to ensure efficient collection of debts owed and are not allocated to specific taxes. It is therefore not possible to provide a separate figure for staff working solely on VAT or corporat...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department are tasked with tackling the use of fake license plates.
Answer: It is not possible to provide the full-time equivalent number of staff who deal with number plate issues. The staff involved do not exclusively work on number plate related issues and also investigate other types of cases. While on road enforcement of num...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: FraudDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many fake license plates were recorded in each of the last five years.
Answer: It is not possible to provide the full-time equivalent number of staff who deal with number plate issues. The staff involved do not exclusively work on number plate related issues and also investigate other types of cases. While on road enforcement of num...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support heritage assets in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: This Government takes our responsibility to the built historic environment seriously. For this year alone, my Department has committed nearly £60 million of funding for heritage, including £15m for Heritage at Risk.Funding is administered by the Departmen...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCleft Palate: Dental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure people with cleft receive appropriate dental care.
Answer: We recognise that certain groups of patients may be more vulnerable to oral health problems, including patients with clefts.NHS England commissions services for children, young people and adults with a cleft lip and/or palate. The patient pathway can star...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to regularly monitor and report on dental access for cleft and other priority groups.
Answer: We recognise that certain groups of patients may be more vulnerable to oral health problems, including patients with clefts.NHS England commissions services for children, young people and adults with a cleft lip and/or palate. The patient pathway can star...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTrading Standards: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many trading standards inspections of high street shops took place in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each of the last three years.
Answer: The department does not hold this information.Local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales operate independently from central government. Local authorities are responsible for determining their enforcement activity across a wide range of enforceme...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
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