John Hayes MP: written questions
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Department for Transport: Solar PowerDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department (a) uses and (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
Answer: The Department for Transport does utilise roof space for the deployment of solar panels on its premises where it is viable and cost effective. Where the Department for Transport occupies premises leased by the Government Property Agency (GPA), we are enga...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Solar PowerDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department (a) uses and (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
Answer: The Department currently has solar PV installations in operation across 7 sites within its estate and a programme to complete a further 10 installations on our sites during the current financial year (2026-2027). In addition, the Department is actively en...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Solar PowerMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department (a) uses and (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
Answer: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government occupies premises owned, leased, and managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA) who are responsible for building assets, including the installation and use of rooftop solar panels. Ministry of Hou...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: LGBT+ PeopleWales OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2026WithdrawnUIN 27233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: No money was spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026 by former Department for Business and Trade or former Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much her Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: The Department did not spend anything on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: In Defra there was no expenditure relating to Pride Month in 2026.
Answered 24 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: WasteScotland OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: The Scotland Office does not monitor the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month. The Department's offices are located in buildings managed by the Government Property Agency and HM Revenue and Customs. Both the Government Property Agency ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: WasteDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the sections of the Department’s annual report covering Sustainability, and Greening Government, which cover the Department’s monitoring and performance across a range of environmental measures, including food waste.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: WasteMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice monitors the amount of food waste generated by the offices it manages each month. The total food waste recorded for 2025/26 was 4,406 tonnes, this makes up 10% of the total Ministry of Justice waste.
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSports: Older PeopleDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps has she taken to help ensure that older people can engage in community sports in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities to stay fit and healthy. DCMS’s arm’s-length body, Sport England, invests Exchequer and Lottery funding across t...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Remote WorkingDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Answer: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) had fewer than five employees (less than 1% of the workforce) designated as contractual permanent homeworkers in 2025.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: LGBT+ PeopleTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26891More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: HM Treasury had no expenditure on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Solar PowerMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department (a) uses or (b) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice uses rooftop solar panels across a number of its premises and is taking steps to deploy additional panels where technically and financially feasible.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Solar PowerTreasuryTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26889More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department (1) uses and (2) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
Answer: HM Treasury occupies office accommodation alongside other government departments which is provided and managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA). Responsibility for building operations, estate management and sustainability measures rests with the GP...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Solar PowerDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 26888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department (1) uses and (2) is taking steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department (1) uses or (2) is taking active steps to install rooftop solar panels on its premises.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) occupies premises owned, leased and managed by the Government Property Agency (GPA) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), who are responsible for building assets, including the installation and use of r...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: LGBT+ PeopleScotland OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: The Scotland Office has spent nil on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: LGBT+ PeopleWales OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: The Wales Office did not spend any money on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Remote WorkingMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) does not offer permanent home-working contracts at the point of recruitment, with employees having a contractual base location at an MoJ office or property.In limited circumstances, contractual homeworking arrangements may be...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: WasteForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: The department monitors food waste from offices it manages in the UK on a monthly basis. We receive waste data from our office managed by Government Property Agency (GPA) on a quarterly basis, this includes waste disposed of via anaerobic digestion.Waste ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: WasteDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: Where the Department for Transport has responsibility for waste management at a building/site, food waste is monitored on a monthly basis.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Remote WorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Answer: For the year commencing 1 April 2025, the average number of employees in the department on permanent homeworking contracts was 70, a proportion of less than 1% of the department (with an average of 8,081 employees for the same period). Staff typically hav...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: WasteMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: Information relating to the amount of food waste generated by Ministry of Defence offices each month is not held centrally. Waste, including food waste is tracked across large parts of the Defence Estate through established waste management and sustainabi...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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