John Hayes MP: written questions
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Motability: LincolnshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people use the Motability scheme in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: At the end of July 2025 (latest available data), 1,240 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in South Holland and The Deepings constituency, and 9,510 PIP claimants had active contracts with the Mota...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to increase the availability of defibrillators in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Over 110,000 defibrillators are registered in the United Kingdom on The Circuit, the independent automated external defibrillator (AED) database. The Department’s Community AED Fund delivered 3080 new AEDs to local communities between September 2023 and F...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: LincolnshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vehicles were seized for fly-tipping offences in Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.
Answer: Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping enforcement actions, including vehicles seized, to Defra, which are published annually here. This data is not available at a constituency level. Data for the 2024/25 reporting year is still b...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93340More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support local enforcement action against antisocial vehicle use in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.Our Crime and Policing Bill will give the police greater powers to clamp down on all vehicles in anti-social behaviour with officers no longe...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWheelchairs: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase access to specialist wheelchairs for children in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services.The Lincolnshire ICB and Lincolnshire County Council jointly commission an all-age wheelchair service. To support access to specialist wheelchai...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Health Services: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92515More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support community based preventative services for elderly people in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The 10-Year Health Plan sets out our vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service. The Neighbourhood Health Service will embody our new preventative principle that care should happen as locally as it can, digitally by default, in a person’s home if possible,...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPulmonary Fibrosis: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92514More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support patients with pulmonary fibrosis in Lincolnshire.
Answer: It is for the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, working closely with National Health Service providers and other stakeholders, to commission services to meet the needs to their population and deliver value for the taxpayer.I understand that a range of s...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: ResettlementMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the companies his Department has contracts with under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
Answer: I am withholding the list of companies that the Ministry of Defence has contracts with under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) as its disclosure would prejudice the commercial interests of the Ministry of Defence; and the information is ...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication Service: Social MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91907More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if civil servants in the Government Communications Service are tasked with monitoring social media posts.
Answer: The Government Communication Service (GCS) monitors publicly available media posts, under strict controls, to measure communication effectiveness, understand public narratives, and address potential mis/disinformation. GCS does not access private informat...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries she is discussing hosting return hubs for failed asylum seekers with.
Answer: To support the UK Government’s commitment to controlled immigration, the Home Office is exploring the use of return hubs for failed asylum seekers with a number of countries.We are not in a position to share further details that could prejudice discussion...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal and Plant Health Agency: Translation ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Animal and Plant Health Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) uses an external company to translate some of its correspondence, GOV.UK pages and communication products into Welsh when required. There is a charge for this translation service. Specific details of this expendit...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterinary Medicines Directorate: Translation ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Veterinary Medicines Directorate has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Veterinary Medicines Directorate’s spending on translation and interpretation service was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The below table shows the total cost over the past five years. This information is in the public domain. Financi...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Certification Agency: Translation ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Vehicle Certification Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) has had no spend on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInsolvency Service: Translation ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Insolvency Service has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: In the last 5 years the Insolvency Service has committed the following expenditure to translation and interpretation services:Financial yearSpend (£)20/211,66521/222,94022/239,43923/246,81124/259,731
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Agency: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much the Legal Aid Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department which regulates medicine, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom, with responsibility for ensuring medicines meet ...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Courts and Tribunals Service has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested can be found in the table below. Translation:FYTranslationFY21-22£ 51,231.54FY22-23£ 113,487.07FY23-24£ 140,829.23FY24-25£ 126,433.75FY25-26£ 78,995.19Total£ 510,976.78Interpreting:FYInterpretingFY21/22£ 22,225,742.45FY22/23£ 27,...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel England: Translation ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much Active Travel England has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: Since its establishment in 2020, Active Travel England has not incurred any expenditure on translation and interpretation services.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOfwat: Translation ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much OFWAT has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: Ofwat has spent a total of £74,983 on translation and interpretation services in the last five financial years. This expenditure is for translating key documents into Welsh given Ofwat’s role as the water regulator for England and Wales.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Statistics Authority: Translation ServicesCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91300More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the UK Statistics Authority has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Rt. Hon. gentleman Parliamentary Question of 17th November 2025 is attached.
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice of Rail and Road: Translation ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Office of Rail and Road has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information is provided in the table below. Most of these costs related to ORR’s role and duties in respect of the Channel Tunnel.Financial YearCost (£)2020-2155,2232021-2242,7132022-2327,7172023-2436,0332024-2526,081
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOfgem: Translation ServicesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much OFGEM has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: Ofgem has compiled and shared the following information with the Department: Financial year Spend (£) (nominal)20/21 3,790.0021/22 6,840.0022/23 3,348.3524/25 2,260.8025/26 (to date) 7,214.28
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: ICTDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the technology state schools require pupils to have.
Answer: The department does not require pupils to own specific technology and does not hold information on individual pupil requirements. Our policy focuses on ensuring schools have the right infrastructure to support teaching and learning.We have set six core di...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Mobile PhonesDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of schools’ policies on mobile phones and learning disruption.
Answer: The department’s guidance on mobile phones in schools, published in February 2024, is clear that schools should prohibit the use of devices with smart technology throughout the school day, including during lessons, transitions and breaks.The department e...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordME/CFS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with ME in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Service is a specialist service which provides assessment and advice on myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), mana...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
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