John Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Biometrics: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people resident in the UK are recorded on the National DNA Database.
Answer: As of 30 September 2025, a total of 7,490,730 subject samples were retained on the National DNA Database. It is estimated that these samples correspond to 6,210,328 individuals.The Home Office is unable to confirm how many of these records pertain specifi...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent immigration rules abuse where people on tourist visas claim asylum.
Answer: All visitors must be able to demonstrate that they are genuine and will leave the UK at the end of their visit. The Visitor route is not intended to facilitate individuals travelling to the UK with the intention of claiming asylum. Visitor visa applicatio...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: SwimmingDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire are able to offer swimming lessons to pupils.
Answer: It is a requirement of the PE national curriculum that schools must provide swimming and water safety lessons to pupils in either key stage 1 or 2. Whilst academies are not required to follow the national curriculum, they must provide a broad and balanced...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAWE: Disclosure of InformationMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish all document titles from the Merlin database that have been declassified by the Atomic Weapons Establishment.
Answer: All document titles from the Merlin database that have been declassified will be published. Over 4,700 records from the Merlin database are currently listed and accessible on The National Archives (TNA) website. Records are being regularly transferred fro...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVisual Impairment: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve the accessibility of pavements for (a) blind and (b) visually impaired people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: It is the responsibility of local authorities to manage their roads, including pavements, and to ensure this is done in a way which allows them to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty. The Department provides good practice guidance on designing acc...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: LincolnshireHome OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the levels of recruitment and retention in Lincolnshire Police in the past 10 years.
Answer: Forces are expected to manage their recruitment and retention activities to ensure that they meet officer headcount targets linked to funding arrangements set out in the Police Funding Settlement.The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number o...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCommunity Diagnostic Hubs: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of community diagnostic hubs in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) are delivering additional, digitally connected diagnostic capacity in England, providing patients with a co-ordinated set of tests in the community in as few visits as possible, to enable fast and accurate diagnoses.The...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCrohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been diagnosed with (1) Chrohn's and (2) Colitis in (a) South Holland and the Deepings and (b) Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.
Answer: Neither the Department nor NHS England hold data on the total number of people diagnosed with Crohn’s disease or colitis in South Holland and the Deepings or Lincolnshire in each of the last five years. However, the following table shows a count hospital ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCardiovascular Diseases: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to reduce rates of cardiovascular disease in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The South Holland and the Deepings constituency and Lincolnshire have implemented a number of programmes to reduce the rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including:- One You Lincolnshire, which provides holistic support for adults to act on modifiable...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of food waste in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Defra funds the groundbreaking UK Food and Drink Pact, a voluntary agreement with industry to tackle food waste in the supply chain. We also fund a programme of action delivered by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to tackle household food w...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the capacity of GP services to meet demand in Lincolnshire.
Answer: General practice (GP) capacity is tracked through national datasets using several key metrics, such as the number of appointments offered each month and overall workforce levels. Patient feedback is gathered regularly through annual and monthly surveys. L...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language: AssessmentsHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted for attempting to impersonate someone else on a Secure English language test in each of the last five years.
Answer: The cost of providing the information requested would result in disproportionate cost.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language: AssessmentsHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) investigated and (b) prosecuted for cheating on Secure English language tests in each of the last five years.
Answer: The cost of providing the information requested would result in disproportionate cost.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder People: LincolnshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to support older people experiencing financial hardship in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: The State Pension remains the foundation of our support for pensioners, and our commitment to maintain the Triple Lock throughout this Parliament will ensure its value continues to rise over time. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the basic and new State...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services for disabled patients in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Integrated care boards are responsible for assessing the needs of their population and ensuring that the relevant dental services are available.We recognise that certain groups of patients may find it difficult to access dental care. Community dental serv...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: TaxisHome OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of the use of taxis by asylum seekers in each of the last five years.
Answer: Transport services for asylum seekers are provided through our Asylum Accommodation & Support Contracts. We pay a fixed rate for transportation services which is set out in the contracts. Our suppliers must deliver transportation requirements in line ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans Support Centres: LincolnshireMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any new veteran support centres will be located in Lincolnshire.
Answer: Applications are currently open for organisations to bid to become VALOUR recognised centres. The exact locations of centres will be dependent on the applications received, with consideration given to the geographic spread of centres. The programme guidan...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve integration between NHS services and social care provision in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The Department is committed to improving integration between health and social care services nationally and locally. Our vision for neighbourhood health will see local government and the National Health Service working more closely together, with a revita...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services and Baby Care Units: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve maternity and neonatal care for people in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Answer: Maternity and neonatal care in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency is delivered locally by Lincolnshire Local Maternity and Neonatal System. They are implementing the Continuity of Carer model of midwifery care so that women receive dedicated ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordShoplifting: South Holland and the DeepingsHome OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support police forces in tackling shoplifting in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: Shop theft continues to increase at an unacceptable level. We will not stand for this.We are ensuring the right powers are in place. Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we are bringing in a new offence of assaulting a retail worker to protect the hardwor...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum caseworkers have (1) left and (2) joined her Department since July 2024.
Answer: The number of full time equivalent (FTE) asylum caseworkers employed at the Home Office per month until September 2025 is published in the ASY_05(M) tab of the published migration transparency statistics, located here: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: School LibrariesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary schools in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire do not have a school library.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings to the answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 81502.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health Centres: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many of the neighbourhood health centres announced in the autumn budget 2025 will be based in Lincolnshire.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, we announced our commitment to deliver 250 Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs) through the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme. This will deliver NHCs through a mixture of refurbishments to expand and improve sites over the next thre...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Taskforce for Lung Health briefing entitled A Modern Service Framework for Respiratory campaign, published on 18 No
Answer: The Department is aware of the taskforce for Lung Health’s report calling for a Modern Service Framework for Respiratory Health, including the impact of respiratory conditions on mortality rates, emergency admissions, inequalities, and productivity.Modern...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: ResettlementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where companies his Department has signed contracts with in relation to the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy are based by local authority.
Answer: The total cost of the Afghan Response Programme (ARP) to the end of financial year 2024-25 is approximately £2.7 billion. The costs are shared cross-Government. This figure includes spend on contracts that were already acquired by the Ministry of Defence ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
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