John Hayes MP: written questions
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Home Office: LGBT+ PeopleHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: The Home Office has not spent any money on activities relating to pride month in 2026.
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: WasteHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: Home Office monitors the food waste produced in all buildings where it has responsibility for the waste management service.Home Office publishes its food waste figures through its Annual Report on Accounts and the Annual Greening Government Commitments re...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: Mobile PhonesCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25967More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister gave authorisation for the national emergency alert sent in August 2026.
Answer: The Emergency Alert broadcast on 14 August was authorised by the First Secretary of State following a request from the National Fire Chiefs Council. Every Emergency Alert is carefully coordinated with responding public bodies and agencies.This tool is onl...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Remote WorkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 25966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Remote WorkingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Answer: The department does not have records of any Contractual home workers.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: LGBT+ PeopleMinistry of JusticeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice did not incur any costs in relation to Pride Month activities for 2026.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: The Department incurred no expenditure on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: LGBT+ PeopleDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much her Department spent on activities relating to Pride Month 2026.
Answer: The Department for Transport central department (DfTc) spent £0 on activities for Pride Month 2026.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: WasteDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: The Government Property Agency and HM Revenue and Customs record the amount of food waste generated in their offices which the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and many other departments occupy. This information is then reported to the Departme...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: WasteDepartment for EducationTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: The department does not monitor the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month. Separation of food waste sits under the contract the Government Property Agency has with its Workplace Service providers.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: WasteDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport does not monitor food waste from the offices it occupies on a monthly basis. The department does not directly contract any food vendors.
Answered 29 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: WasteCabinet OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25958More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (1) 10 Downing Street and (2) Number 10 North monitor the amount of food waste generated each month.
Answer: 10 Downing Street monitors food waste on a monthly basis through it's services provider. Heron House already had waste collection management facilities in place, managed by the building service provider directly.
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: WasteAttorney General's OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25957More
Question: To ask the Attorney General, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not individually monitor the amount of food waste. The AGO is located in a shared building where facilities management is overseen by the Ministry of Justice.
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Annual ReportsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to produce an annual report on the state of NHS dentistry in England.
Answer: At present, NHS England reports on progress against its objectives for National Health Service dentistry as part of its annual report to Parliament. We will keep options for reporting progress in this area under review.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the Probation Service has adequate capacity to effectively manage the number of offenders being released on license from October 2026.
Answer: This Government recognises the pressures facing the Probation Service and is extremely grateful for the commitment and hard work of staff across probation in rising to the current challenges. We are committed to ensuring the Probation Service has the capa...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: SponsorshipHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many companies sanctioned under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 were found to have sponsored visas in the last five years.
Answer: The information requested is not available from published statistics and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.However, sanctions are targeted and specific and do not alwa...
Answered 2 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: WasteCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19828More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: The Cabinet Office monitors food waste in line with the Greening Government Commitments.Data is collected through existing estate and facilities management arrangements and reported to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
Answered 11 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: WasteDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: The Department receives quarterly waste data from the Government Property Agency, including information on waste sent for anaerobic digestion. Not all office locations have the infrastructure to separately measure food waste, and the Department does not r...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil ServantsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 19826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Remote WorkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Answer: The requested information is not centrally held, and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Remote WorkingTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19824More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of civil servants in his Department were on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Answer: As an office-based organisation, HM Treasury do not offer homeworking contracts and therefore there were no Civil Servants working at HM Treasury on permanent home working contracts in 2025.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: WasteDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: Yes, the DWP does monitor the amount of food waste generated across the estate on a site-by-site monthly basis with the data being provided by its facilities management company.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: WasteTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19822More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
Answer: Since October 2021, the management of HM Treasury's buildings has been the responsibility of the Government Property Agency (GPA). As a result, HM Treasury does not monitor the amount of food waste generated by its offices on a monthly basis, though does ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: WasteMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her department monitors how much food waste its offices generate each month.
Answer: MHCLG do not hold catering or waste disposal contracts. Further information should be sought from the Government Property Agency.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 19820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether department monitors how much food waste its offices generate each month.
Answer: The department monitors food waste from offices it manages on a monthly basis.
Answered 9 Sept 2026
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