John Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Insolvency 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
Original Parliament recordHM Prison and Probation Service: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Prison and Probation Service has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The information requested can be found in the tables below.Translation:FY Translation FY21-22£ 83,462.46FY22-23£ 137,213.31FY23-24£ 280,071.34FY24-25£ 328,526.54FY25-26£ 142,303.32Total £ 971,576.97 Interpreting:FY Interpreting FY21/22£ 133,776.35FY22/2...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Translation ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below shows how much the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has spent on translation and interpretation services (including Welsh language and British Sign Language translations) in each of the last five years: 2020-212021-222022-232023-...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies House: Translation ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much Companies House has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: Since the 2020/2021 financial year, Companies House spent the following amounts on external translation and interpretation services: 2025/262024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21£18,896£8,925£0£0£0£13,924
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOfsted: Translation ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Ofsted has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOfqual: Translation ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much Ofqual has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: This is a matter for Ofqual, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation. I have asked its Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, to write to the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings directly and a copy of his reply will be placed in th...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Crime Agency: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the National Crime Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The National Crime Agency has spent around the following amounts on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five financial years:2020/21 – £0.9m2021/22 – £0.9m2022/23 – £1.2m2023/24 – £1.4m2024/25 – £1.3mThese figures include both tran...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Translation ServicesTreasuryTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91090More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: HMRC spend on a) Translation and b) Interpretation for the last 5 years is set out below:2020/2021 – a) £0.32m b) £0.50m2021/2022 – a) £0.29m b) £0.53m2022/2023 – a) £0.45m b) £0.63m2023/2024 – a) £0.59m b) £0.59m2024/2025 – a) £0.83m b) £0.30m
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEducation and Skills Funding Agency: Translation ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much the Education and Skills Funding Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: During the period of 01 January 2020 to 17 November 2025, the Education and Skills Funding Agency spent £0.00 on translation and interpretation services.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Legal Department: Translation ServicesAttorney GeneralTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91088More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Government Legal Department has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Government Legal Department has not incurred any translation and interpretation services costs in the last five years.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that food labelling schemes used by UK retailers provide consumers with (a) clear and (b) accurate information on (i) environmental and (ii) animal w
Answer: The Government supports the objective of preventing misleading labelling. The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mislead and must enable consumers to make informed decisions. The rules also ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCharity Commission: Translation ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Charity Commission has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Charity Commission’s total spend on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years is detailed in the below table: YearSpend (£)2024/2531,219.522023/2435,879.832022/2334,318.512021/2215,016.082020/2110,129.45
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHM Land Registry: Translation ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much HM Land Registry has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: HM Land Registry (HMLR) has spent £52,336 on translation and interpretation services, including sign-language interpretation, in the previous 5 years as below. The significant majority of the expenditure relates to translating HMLR official documents into...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: SanitationWales OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities her Department provides in its Whitehall premises.
Answer: The Department's main Whitehall building, Gwydyr House has 4 single sex and 2 non-gendered universal toilets (individual self-contained lockable toilet rooms which contain a toilet, washbasin and hand-drying facilities). This is in addition to 1 wheelchai...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
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