John Hayes MP: written questions 2025
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Scotland Office: SanitationScotland OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities his Department provides in its Whitehall premises.
Answer: The Scotland Office leases space in Dover House, London from the Government Property Agency (GPA) and Queen Elizabeth House, Edinburgh from HMRC. GPA and HMRC have responsibility for the provision of bathroom facilities in their buildings.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Civil ServiceHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in her Department since 2017.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.Staff networks are collaborative volunteer networks, organised by individual staff themselves, rather than the department. The majority of staff time spent...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Civil ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in his Department since 2017.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.The Department only holds details of events organised by Ministry of Justice staff networks.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency: Translation ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The table below shows the amount the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency spent on translation and interpretation services in the last five financial years: Financial yearSpend on translation and interpretation service2020-2021£30,081.482021-2022£51,485.04...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Prosecution Service: Translation ServicesAttorney GeneralTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90133More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: There has been a significant increase in demand, as well as costs for translation services post Covid. This has led to a necessary increase in expenditure on translation and interpretation services. We continue to regularly monitor expenditure to ensure b...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Standards Agency: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the Food Standards Agency has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The following table show how much the Food Standards Agency spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years: 2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25Expenditure on translation and interpretation services£8,000£5,000£4,000NilNil ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSerious Fraud Office: Translation ServicesAttorney GeneralTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89380More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how much the Serious Fraud Office has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: Almost all the SFO’s cases are connected to other jurisdictions and often include overseas suspects or witnesses and involve significant amounts of evidential material. This means that it needs to make use of translation services in its work. We regularly...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCompetition and Markets Authority: Translation ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the Competition and Markets Authority has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answer: The total spend by the CMA on translation and interpretation services for the past five financial years is as follows:Financial Year Net Total Spend by Invoice Payment Date per Financial Year (£s)2020/2110,860.582021/228,677.072022/2310,085.182023/2419,01...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Civil ServiceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in his Department since 2017.
Answer: The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost to the Department.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Civil ServiceMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in his Department since 2023.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold a list of all the titles of events organised by Defence Networks and there is no centrally held record of MOD’s internal network events.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: SanitationNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities his Department provides in its Whitehall premises.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office is a tenant within Erskine House in Belfast, and 1 Horse Guards Road London. This building is managed by the Government Property Agency and as a tenant, the Northern Ireland Office does not hold information regarding bathroom f...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: SanitationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities her Department provides in its Whitehall premises.
Answer: The Department is a customer of the Government Property Agency in its office locations, and does not hold a record of the number of single-sex or gender-neutral bathroom facilities provided there.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: SanitationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89374More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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, 2 Marsham Street, has (a) four single sex bathroom facilities on its five floors, consisting of three cubicles that contain a toilet, and a shared station of three washbasins and hand-drying facilities. 2 Marsham ...
Answered 30 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Civil ServiceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in her Department since 2023.
Answer: We do not manage Civil Service Staff Networks and do not hold any records or information about their events.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Civil ServiceDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in her Department since 2017.
Answer: The Department for Transport is unable to answer on the grounds of disproportionate cost. This is due to the resource required to conduct searches across the time period requested.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: LincolnshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to train more GPs in Lincolnshire.
Answer: As of 30 September 2025, there were 115 full-time equivalent general practitioners (GPs) in training grade in practices in Lincolnshire county. The Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) reports that it has a very good track record of training GPs. This...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: South Holland and the DeepingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to support the delivery of additional youth services in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people.This Government ful...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: LincolnshireDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to expand new special schools in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The department has published allocations for £740 million high needs capital in 2025/26 to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or who require alternative provision (AP). Of this funding, Lincolnshire ha...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: SanitationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities his Department provides in its Whitehall premises.
Answer: The DWP’s main Whitehall building, Caxton House has 84 single sex cubicles, 34 urinals and 0 non-gendered universal toilets (individual self-contained lockable toilet rooms which contain a toilet, washbasin and hand-drying facilities). This is in addition...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: SanitationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities her Department provides in its Whitehall premises.
Answer: I will be glad to schedule an opportunity for the Rt Hon Member to come into the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's King Charles Street offices and count the number of toilets if he considers that a sensible and appropriate use of his time. He...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Civil ServiceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in his Department since 2023.
Answer: DESNZ values the work our Staff Networks do to support and include colleagues. All DESNZ Staff Network events are in line with cross-Government guidance and signed-off by relevant officials. Civil Service Networks operate across the whole of Government. W...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Civil ServiceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in his Department since 2017.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Civil ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88575More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in his Department since 2017.
Answer: Staff networks are collaborative volunteer networks, organised by staff themselves rather than the department. The Civil Service Network Policy was launched in September 2025 to ensure that networks can continue to support staff in a number of areas as we...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will take steps to help tackle (a) violence and (b) verbal abuse towards public transport workers in (i) Lincolnshire and (ii) other rural areas.
Answer: The Department for Transport works with the transport industry to ensure that public transport is a safe environment for staff and passengers. Ensuring that staff feel safe at work is a priority. Following the horrific attack on the 18:25 LNER Doncaster t...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHouse of Commons: Artificial IntelligenceHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88200More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, for what purposes Parliamentary officials have used AI in the last 12 months.
Answer: Artificial intelligence represents a range of opportunities to support the work of Parliamentary officials. Every official has access to Microsoft’s Copilot Chat tool, as do all Parliamentary account holders. No records are kept of how that tool is used. ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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