John Hayes MP: written questions
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Attorney General's Office: Public AppointmentsAttorney GeneralTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13766More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital and Technology CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13765More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Digital and Technology cabinet committee has met since 5 July 2024.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.
Answer: Defra officials have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 wi...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Public AppointmentsTreasuryTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13763More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHome and Economic Affairs CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13762More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Home and Economic Affairs cabinet committee has met since 5 July 2024.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public AppointmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken 'political appointees' to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers, which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publis...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Public AppointmentsNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many political appointees have been made by his department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Property DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the changes to Biodiversity Net Gain requirements on nature recovery in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: A full impact assessment for the Biodiversity Net Gain small, medium and brownfield development consultation will be published soon. This will assess the impact of Biodiversity Net Gain changes across England.
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Public AppointmentsDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many political appointees have been made by her department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet CommitteesCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13453More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Union and Constitution cabinet committee has met since July 5th 2024.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet CommitteesCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13452More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Middle East Response Committee cabinet committee has met since July 5th 2024.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet CommitteesCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13451More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Domestic and Border Security cabinet committee has met since July 5th 2024.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet CommitteesCabinet OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13450More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Public Services cabinet committee has met since July 5th 2024.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordEurope CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12625More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Europe cabinet committee has met since July 2024.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Living Standards CommitteeCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12624More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Growth and Living Standards cabinet committee has met since its inception.
Answer: It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: South Holland and the DeepingsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of neighbourhood police officers in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: As part of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, the Government has committed to delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood policing personnel by the end of this Parliament.Lincolnshire Police was allocated £1,663,470 in 2025/26, and £3,042,016 has been s...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Public AppointmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by Department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Public AppointmentsHome OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Public AppointmentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken 'political appointees' to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of people who have outstanding Plan 2 student loans in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Answer: As of 21 June 2026, there were 4,900 (to the nearest hundred) Plan 2 student loan borrowers with a positive balance registered with the Student Loans Company (SLC) whose recorded postcodes fall within the South Holland and The Deepings constituency. This ...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Public AppointmentsDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public AppointmentsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Public AppointmentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.
Answer: We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers.A list of special advisers by Department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publishe...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
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