What steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) support plans and (b) informal capability procedures are appropriately used to (i) improve staff performance and (ii) retain staff.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 7 May 2015
Helen Hayes.
Labour Party MP for Dulwich and West Norwood.
Commons votes
413/521
79% attendance · top 32% of MPs
Party alignment
17%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
280
across 146 debates · 66,978 words
Written Qs
162
159 answered · 3 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Aligned with their councils.
Helen Hayes is the Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Hayes broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 | No | Freevs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
22 Apr
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
“Supports statutory phone ban and welcomes broader consultation approach; emphasizes importance of getting social media regulation right through evidence-gathering on platforms' act…”
20 Apr
Apprenticeships
“Current apprenticeship application systems are inequitable compared to university; recommends UCAS integration and aligned timescales to improve access for students.”
15 Apr
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
“Supporting Government's consultation while acknowledging genuine stakeholder disagreements; defending need for detailed evidence-gathering through Education Committee”
14 Apr
Point of Order
“Shadow Cabinet members visited her constituency without proper advance notification despite parliamentary protocol requiring such courtesy.”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Hayes currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Member | Select |
| Education Committee | Chair | Select |
| Education Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Holds a chair
Hayes chairs a committee — an elected position with real agenda-setting power over what gets scrutinised.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Education | 53 | 32.7% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 24 | 14.8% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 18 | 11.1% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 15 | 9.3% |
| Home Office | 12 | 7.4% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 8 | 4.9% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 8 | 4.9% |
| Department for Transport | 8 | 4.9% |
Most recent.
What estimate she has made of the number of teachers placed on (a) support plans and (b) informal capability procedures in each of the last five years.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom, if he will set out the (a) timeline and (b) consultation process planned for his Department's review of English language provision.
Awaiting answer.
Whether she intends to provide further funding to the Metropolitan Police's Operation Martello programme.
Hotspots policing is a key, evidence-based tactic that should be embedded in mainstream activity, forming a central component of the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee (NPG). As a result, we are transitioning hotspot activity from a grant fun…read full →
Register of interests.
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland Name of donor: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Address of donor: Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom, 16-18 Mon… |
Vice President of the Local Government Association. This is an unpaid role.
Vice President of the Local Government Association. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 9 March 2023) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 2 Dec 2025
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 268,497 | 90.4% |
| Office Costs | 28,531 | 9.6% |
| Total · 67 claims | 297,029 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Hayes on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dulwich and West Norwood | 27,356 | 60.3% | Won |
| 2019 | Dulwich and West Norwood | 36,521 | 65.5% | Won |
| 2017 | Dulwich and West Norwood | 39,069 | 69.6% | Won |
| 2015 | Dulwich and West Norwood | 27,772 | 54.1% | Won |
2024 — full result, Dulwich and West Norwood.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen HayesWON | Lab | 27,356 | 60.3 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Dulwich and West Norwood →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 66,978 words
22 Jul 2024 → 18 May 2026
22 Jul 2024 → 18 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
162 tabled · 159 answered
162 tabled · 159 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
3 current
3 current
RegisterMembers API
2 entries
2 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£297,029 · FY 24_25
£297,029 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL
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