Speeches by Hayes.
Every Hansard contribution by John Hayes this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 201–220 of 706 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2025 | Sentencing Bill “I do agree with my hon. Friend. Just stepping back a moment, Ms Ghani, I am mindful that the only female Speaker we have ever had once famously declared, “Call me Madam”, so I will from now on call you Madam Chairman rather than anything else. It is certainly true that we need a war against drugs, drug dealing and all …” crime | 218 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Sentencing Bill “I am extremely grateful, Madam Chairman.” crime | 6 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Sentencing Bill “I pay tribute to that campaign, and in particular to my hon. Friend’s commitment to victims, which I know is outstanding. Will he acknowledge, too, that many of the people who suffer are suffering at the hands of repeat criminals—career criminals? Sometimes people who have been let out on licence breach the licence con…” crime | 114 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Sentencing Bill “My hon. Friend is now coming to the nub of the issue. There are different views across the House. There are those of us who believe that the justice system should be retributive, that punishment matters and that punishment should fit crime, and there are those who do not. There are those who do not think that the justi…” crime | 116 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Sentencing Bill “We hear a lot about rehabilitation from Labour Members, and we hear a lot about recidivism. The most likely spur for recidivism is letting people out who will continue to do harm. We will be told by the Government that those people are being let out on licence, so will my right hon. Friend invite the Minister to predic…” crime | 92 |
| 19 Oct 2025 | Asylum Seekers: Support and Accommodation “We now move to the wind-ups. We have plenty of time, not that that is an invitation for speeches of an undue length. Members should keep it poignant but pithy. In that spirit, I call the Liberal Democrat spokesman, Will Forster.” immigrationlocal-governmentcost-of-living | 41 |
| 19 Oct 2025 | Asylum Seekers: Support and Accommodation “I call the Minister, and ask him to allow a moment or two for the mover to sum up at the end.” immigrationlocal-governmentcost-of-living | 22 |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Business of the House “This is the first time I have seen the Leader of the House at the Dispatch Box in his new role, and I welcome him. He mentioned religious freedom. That freedom must not be allowed to conceal the malevolence of Sharia courts, which operate in places across our constituencies—there are around 85. Indeed, we are described…” local-governmenthealthhousing | 134 |
| 12 Oct 2025 | Digital ID “If it were not so sinister, it would be quaint to hear the Secretary of State say that it is international, novel and modern, and therefore it must be good. Try telling that to Jaguar Land Rover workers, M&S customers, or postmasters and postmistresses. Will the right hon. Lady recognise what I recognised when I wa…” immigrationeconomy-jobsother | 92 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | International Day of Democracy “I am delighted that the Minister has broken his vow of silence. I call Rachel Blake to sum up.” culture-communitylocal-governmenttechnology | 19 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | International Day of Democracy “I call the shadow Minister.” culture-communitylocal-governmenttechnology | 5 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Significant Energy Infrastructure Projects: Suffolk Coast “I will call Jenny Riddell-Carpenter to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. Other Members should be aware that they can contribute only with the prior permission of the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. Sadly, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up …” energyenvironmentlocal-government | 67 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | International Day of Democracy “I am going to call people for the wind-ups just before 10.30 am. You can see what time it is, so let us try to get everyone in—be powerful and pithy, please.” culture-communitylocal-governmenttechnology | 32 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | International Day of Democracy “Thank you very much to everyone for being so disciplined with their speeches. We have had an excellent debate so far. Let us hope that continues. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesman.” culture-communitylocal-governmenttechnology | 32 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | International Day of Democracy “I remind Members that they need to bob to catch my eye—I can see they are already doing that. Let us try to get everyone in by limiting the length of speeches. I will not set a limit; I will leave that to Members’ discretion. I call Liz Saville Roberts.” culture-communitylocal-governmenttechnology | 50 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | International Day of Democracy “I call Jeevun Sandher. I will call the Liberal Democrat spokesman at 10.28 am.” culture-communitylocal-governmenttechnology | 14 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | International Day of Democracy “I call Tom Morrison. Pithy please, Tom.” culture-communitylocal-governmenttechnology | 7 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | International Day of Democracy “I call Lizzi Collinge. There are two after you, Lizzi, so bear that in mind.” culture-communitylocal-governmenttechnology | 15 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Sentencing Bill “I did not know that the hon. Gentleman had done that, so may I congratulate him on that? What he says is absolutely right and will, I think, be widely welcomed across the House. However, I must press him on one point. Does he, like me, believe that such people, once caught and convicted, should spend much longer in pri…” crimefiscal-policy | 91 |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Sentencing Bill “I am grateful to the hon. Member for giving way; he is always courteous in the Chamber. Let us be clear: is the Bill a result of too few prison places —I acknowledge, by the way, that successive Governments have built too few prisons—or is it driven by a certain ideology? Is it about rehabilitation, which I describe as…” crimefiscal-policy | 123 |