Every parliamentary written question tabled by John Hayes this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.
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What assessment has she made of recent trends of retail crime in Lincolnshire.
The Home Office collects and publishes official statistics on various retail offences recorded by Police Force Area, including Lincolnshire, on a quarterly basis, which can be accessed here:https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables
How many people who entered the UK on a visa and who now live in (a) asylum hotels and (b) other state-funded accommodation are from (i) Pakistan, (ii) Nigeria and (iii) Sri Lanka.
Data on the ‘Source of asylum claims in 2024’ was published by the Home Office on 30th March 2025. The remaining requested data is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
How many people in the UK on student visas later claimed asylum in each of the last five years.
Data on the ‘Source of asylum claims in 2024’ was published by the Home Office on 30th March 2025. The remaining requested data is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
How many people in the UK on tourist visas went on to claim asylum in each of the last five years.
Data on the ‘Source of asylum claims in 2024’ was published by the Home Office on 30th March 2025. The remaining requested data is not available from published statistics and could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
What steps is she taking to tackle fraudulent Certificates of Sponsorship as a route for illegal immigration.
Certificates of sponsorship (CoS) are electronic documents created by sponsors licensed by the Home Office. If we identify that a fraudulent, non-genuine CoS has been submitted, that does not match our records, we shall refuse the application.
What steps she is taking to prevent blank guns being converted to weapons which can fire live rounds.
The Government keeps firearms legislation under close review to ensure that the law responds to threats to public safety posed by firearms including converted blank firing firearms.Blank firing guns are, generally speaking, regarded as imitation firearms under firearms legislation. They are categorised by how the discharge, or vent, fumes or gases when fired: either at the top of the gun known as Top Venting Blank Firers, or from the front of the gun known as Forward Venting Blank Firers. In particular, realistic imitation firearms are subject to controls under the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006, while readily convertible imitation firearms, which are those blank firing firearms that can be converted to fire live ammunition without any special skill and using tools or equipment that are generally available are, by virtue of the Firearms Act 1982, controlled under the Firearms Act 1968.In response to concern about specific types of Top Venting blank firing firearms being converted into lethal firearms and used in crime, the Government has worked closely with the National Crime Agency and the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) lead on illegal firearms, and it has taken action against specific types of Top Venting blank firing firearms. Following testing in 2024, these blank firing firearms had been found to be readily convertible and therefore contrary to firearms legislation. The specific features of these blank firing firearms also means they fall within the prohibited categories of firearms provided for by section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968. An amnesty was organised by the NPCC lead in which anyone in possession of the specific types of Top Venting blank firing firearms was able to hand them into a local police station. The amnesty started on 3 February 2025 and ran for four weeks.
How much was raised by fines from the clandestine entrant civil penalty scheme in the last ten years.
The table below shows the number of CECP penalties issued each year for the last 10 years, with the value of how much has been paid against those penalties.Years.32Value of penalties paids.31AValue of penalties paid20152611£2,769,153.5800.0020163029£3,326,748.3600.0020171700£2,269,684.7300.0020181584£1,891,368.3500.0020196136£7,124,350.9700.0020208002£8,524,296.9500.0020213961£6,306,986.5800.0020223618£4,835,220.4600.0020231939£3,989,365.87761£1,601,920.4020242164£2,652,440.053257£2,892,122.46
How many cryptoassets were seized from criminals in the last year.
The Government does not currently publish the amount of cryptocurrency restrained/recovered under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.The Home office is reviewing plans to publish new statistics on Crypto assets as part of future bulletins on asset recovery in response to the new powers that came into effect in April 2024.
If she will make it her policy to ban the use of DeepSeek by her Department.
The Government has a robust set of security policies in place to oversee how information is handled, within our buildings, on our IT, and by our staff.We keep these policies under constant review to ensure they are applicable to new technologies.The UK Government only uses corporately assured Generative AI tools to process HMG information. Everyone who works in government has a duty of confidentiality and a responsibility to safeguard any government information or data that they process, access or share, and all government departments are required to meet a range of mandatory security standards.
How many people were fined under the clandestine entrant civil penalty scheme in each of the last ten years.
The table below shows the number of CECP penalties issued each year for the last 10 years, with the value of how much has been paid against those penalties.Years.32Value of penalties paids.31AValue of penalties paid20152611£2,769,153.5800.0020163029£3,326,748.3600.0020171700£2,269,684.7300.0020181584£1,891,368.3500.0020196136£7,124,350.9700.0020208002£8,524,296.9500.0020213961£6,306,986.5800.0020223618£4,835,220.4600.0020231939£3,989,365.87761£1,601,920.4020242164£2,652,440.053257£2,892,122.46
How many British citizens had their citizenship revoked in each of the last 10 years.
The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with powers to deprive a person of citizenship status only under the circumstances set out at sections 40(2) and 40(3) of the Act. Section 40(2) allows the Secretary of State to deprive any person of British citizenship, should they deem it conducive to the public good to do so.Detail on the numbers of conducive deprivation orders made under Section 40(2) of the 1981 British Nationality Act, are published in the Government Transparency Report: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers. Eight reports have been published to date providing the number of deprivations of citizenship orders made up until the end of 2023 and can be found at the below:YearSource and link2015HM government transparency report 2015: disruptive and investigatory powers2017Disruptive and investigatory powers: HM government transparency report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)2018Disruptive and investigatory powers: transparency report 2018 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)2018/19Transparency report: disruptive 2020Disruptive powers 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)2021Counter-terrorism disruptive powers report 2021 - GOV.UK2022Counter-terrorism disruptive powers report 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)2023Counter-terrorism disruptive powers report 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Section 40(3) of the 1981 British Nationality Act, allows for deprivation of citizenship where fraud, false representation or concealment of material facts have been used to obtain British citizenship. Since August 2020 these figures have been published via the Transparency report on asylum data, which can be found using the link below: Immigration and protection data: Q3 2024 - GOV.UK
How many British citizens gave up their citizenship in each of the last 10 years.
The Home Office publishes information on British Citizenship in the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), including annual figures on granted and refused renunciations of British nationality (see Table Cit_05 of the Citizenship data tables).Information is available up to 2023. Data for 2024 is due to be published in May 2025. Details on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘Research and statistics calendar’.
How many British citizens held dual citizenship in each of the last five years.
The Home Office does not hold the requested data.
What information her Department holds on the number of British citizens who hold more than two passports.
The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
What steps she is taking to support police forces to prevent lead theft in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Theft, including the theft of lead, is a deeply damaging crime and this Government recognises the distress and disruption it can cause, not only to businesses, but also to local communities and critical infrastructure.The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 was introduced to reduce metal theft by strengthening regulation of the scrap metal industry. The Act requires scrap metal dealers to obtain a licence from their local authority and to verify the identity of those selling the scrap metal; it also bans dealers from paying cash.Following the introduction of the Act, there was an overall downward trend in metal-related theft offences. The latest figures for the year ending March 2024 are 64% lower than in the previous year.Furthermore, the sentencing guidelines on theft have been amended to highlight that where theft is of heritage assets or causes disruption to infrastructure, this should be taken into account when assessing the harm.Historic England is leading on a number of initiatives to tackle heritage crime, particularly theft from church roofs and other buildings primarily in rural locations, and the Home Office and National Police Chiefs’ Council are continuing to work closely with them.
What proportion of food procured by her Department is sourced in the UK.
I refer the Rt Honourable member to the answer he was given on 10 March 2025 to Question UIN 34773.
What estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of power cable thefts in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) England in each of the last three years.
While there is no official estimate of the cost to the public purse of cable thefts in England and Wales, Network Rail believe it costs millions of pounds each year with the total cost to the economy taking into account the impact of freight delays to power stations and supermarkets, and on passengers who miss appointments or have their day ruined even higher.This Government recognises the distress and disruption that such theft can cause to critical infrastructure.The Government will continue to support the extensive work undertaken by the British Transport Police, in partnership with organisations such as Network Rail, to further improve the response to metal theft by disrupting those involved in this type of crime.
What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the police grant for 2025-2026 on levels of crime in Lincolnshire.
This Government is committed to ensuring that the police can tackle crime effectively.Total funding to police forces will be up to £17.5 billion, an increase of up to £1.1 billion compared to the 2024-25 police funding settlement. This equates to a 6.6% cash increase, and 4.1% real terms increase in funding. This includes an additional £200 million to kickstart the first phase of delivering 13,000 additional police officers, PCSOs and special constables into neighbourhood policing roles.Lincolnshire Police’s funding will be up to £173.2m in 2025-26, an increase of up to £9 million when compared to the 2024-25 police settlement. This includes an additional £1.7 million for neighbourhood policing.
How the overseas aid budget has been spent in the context of housing for asylum seekers in the UK in each of the last three years.
In-donor refugee costs are published each year in the Statistics on International Development (SIDs). 2024 figures will be published in the Spring 2025 provisional SIDs publication.
What steps she is taking to ensure sufficient recruitment of retained firefighters in Lincolnshire.
Whilst the Government is committed to ensuring fire and rescue services have the resources they need to do their important work, it is individual fire and rescue authorities that are responsible for recruitment and decisions around deployment of resources.With the local government finance settlement now agreed, standalone fire and rescue authorities will see an increase in core spending power of £65.5m in 2025/26. Including the National Insurance Contribution Grant this is an increase of 3.6 per cent in cash terms compared to 2024/25.