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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Media and Sport, how many staff in her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has less than five employees who are reliant on a visa for employment. The exact number has been redacted to avoid identification of individuals.
How many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
47 individuals in the Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Innovation and Technology, how many staff in her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
There are 55 members of staff in the Department that hold a visa which permits them to work in the United Kingdom. This figure includes staff on work and other visa routes. It does not include individuals granted pre or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. All staff are required to demonstrate a valid right to work in accordance with Home Office requirements.
How many NHS dental appointments have been (a) delivered and (b) cancelled in Lincolnshire in each of the last 3 years.
The following table shows the number of National Health Service dental treatments delivered in the first seven months of the 2025/26 financial year, in the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board: Financial yearNumber of NHS dental treatments delivered in the first 7 months of the financial year2025/26282,676 (partial year)Source: Monthly National Dental Activity data – England July 2023 to October 2025, available at the following link: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/dental-activity-data-england-july-2023-to-october-2025 In addition, the following table shows the available data for the number of NHS dental treatments delivered in 2023/24 and 2024/25, in the Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board: Financial yearNumber of NHS dental treatments delivered2024/25434,5582023/24423,868Source: dental statistics for England 2024/25 and 2023/24, available at the following link: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/statistical-collections/dental-england/dental-statistics-england-202425 Data for dentistry is measured in courses of treatment, not appointments. One course of treatment can be more than one appointment. Data on the number of NHS dental appointments cancelled is not held.The data for 2023/24 and 2024/25 are not directly comparable with the 2025/26 data due to the 2025/26 data being provisional. Final data for 2025/26 will be published in August 2026. Furthermore, the 2025/26 data covers 7 months of activity, but the 2023/24 and 2024/25 data covers the full 12-month period.
How many staff within her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
The Department for Transport (central) currently sponsors visas for 33 skilled workers and has an additional 19 employees working on other visa types.
How many and what proportion of staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
The information requested is not held centrally. Gathering this data would therefore incur disproportionate costs.
Whether it is his Department's policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages function on Whatsapp on Government devices.
The Ministry of Justice's Information Management Policy explains that non-corporate communication channels such as WhatsApp 'must not be used unless absolutely necessary'. The policy directs staff to the Non-corporate communication channels for government business guidance, which is the primary guidance that ministers and officials should follow. Recordkeeping responsibilities are listed in paragraphs 19 to 24.
How many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
There are 70 members of staff in the Department that hold a visa which permits them to work in the United Kingdom. This figure includes staff on work and other visa routes. It does not include individuals granted pre or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. All staff are required to demonstrate a valid right to work in accordance with Home Office requirements.
Communities and Local Government, how many staff in his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
Currently MHCLG have 6 employees who have indefinite leave to remain in the UK and 39 employees who require a visa.
On how many days in 2025 did the Pride Flag fly on the main Whitehall building operated by his Department.
The Pride Flag was flown for five days on the Department’s main building in 2025.
On how many days in 2025 did the Pride Flag fly on the main Whitehall building operated by her Department.
During 2025 the Pride Flag was not flown on 1 Horse Guards Road on behalf of HM Treasury HM Treasury is only one department in GOGGS (Government Offices Great George Street, encompassing 1 Horse Guards Road and 100 Parliament Street). Flag flying is administered by DCMS and Government Property Agency.
Communities and Local Government, how many and what proportion of rough sleepers are not British nationals.
The government recently published the annual rough sleeping snapshot count for autumn 2025 and the latest management information providing data from September – December 2025. Both of these publications include data on the nationality of people sleeping rough and can be accessed through gov.uk here.
On how many days in 2025 did the Pride Flag fly on the main Whitehall building operated by his Department.
The Pride Flag was displayed for the following dates across the following building. 70 Whitehall – 30.06.25 – 05.07.25 (6 Days)
How many staff within her Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
As of 01 March 2026, the Home Office had 186 employees with a visa type which allows them time limited right to work in the UK.
How many staff within his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
What steps he is taking to increase (a) skills and (b) employment support for people in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in receipt of sickness benefits.
The Get Britain Working White Paper, published in autumn 2024, and Pathways to Work Green Paper, published in spring 2025, set out the Government’s plan on skills and employment support, including for those in receipt of sickness benefits. Our Pathways to Work guaranteed offer of personalised employment, health and skills support for all disabled people and those with health conditions on out of work benefits is backed by £1 billion a year of new funding by the end of the decade. Once fully rolled out, we anticipate this will include a support conversation to identify next steps, one-to-one caseworker support, periodic engagement and an offer of specialist long-term work health and skills support. In addition, Connect to Work is being made available across all of England and Wales. This is a voluntary, locally commissioned, Supported Employment programme for individuals that are disabled, have a health condition or experiencing non-health related barriers to work to find and sustain employment. There is no benefit-related requirement for this programme. Lincolnshire County Council is the Lead Authority for the Lincolnshire Delivery Area and we expect them to open their service in spring 2026. WorkWell is a health and employment support service providing integrated holistic early help for health-related barriers to work. WorkWell is delivered in partnership with health systems and has so far supported approximately 25,000 disabled people and people with health conditions to stay in and re-enter work. Following the success of the pilot, it will continue to be delivered in existing sites and expand across all of England including the Lincolnshire ICB. The expansion is backed by up to £259 million investment over three years. Through the Adult Skills Fund in the 2025/26 academic year, we are spending £1.4 billion for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to level 3, to support adults to gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning. In South Holland and the Deepings, the Adult Skills Fund fully funds learners who are unemployed or earn less than £25,750 (annual gross salary).
How many staff within his Department are reliant on a visa for employment.
The requested data is not held centrally in a reportable format.
If he will ensure that decisions to section individuals are based on the merits of the case in question and not on ethnicity.
Decisions to detain patients under the Mental Health Act should not be based on ethnicity. The reforms under the Mental Health Act 2025 ensure that detention is used when absolutely necessary for patient and public safety. The planned reforms will not change the fundamental powers and purpose of the act, which is to detain and treat people when they are so unwell they become a risk to themselves or others.
How much of the Connect the Classroom funding will be spent on schools in South Holland and the Deepings constituency
As part of our Education Estates Strategy, a 10-year plan to transform schools and colleges across England, we will provide targeted support for digital connectivity. As part of this £325 million of funding will be used for the expansion of Connect the Classroom and to support hard to reach schools to access fast, reliable gigabit-capable broadband. New selection criteria will be announced in the summer.Connect the Classroom is currently supporting schools on the regional improvement for standards and excellence programme, ensuring that poor connectivity isn’t a barrier to school improvement. To date, over £900,000 of Connect the Classroom funding has been spent on schools in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
Whether it is her Department's policy that (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers use the disappearing messages function on Whatsapp on Government devices.
The department requires ministers and officials to follow the Non-Corporate Communications Channels (NCCCs) Guidance issued by the Government Digital Service: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business.