Every parliamentary written question tabled by John Hayes this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Whether her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
Staff in my Department may travel overseas on authorised short-term trips when required as part of their official duties. Staff may request temporary International Remote Working for personal reasons only in very limited circumstances, such as compassiona...
Whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
The Scotland Office does not permit civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
Whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
The Department does not permit civil servants employed in the UK to work overseas on a regular basis. In a small number of cases, staff may be permitted to work overseas for a short, defined period and for limited reasons, including where urgent work requ...
Whether her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
Ministers do not permit employees to work from overseas on a regular basis. Employees are able to request an exception to work from overseas for a temporary period of time in the following limited circumstances. These include short-term situations, such a...
Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to improve mobile connectivity in hard-to-reach rural communities in Lincolnshire.
Our ambition is for all populated areas to have access to high quality standalone 5G by 2030. This includes harder to reach rural communities, as well as towns and cities. 4G connectivity also remains important for many and with the help of Government’s S...
Communities and Local Government, whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
While it is possible to support employees who want to work from outside of the UK there is no right to do so and in many cases support will be impossible. The department does not allow people to work from outside of the UK without assessing risk on a case...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
As the Rt Hon Member will understand, the nature of the work done by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office means that UK-based staff are regularly deployed overseas.
Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
Defra does not permit employees to work overseas on a regular basis and has a robust policy and application process for use in exceptional circumstances only. All exceptional cases must comply with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)...
Whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
The Ministry of Justice uses the term international remote working (IRW) to describe working remotely outside the UK. IRW is defined as when an employee wants to undertake the full responsibilities of their role remotely from abroad, for a short-term and ...
Whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
The Cabinet Office does not permit civil servants employed in the United Kingdom to work from overseas on a regular basis. Staff operate internationally to undertake official business travel. Temporary requests to work abroad are subject to strict regulat...
Whether his Department permits (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials to use (i) Chat GPT, (ii) Google Gemini, (iii) Claude, (iv) Deepseek and (v) Grok as part of their official duties.
The Government is committed to harnessing the benefits of artificial intelligence to improve the productivity of the Civil Service and the quality of public services. Departments provide officials, Ministers and special advisers with access to secure, ent...
How much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.
Nothing. The Wales Office has not spent any money on advertising on podcasts in the last three years.
Whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
Overseas remote working is only permitted on a temporary basis; permanent working outside the UK in a DBT role is not allowed.Approval is granted in exceptional circumstances (e.g. a family funeral), before or after annual leave visiting family/friends, o...
What recent steps she has taken to help improve road safety in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
On 7 January 2026 we published our new Road Safety Strategy, setting out our vision for a safer future on our roads for all. This aims to improve road safety at a national level, with benefits seen across the country, including South Holland and the Deepi...
What steps his Department is taking to help increase the take-up of Pension Credit amongst eligible pensioners in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.
The Government is committed to ensuring that all pensioners receive the support to which they are entitled. That is why we have been running the biggest ever Pension Credit take-up campaign across the whole of Great Britain, promoting Pension Credit to el...
Innovation and Technology, whether her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
My Department’s international remote working policy allows employees to make an application to work remotely overseas for a short, defined period of time and for a number of limited reasons. Approval of such a request is subject to the employee having the...
Whether her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
There is no contractual right for DfT staff to work from a location outside the UK. In some circumstances, DfT may post employees overseas for official business purposes. Employees may also be required to travel overseas for business purposes, for example...
Whether his Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.
DWP policy does not allow civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis. Civil servants can be authorised to travel from the UK to conduct official business if necessary, returning to the UK after the conclusion of that busine...
Whether her Department permits (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) officials to use (i) Chat GPT, (ii) Google Gemini, (iii) Claude, (iv) Deepseek and (v) Grok as part of their official duties.
The Government is committed to harnessing the benefits of artificial intelligence to improve the productivity of the Civil Service and the quality of public services. Departments provide officials, Ministers and special advisers with access to secure, ent...
How much his Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.
The Scotland Office has spent nil on advertising on podcasts in the last three years.