At a glanceSir John Hayes is a Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deepings, and has represented the seat for 29 years, 2 months. They have cast 415 votes in Commons divisions (72% attendance), tabled 3,630 written questions and registered 9 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Sir John Hayes did not vote in 160. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Committee since 11 Dec 2024
- Panel of Chairs Committee since 27 Nov 2024
- South Holland and The Deepings Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Conservative Party since 1 May 1997
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Bradley Thomas
Conservative
100.0% · 400 of 400 shared votes
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Rebecca Harris
Conservative
100.0% · 393 of 393 shared votes
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Greg Smith
Conservative
100.0% · 387 of 387 shared votes
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Edward Argar
Conservative
100.0% · 386 of 386 shared votes
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Gareth Bacon
Conservative
100.0% · 379 of 379 shared votes
Votes least like
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Kerry McCarthy
Labour
0.9% · 3 of 349 shared votes
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Michael Payne
Labour
0.9% · 3 of 330 shared votes
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Chris Bryant
Labour
0.9% · 2 of 224 shared votes
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Christian Wakeford
Labour
1.1% · 4 of 351 shared votes
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Gareth Thomas
Labour (Co-op)
1.1% · 3 of 268 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Employment and earnings3
- Lecturer in British Government and Politics at Richmond American University London - Richmond American University London (registered 28 Feb 2025)
- Part-time professor in Political Studies - University of Greater Manchester
- Strategic Adviser - BB Energy Trading Ltd
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments2
- Payment expected for services on 26 January 2026 - £5,880.00 (registered 13 Feb 2026)
- Payment received on 25 June 2025 - £2,392.50 (registered 9 Jul 2025)
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment2
- Agreement starting 01 April 2020 - £41,713.60 (registered 29 Apr 2020)
- Agreement starting 01 September 2018 - £50,000.00 (registered 28 Sep 2018)
Miscellaneous1
- Trustee of the John Clare Trust, which runs John Clare Cottage, preserving it and the poet’s works for future generations. This is an unpaid role. (registered 23 Nov 2023)
Family members employed1
- Susan Hayes employed
Written questions
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of train delays affecting Spalding railway station in the last 12 months.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Transport.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support wildlife conservation sites in Lincolnshire.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what financial support her Department provides to museums and galleries in Lincolnshire.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Banks: Lincolnshire
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many banks have closed in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in last five years.
Awaiting an answer from the Treasury.
Migrants: Age Assurance
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses AI to help verify the age of migrants that arrive in the UK.
Awaiting an answer from the Home Office.
Sports: Visual Impairment
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to increase the provision of visually impaired sports facilities in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Bowel Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support increased participation in bowel cancer screening in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Small Businesses: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to support access to finance for SMEs in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade .
Early day motions
| 18 Jul 2019 | Electricity | 2 sig. |
| 26 Nov 2003 | SHELTER AND SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS AT CHRISTMAS | 100 sig. |
| 26 Mar 2003 | DISPOSAL OF FALLEN STOCK | 50 sig. |
| 10 Dec 2002 | FUNDING FOR LINCOLNSHIRE'S DISPOSAL OF REFRIGERATORS | 23 sig. |
| 28 Nov 2002 | CONDUCT OF THE FOOT AND MOUTH CRISIS | 43 sig. |
| 28 Nov 2002 | CONDUCT OF DEFRA AND THE PESTICIDES VOLUNTARY INITIATIVE | 7 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 National Planning Policy Framework
On the subject of keeping land habitable, the hon. Lady will be familiar with the fact that the Lincolnshire fens, and particularly South Holland and The Deepings, are entirely flat, without even the undulation equivalent to the Mendip hil…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
I hear what the Minister says, but there are no specific laws governing the standards of AI, there is no dedicated regulator to deal with AI development, and there are no sanctions on companies that knowingly use AI for malevolent purposes…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
Will my right hon. Friend give way?
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
I am interested in the right hon. Lady’s comment on productivity, because it is one of the prevailing macroeconomic challenges facing this Government and previous Governments, as the stalling of productivity has been a problem across weste…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
I know from my dealings with the hon. Gentleman that he is a good and effective Member of Parliament who takes a very responsible view of these things, but we must not let the virtues that he describes blind us to the vices. That is what h…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
I absolutely agree. That is why I began by describing what has occurred over the last quarter of a century and the misunderstanding—a pervasive one that affected all political parties and Governments of all kinds—that a dangerous fascinati…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
I rise in support of much of what the hon. Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan) has said. He has done a service to this Chamber, and Parliament more generally, by highlighting the threats that AI will bring. Perhaps I can set the scene…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
The concept of parole is age-old, but parole was based on merit; people were considered for parole if they were felt to be worthy of it. This is entirely different—this is about an automatic process, regardless of merit, and it flies in th…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
There are times in this place when a combination of popular sentiment and the power of argument become overwhelming. I have seen it happen whoever has been in government. At that point, it is important for Governments to change tack and, a…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. It would be straightforward for the Government to issue a statement—a written statement would do, actually—on the back of this debate simply excluding the kinds of offenders that have been highli…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
My hon. Friend has done a heroic job in highlighting the perennial problem in his area and beyond it. The reluctance to acknowledge that these grooming gangs were run largely by men of Pakistani origin is exacerbated when those very people…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
As my hon. Friend will know, the Sentencing Act facilitated early release. Did we not ask then for clarity about what that meant, in the terms that he describes? What kind of criminals would be released? What damage might they do? What ass…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
My right hon. Friend is right. We are perfectly entitled to make that request of Government, as he has done in eloquent terms. It seems to me that the plan to release up to 6,000 criminals in September needs to be stalled, so that we can t…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
My right hon. Friend is right. The figures are stark: one in eight prisoners is a foreign national taking up valuable prison space. There are 10,376 foreign national criminals in our prisons today, which represents around 12% of the total …
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
Before I deal with that directly, may I say that in championing the interests of victims, my hon. Friend has done the Conservatives and the whole House proud? He has a remarkable record of standing up for victims, having met victims’ group…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
The hon. Lady is right. If you will allow me to digress for a moment, Madam Deputy Speaker, I am often asked by constituents—I imagine other hon. Members are asked the same question—“How on earth do you get on with people on the other side…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
Not for the first time, the hon. Lady has brought both insight and character to our considerations. She has been consistent in raising this issue in the House. From the experience in Northern Ireland and elsewhere, we know the effects of e…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
I am always happy to give way to the hon. Lady.
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
Disraeli, the great Conservative Prime Minister, said: “Justice is truth in action.”—[Hansard’s Parliamentary Debates, 11 February 1851; Vol. 114, c. 412.] When criminal justice deviates from what the public see as the truth, the fai…
7 Jul 2026 Early Release of Prisoners
I am grateful to the Minister for giving way a second time—he is very generous—and for his kind remarks about my consistency. He also mentioned our differences, and I will explore those in greater detail in due course, with your indulgence…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Minister of State (Department for Transport) · Department for Transport 15 Jul 2016 – 9 Jan 2018
- Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) · Home Office 8 May 2015 – 15 Jul 2016
- Minister of State (Department for Transport) · Department for Transport 15 Jul 2014 – 8 May 2015
- Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office 28 Mar 2013 – 15 Jul 2014
- Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change) · Department of Energy and Climate Change 6 Sep 2012 – 27 Mar 2013
- Minister of State (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) · Department for Education 18 May 2010 – 6 Sep 2012
- Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning) (also in the Department for Education) · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 12 May 2010 – 6 Sep 2012
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Education) · Department for Education 19 Jan 2009 – 6 May 2010
- Shadow Minister (14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships) · HM Official Opposition 8 Dec 2005 – 19 Jan 2009
- Shadow Minister (Transport) · Department for Transport 10 May 2005 – 8 Dec 2005
- Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning) · Department for Communities and Local Government 1 Jun 2003 – 1 Apr 2005
- Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 1 Jun 2002 – 1 Jun 2003
- Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons) · Whips Office (Commons) 1 Jun 2001 – 1 Jun 2002
- Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) · Department for Education 1 Jun 2000 – 1 Jun 2001
Other posts
- Vice-Chair, Conservative Party 1 Jul 1999 – 1 Jul 2000
Committee memberships
- Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament 13 Jul 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] 28 Feb 2024 – 7 Mar 2024
- Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] 11 Jan 2023 – 17 Jan 2023
- Judicial Review and Courts Bill 27 Oct 2021 – 23 Nov 2021
- Taxi and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill (England and Wales) 27 Oct 2021 – 3 Nov 2021
- Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill 7 Sep 2021 – 22 Sep 2021
- Administration Committee 16 Jul 2001 – 2 Dec 2002
- Education & Employment 7 Dec 1998 – 8 May 2000
- Agriculture 14 Jul 1997 – 5 Jul 1999
Previous seats
- South Holland and The Deepings · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
- South Holland and The Deepings · Elected 3 times 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
Elections contested
- North East Derbyshire 9 Apr 1992
- North East Derbyshire 11 Jun 1987
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 1389
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
24-25 Westlode Street, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 2AF
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Sir John Hayes, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Sir John Hayes?
Sir John Hayes is a Member of Parliament representing South Holland and The Deepings in the House of Commons. See Sir John Hayes's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Sir John Hayes represent?
Sir John Hayes sits as Conservative. See Sir John Hayes's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Sir John Hayes represent?
Sir John Hayes is the Member of Parliament for South Holland and The Deepings. See Sir John Hayes's official Parliament profile.
How long has Sir John Hayes been an MP?
Sir John Hayes has served in the House of Commons for 29 years, 2 months. See Sir John Hayes's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Sir John Hayes?
Sir John Hayes has 9 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Sir John Hayes's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.