Written questions

Sir John Hayes

3,630 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Dec 2023 · Treasury

Credit Cards: Fees and Charges

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the cap on interchange fees.

4 Dec 2023 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Supply: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on Henry Dimbleby's independent review of England's food chain.

1 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of pro-Palestine protests at train stations on commuters.

1 Dec 2023 · Department for Transport

Roads: Hedgehogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking with Cabinet collagues to help reduce the number of hedgehogs killed on roads.

1 Dec 2023 · Home Office

Hedgehogs: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been (a) charged and (b) prosecuted for alleged criminal offences involving the abuse of hedgehogs in each of the last five years.

30 Nov 2023 · Department for Education

Apprentices: South Holland and the Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many youth apprenticeship starts there have been in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each year since 2010.

30 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Banks: Closures

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to help prevent the closure of high street banks in rural areas.

29 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Recreation Spaces: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps through the National Planning Policy Framework to protect parks and green spaces.

29 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of raising the minimum salary threshold on levels of immigration.

29 Nov 2023 · Home Office

Migrant Workers: Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when his Department last reviewed the effectiveness of the shortage occupation visa list in meeting the UK's skills needs.

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Transport

Railway Stations: Lincolnshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reopening Littleworth railway station in Deeping St Nicholas.

28 Nov 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cancer: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to publish a long-term cancer strategy for England.

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Veterans: Radiation Exposure

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish (a) a copy of Lord Chancellor's Instruments (LCIs) Nos 76 and 118 and (b) set out which exemptions applied under those LCIs to retain Atomic Weapons Establishment files contai

28 Nov 2023 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Meters

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much the Government has spent on the promotion of smart meters since 2019.

27 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff were employed by the Office for Budget Responsibility in each year since 2010.

27 Nov 2023 · Treasury

Office for Budget Responsibility: Operating Costs

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual operating cost of the Office for Budget Responsibility was in each of the last five years.

27 Nov 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Homelessness: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to reduce homelessness in rural areas.