John Hayes
MP for South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
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In an earlier answer, the Prime Minister made it clear that he understands that global uncertainty makes national economic resilience ever more important, and that energy security and food security are central to that. Twelve per cent of our most fertile and productive land—for the food that we need to feed the nation—is being eaten up by giant industrial developments, including pylons with the accompanying infrastructure and huge solar developments. Will the Prime Minister meet me and colleagues who feel similarly? By corroding Britain's food security now, we risk compromising our nation's future.
Context
The question is prompted by concerns over the use of fertile land for energy developments, which could compromise food security. This includes solar farms and pylons.
Keir Starmer
The right hon. Gentleman is right to raise food security. Obviously, that is one resilience that we need and must protect in this country. We also need to move to secure independence of energy, because one thing that is making life so much harder for all those in the food sector is that their energy prices go up every time an international conflict affects the prices here. By getting energy independence, which requires infrastructure, we can protect them from that and therefore make them more resilient.
Assessment
The specific request for a meeting to discuss land use was not addressed directly.
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Will the Prime Minister take steps to ensure that across every part of our kingdom, alongside the crosses of St George in England, St Patrick in Ireland, St Andrew in Scotland and the red dragon in Wales, our flag is flown on every Government and public building—hospitals, schools, police stations and railway stations—for every Briton deserves the chance to see a forest of flagpoles and the flutter of the Union Jack?
Context
The Prime Minister is asked about promoting national pride by ensuring that flags representing different parts of the United Kingdom are displayed alongside the Union Jack on government buildings.
The Prime Minister (Keir Starmer)
I share the right hon. Gentleman’s pride in our country’s flag. It represents our history, our heritage and our values. That is why we display it. I was the Labour leader who put the Union Jack on the membership card for the Labour party, and I was very proud to do so. It belongs to all of us.
Assessment
Steps to ensure flag displays
It Belongs To All Of Us
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The Deputy Prime Minister will know that my constituency, and Lincolnshire as a whole, is the breadbasket of Britain, producing 12% of the food consumed across the entire nation, including 30% of the vegetables and 20% of the sugar beet. That is because of the grade 1 and 2 land in Lincolnshire, yet Lincolnshire faces an invasion of giant pylons down the east coast and huge solar developments. Will she meet a delegation of colleagues from Lincolnshire and nearby, including my right hon. Friend the Member for Louth and Horncastle (Victoria Atkins), my hon. Friend the Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson) and the Father of the House, my right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), so that we can establish that energy security must never be a competitor with food security?
Context
Lincolnshire, a key agricultural area, is facing pressure from energy development projects that could impact agriculture.
Angela Rayner
I thank the right hon. Member for his question. He knows that we launched a consultation on the national planning policy framework. We will protect agricultural land, we will ensure that we have renewable energy so we have energy security in this country, and we will get Britain building again.
Assessment
Did not commit to meeting with delegation to discuss specific issues
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Britain's food security, compromised by cheap foreign imports, now faces a parallel threat: all kinds of industrialisation of the countryside, from large solar plants to interconnectors and substations, and now huge pylons covering 87 miles of countryside. These will blot the landscape and use up valuable growing land, filling the fenland big skies. Knowing that the Prime Minister's bow burns with gold, like my own, will he ensure that he joins my fight for our green and pleasant land and so make sure that food security and energy security are not competitors?
Context
Concern about large-scale solar developments and infrastructure projects in the countryside affecting food production.
Rishi Sunak
My right hon. Friend raises an excellent point about our food security. The Government have taken steps, which he has supported, to protect prime agricultural land from large-scale solar developments, which I know will be warmly welcomed. Our announcements this week at the National Farmers Union conference also demonstrate our support to increase our country's food security, backing farmers with more funding and enhancing their productivity to produce great British food.
Assessment
Did not explicitly commit to joining John Hayes' fight for green land or ensuring that food and energy security are not competitors.
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That 1.3 million migrants over a period of two years is a catastrophe for Britain is obvious to everyone apart from guilt-ridden bourgeois liberals and greed-driven globalists. Given that the same kind of people are stymieing the Prime Minister's “stop the boats” campaign, will he bring urgent measures forward to deal with legal migration, and will he ensure that the Bill he has promised is in exactly the form recommended by his own Immigration Minister?
Context
1.3 million migrants over a period of two years are considered a catastrophe by the Prime Minister, and measures to tackle legal migration are under review.
Rishi Sunak
I am pleased to have my right hon. Friend's advice and support on all on our measures to tackle legal and illegal migration. As I said, we are reviewing the recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee and we will be bringing forward measures on top of the very significant restrictions that we have already announced on student dependants.
Assessment
Urgent measures to deal with legal migration were not explicitly outlined.
Reviewing Recommendations
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It is through Lincolnshire's roads that foodstuffs grown in our fine county are transported across the nation, but the highways authority struggles to fund the roads because of the skewed funding formula devised by a previous Labour Government. So many of our public services suffer in the same way, policing included. Will the Prime Minister agree to review the local government and police funding formulas as a matter of urgency so that Lincolnshire can have a fair deal?
Context
Lincolnshire's roads are critical for food transportation, but highway authorities struggle with inadequate local government and police funding.
Rishi Sunak
My right hon. Friend is entirely right to stand up for the particular needs of his rural community. Like him, I recognise that the costs of providing services are often higher in rural areas, and it is right for us to reflect that in funding formulas where we can do so, but I will ensure that he, too, gets a meeting with the relevant Minister to discuss this important matter further.
Assessment
The PM did not specify an urgent review of the funding formula but committed to further discussion.
Promising A Future Meeting
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Will my right hon. Friend bring forward legislation to stop illegal immigration, as promised to the British people?
Context
There has been an increase in illegal immigration since the referendum on leaving the EU.
Rishi Sunak
We will introduce new legislation that makes it clear if you arrive in this country illegally, you will not be allowed to stay and we will remove you swiftly.
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Will the Deputy Prime Minister and our new Prime Minister recognise these brave servicemen not only by doing what the hon. Lady has asked but also by giving them the service medal that they so richly deserve?
Context
The questioner asks for the new Prime Minister to recognize the service of nuclear test veterans by awarding them a medal.
Dominic Raab
My right hon. friend is absolutely right. We should be grateful to all those who participated in the British nuclear testing programme. Officials have been asked to look again at recognition with medals, and recommendations will be announced in the usual way.
Assessment
Does not commit explicitly to recognizing or awarding a medal but says officials are looking into it.
Will Investigate Further
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My right hon. Friend has, with righteous zeal, acted to curb the early release of terrorist prisoners, but he must know that those plans will be put at risk by malign, bourgeois-liberal judicial activists, so will he, in the spirit of our wonderful new Attorney General, agree an urgent review of the legislative means they use to do their work and to put the Government's plan to tackle that in jeopardy?
Context
Concerns over judicial activists undermining the government's plans to curb early release of terrorist prisoners.
The Prime Minister (Boris Johnson)
It is certainly true that people have been let out far too early, far too often. That is why we are not only looking into stopping the early release of serious sexual and violent offenders, but have already produced legislation to stop the early release of terrorist offenders.
Session: PMQs
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As you know, Mr Speaker, the age-old jury system connects the public to the exercise of law, and is therefore at the heart of popular consent for criminal justice. In abandoning this link, are the Government careless of the accountability that it brings, or are they driven wholly by thoughtless expediency? Are Ministers careless or thoughtless?
Context
The Lord Chancellor proposed changes to the right to a jury trial for certain offences. This prompts concern about its impact on criminal justice accountability.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr David Lammy)
We are not abandoning the jury system, but as Sir Brian Leveson said in his Sunday Times article this weekend, the threshold needs to be rebalanced. I am not sure if the right hon. Gentleman was in Parliament in 1988, but I am sure that he did not object when Margaret Thatcher rebalanced the threshold and moved criminal damage and driving a vehicle without authority to the magistrates courts.
Session: Changes to Jury Trials
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The salient difference between the Government and the people is that the public expect vile, vicious, violent people to be locked up, so that they can ruin no more lives, whereas the Government want to let them free. About two thirds of rapists and 83% of child sex offenders will be eligible for early release. Is it any wonder that the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and the Victims’ Commissioner have criticised these plans? Will the Government at least exclude those kinds of offenders before implementing this policy? Otherwise, they will wreak harm, hurt and hate on every part of our country.
Context
Following changes in the Sentencing Bill, concerns have been raised about early release eligibility for certain types of offenders.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Jake Richards)
I remind him that we inherited a prison system on the brink of collapse. The worst way to fail victims would be to have no prison places, and to be unable to keep the worst offenders behind bars, and we will not allow that to happen. I remind him again that the Sentencing Bill is informed by the independent sentencing review, led by a former Conservative Lord Chancellor, who offered sensible reforms to ensure that our prison system can cope with demands and is fit for the future. Finally, I remind him that this is not a case of being soft on crime; by the end of this Parliament, under this Labour Government, there will be more criminals behind bars than ever before.
Session: Prisoner Early Release Earned Progression
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What changes were made to the draft agreement to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos islands to Mauritius between October 2024 and May 2025?
Context
The MP questioned the necessity of a deal with Mauritius to secure UK-US military base access, disputing government claims about international bodies' influence.
Stephen Doughty (Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I thoroughly reject that statement by the right hon. Gentleman. He knows that I have a lot of respect for him, but I am afraid that he is completely mistaken on this. The fact is that the courts were already making decisions that undermined our position, legally binding provisional measures could have come within weeks, affecting the operational ability of the base to function as it was, and we believe that an inevitable binding judgment would have followed. The deal has been done and this House is now scrutinising it.
Session: Chagos Archipelago Sovereignty
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Does he recognise that an age where the two biggest economies are protecting their industries—including agriculture—the time has come to reinvest in manufacturing and consume more of what we produce here? To echo the Liberal Democrats’ spokesperson, they should buy British. That means using Government procurement to back British jobs, projects and workers.
Context
The MP emphasises the importance of Lincolnshire in food production, highlighting global trends to protect industries like agriculture. He calls for government procurement to support British jobs.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Rachel Reeves)
My right hon. Friend has set out new reforms for procurement rules enabling more British businesses to win contracts, including small businesses in food and farming. We provided a record settlement of £5 billion last year to support this part of our economy.
Session: National Wealth Fund Regional Growth
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What steps her Department is taking to ensure that people convicted of charges related to grooming gangs receive adequate sentences? As in Bradford last week, where more of the grooming gangsters, largely of Pakistani origin, who raped white girls there and elsewhere were sentenced, the paucity of the Home Secretary’s audit, whereby authorities mark their own homework, was made clear. Will the Justice Secretary agree to a wide-ranging review of these matters with statutory powers? Surely those whose lives have been ruined, and those whose lives may yet be ruined, deserve more than the weak reticence of people with power who refuse to face the facts.
Context
The MP refers to recent sentencing in Bradford where individuals convicted of crimes related to grooming gangs received sentences that were perceived as inadequate. He also mentions the Home Secretary's audit which was marked by authorities themselves, raising concerns about its thoroughness.
The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Shabana Mahmood)
I hope that the right hon. Gentleman and I have a shared objective in making it clear that there is a desire in all parts of the House to ensure that we face the full facts and that the victims of these heinous crimes receive the justice they deserve. I am sorry to hear that there are concerns in Bradford about the audit ordered by the Home Secretary; I will ensure that they are passed on to the Home Secretary, because, as the right hon. Gentleman will know, these matters fall directly within the purview of the Home Department.
Session: Grooming Gangs Sentencing
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Injustice reigns when crimes like indecent exposure are neglected. The six-year-old victim's case in Sutton Bridge, with available CCTV footage, was inadequately investigated. People lose faith in justice when such incidents occur. How will the CPS address these crimes?
Context
The MP highlighted a case in his constituency where a six-year-old girl was indecently exposed, the perpetrator was known but not properly investigated despite reports and CCTV evidence.
Lucy Rigby
We are prioritising tackling backlogs and supporting victims, improving communication with them, strengthening victim rights review schemes. Policing needs more officers; we have pledged 13,000 more police officers and PCSOs.
Session: Crown Prosecution Service Support for Victims
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What steps is the Crown Prosecution Service taking to improve support for victims of crime? You will know that Edmund Burke said 'Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society', but injustice reigns when victims feel neglected, as in Sutton Bridge where a six-year-old girl was indecently exposed and not properly investigated. Such incidents undermine faith in justice.
Context
The MP noted a case in Sutton Bridge where a six-year-old girl was indecently exposed, and the perpetrator known to the community but not properly investigated. He referenced Edmund Burke's quote on justice being vital for society.
Lucy Rigby
We have worked with the CPS to improve communication with victims, strengthen the victims' right to review scheme, reduce victim attrition rates, and reduce delays. Policing is key, and we aim to put 13,000 more police officers and PCSOs back on the beat.
Session: Crown Prosecution Service Support for Victims
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Will the Secretary of State make available—perhaps through a note in the Library—the number and type of foreign national offenders who are resisting deportation via appeals?
Context
Foreign national offenders often resist deportation through appeals to domestic courts or European judges, supported by interest groups and lawyers.
Shabana Mahmood
I can assure the right hon. Gentleman that all the data that was published under the previous Government will continue to be published by ours.
Session: Topical Questions
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. Now that the Government have recognised the importance of versatile and productive agricultural land in respect of solar, will they recognise too the threat of a monstrous string of pylons stretching right down the east coast of England? We either care about our green and pleasant land or we do not—for, as Keats understood, truth is beauty and beauty, truth.
Context
The Government have recognised the importance of versatile agricultural land in respect of solar, but there is concern about a string of pylons stretching down the east coast.
Justin Tomlinson
My right hon. Friend will know that we value taking communities with us and working with them. I am having a number of meetings on this very subject to look at new technologies to see what additional options there could be to support local communities as we rapidly upgrade our national grid network.
Session: Topical Questions
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Communities in Westmorland cannot afford for us not to be reducing carbon emissions. I think of communities such as Kirkby Stephen, Appleby and Kendal, all of which are listed as energy crisis hotspots. That means they have below average incomes, but above average energy prices. There are over 10,000 homes in need of loft insulation and 6,940 homes in need of cavity wall insulation in my communities. Will the Minister give resources to the excellent Cumbria Action for Sustainability to meet that need and decrease bills, and also perhaps revise the rules for ECO4 so the scheme better fits older homes in rural areas such as ours?
Context
Question regarding resources for initiatives to decrease energy costs in communities with high prices.
Justin Tomlinson
I thank the hon. Member. As on football, we agree on the principles. The Government are proud to have taken energy-efficient homes from 14% to 50%. Local initiatives can play a key part in that and I would be interested to learn more about the project he highlighted.
Session: Net Zero Cost-Benefit Analysis
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As the Secretary of State says, it is right and just that we are in the vanguard of the fight for free speech. As the Bill that will ensure this progresses through the House, the backdrop against which we debate it is disturbing with universities continuing to use the Equality Act 2010. Will the Secretary of State conduct a review of free speech policies at universities and issue fresh guidance if necessary before the Bill reaches the statute book?
Context
Universities are using the Equality Act 2010 to prioritize preventing distress over free speech, exemplified by Dr Sarkar's case at Oxford University.
Nadhim Zahawi
The Government maintains its commitment to addressing abhorrent issues such as antisemitism while ensuring that universities balance their legal duties. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will place specific duties on students' unions to secure freedom of speech for staff, students and visiting speakers.
Session: Freedom of Speech in Education
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What progress has been made on helping to protect freedom of speech in education? The Government's commitment to free speech and academic freedom in universities is commendable, but the situation remains concerning with universities continuing to use the Equality Act 2010. Will a review be conducted before the Bill reaches the statute book to ensure that academics and students can speak freely?
Context
The backdrop against which the debate is taking place includes universities using the Equality Act 2010 to prioritize preventing distress over free speech. A recent case involving Dr Sarkar at Oxford University exemplifies this issue.
Nadhim Zahawi
The Government maintains its commitment to addressing abhorrent issues such as antisemitism while ensuring that universities balance their legal duties. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will place specific duties on students' unions to secure freedom of speech for staff, students and visiting speakers.
Session: Freedom of Speech in Education
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Taxpayer-subsidised childcare is increasingly being taken over by large for-profit companies quartered overseas, according to new research by University College London and the Nuffield Foundation. These companies have growing debts and charge high fees to parents while having among the lowest levels of staff qualifications and pay. They are reinvesting little in childcare provision. Does the Minister believe that repaying corporate debt represents value for money for taxpayers while families across the country struggle to access childcare that they can afford?
Context
The MP is concerned about large for-profit companies taking over taxpayer-subsidised childcare, with growing debts, high fees, low staff qualifications, poor reinvestment in provision.
Michelle Donelan
We are investing additional funding for the entitlements worth £160 million in 2022-23. I know that the Minister for Children and Families, the Under-Secretary of State for Education, my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Will Quince), will be only too happy to meet the hon. Member to discuss this in detail.
Session: Future Funding
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With the post-covid economy facing unprecedented challenges, will the Minister reconsider the resident labour market test which requires jobs to be offered locally before hiring from abroad?
Context
The UK is about to regain full control over its immigration system.
Chris Philp (Minister of State for Immigration)
We want to encourage as many people as possible from the UK to take up available jobs. Our points-based system ensures only high-skilled individuals can enter, but Parliament will review this balance.
Session: Immigration
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Acquired Brain Injury Action Plan
04 December 2025
Responding: Ashley Dalton
Main Concerns
['Around 350,000 people a year are admitted to hospital with acquired brain injury—that is one every 90 seconds. About 125,000 of those are admitted following a traumatic brain injury, around 43,000 with brain tumours and others following strokes. The cost to the UK economy through healthcare, social care, lost productivity and wider public services is £43 billion annually, which equates to 1.3% of GDP.']
Specific Asks
['The lead MP calls for a cross-departmental approach to brain injury and argues for the creation of a statutory right to rehab in every region.']
Groceries Code Adjudicator
03 June 2025
Responding: Justin Madders
Main Concerns
['Sir John Hayes highlights that a near-monopoly supply of food provision has emerged, dominated by large supermarkets, which he argues breaks the food chain. He states this situation is not driven by consumer demand but rather market practices that reduce choice for consumers and producers alike.']
Specific Asks
['He calls on the Government to take action through more regulated markets and supports the idea of a new groceries code regulatory authority with powers to introduce price floors and ceilings, ensuring fair prices for suppliers and consumers.']
Women’s Changed State Pension Age: Compensation
15 January 2025
Responding: Torsten Bell
Main Concerns
['The genesis of betrayal is trust—the kind that underpins democratic legitimacy and the authority of Parliament. This trust was breached with women affected by changes to State Pension age, leading to a loss of faith in institutions like the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. The inadequate notice given when pension ages were equalised has caused significant hardship for many women, especially those who had prepared for their retirement only to find themselves having to work longer than expected.']
Specific Asks
['The right hon. Member calls on the Government to recognise the justice of this campaign and implement a compensation scheme as recommended by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.']
Population Growth: Impact of Immigration
27 June 2023
Responding: Robert Jenrick
Main Concerns
['Mr. Hayes expressed deep concern about the rapid population growth driven by immigration, noting that net migration had risen from just 2,000 in 1987 to a record high of 606,000 last year. He highlighted how this unprecedented scale and pace have placed immense burdens on communities across England and Wales, particularly affecting housing, healthcare infrastructure, and the economy. He pointed out that migration alone accounts for 57.5% of population growth in these regions and emphasized the need to address the long-term implications of such growth.']
Specific Asks
['Mr. Hayes suggested several measures including raising the wage threshold for employment visas, limiting dependant entry for certain student visa holders, reviewing spouse visa issuance criteria, reducing post-degree stay periods, and focusing on building domestic skills. He also proposed establishing an Office for Demographic Change to provide expert advice and long-term strategies.']
Early Release of Prisoners
07 July 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Calls on the Government to exempt from automatic early release under the Sentencing Act 2026 offenders who have been convicted of sexual offences against adults or children, including rape and groomin...
Puberty Blockers
23 June 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
As a consultant paediatrician, Caroline Johnson highlights the ethical concerns surrounding the PATHWAYS clinical trial that involves administering puberty-suppressing hormones to children with gender...
Pathways Study: Puberty Suppression
22 June 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Security Service Bill - Clause 1 (Designation of a body)
17 June 2026
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
The amendment seeks to introduce new section 33A into the National Security Act 2023, enabling the Home Secretary to designate bodies involved in foreign power threat activity. This is essential given...
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (Amendment) Bill - New Clause 3
17 June 2026
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
This amendment would specify categories of conduct that may be regarded as involvement in foreign power threat activity for the purposes of designation. It includes transnational repression, abusive l...
Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces Operations
03 June 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs to make a statement on the Israel Defence Forces’ operations in Lebanon. Emphasised that the IDF is expanding its i...
Energy Security
19 May 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Criticises the Government's energy policy, particularly the ban on new oil and gas licences. Emphasises the negative impact of these policies on Aberdeen, the North East of Scotland, and UK economic s...
Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address
19 May 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Debate on the Address
13 May 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Children and Social Work Bill - Clause 56 - Functions of adjudicator in relation to admission numbers
15 April 2026
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
The amendment moves to strengthen obligations to support sibling contact for children who are looked after. It aligns with recommendations from the Family Rights Group and Become, and is supported by ...
Mill Field Housing Development Proposals in Market Deeping
30 July 2024
The petition calls for the protection of Mill Field in Market Deeping, which is a green space used by the community for recreational activities and events over many years. It opposes the development p...
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Attendance
76.5%
75 of 98 votes
Aye Votes
38
38.8% of votes
No Votes
37
37.8% of votes
Abstentions
23
23.5% of votes
11 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Closure motion
Ayes: 293
Noes: 218
Passed
11 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 270
Noes: 286
Failed
10 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Ayes: 77
Noes: 292
Failed
09 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Ame...
Ayes: 371
Noes: 100
Passed
08 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Ayes: 79
Noes: 300
Failed
08 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Ayes: 108
Noes: 357
Failed
08 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Ayes: 106
Noes: 302
Failed
08 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Ayes: 162
Noes: 297
Failed
07 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Ayes: 77
Noes: 317
Failed
07 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Ayes: 170
Noes: 316
Failed
04 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Motion to sit in private
Ayes: 1
Noes: 79
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
Ayes: 166
Noes: 346
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
Ayes: 105
Noes: 410
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
Ayes: 85
Noes: 427
Failed
02 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 411
Noes: 102
Passed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and...
Ayes: 322
Noes: 107
Passed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment...
Ayes: 318
Noes: 107
Passed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 80
Noes: 281
Failed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED AYE
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Ayes: 173
Noes: 282
Failed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED AYE
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Ayes: 177
Noes: 308
Failed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026
Ayes: 323
Noes: 160
Passed
24 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026
Ayes: 332
Noes: 94
Passed
24 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipp...
Ayes: 329
Noes: 94
Passed
24 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026
Ayes: 330
Noes: 93
Passed
23 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness
Ayes: 108
Noes: 307
Failed
23 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amen...
Ayes: 294
Noes: 110
Passed
23 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers
Ayes: 112
Noes: 283
Failed
22 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4
Ayes: 164
Noes: 311
Failed
22 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
Ayes: 104
Noes: 391
Failed
22 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22
Ayes: 74
Noes: 323
Failed
22 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11
Ayes: 171
Noes: 322
Failed
17 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
Ayes: 233
Noes: 94
Passed
17 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
Ayes: 85
Noes: 317
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
Ayes: 143
Noes: 249
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
Ayes: 135
Noes: 258
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 144
Noes: 244
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 77
Noes: 255
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 151
Noes: 258
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 162
Noes: 246
Failed
16 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulatio...
Ayes: 262
Noes: 86
Passed
24 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
Ayes: 69
Noes: 279
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
Ayes: 161
Noes: 272
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 156
Noes: 273
Failed
23 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 77
Noes: 280
Failed
23 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 73
Noes: 256
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 361
Noes: 84
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Marit...
Ayes: 362
Noes: 107
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Ayes: 277
Noes: 143
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2...
Ayes: 279
Noes: 90
Passed
04 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Ayes: 392
Noes: 116
Passed
9
PMQs Asked
14
Ministerial Questions Asked
191
House of Commons Debates Involved
4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
3
Statements / Bills
1
Petitions Presented
98
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1370 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
+146% above average
This MP:
9
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
+4% above average
This MP:
14
Average:
13.4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
+59% above average
This MP:
4
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+3830% above average
This MP:
191
Average:
4.9
Statements / Bills Proposed
-68% below average
This MP:
3
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-59% below average
This MP:
1
Average:
2.5
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
+11% above average
This MP:
76.5
Average:
69.2
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
About This Page
This page tracks John Hayes's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.