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Written questions by Hayes.

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.

Department:All (2,110)Home Office (289)Department of Health and Social Care (276)Department for Transport (150)Department for Education (145)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (135)Department for Work and Pensions (116)Ministry of Justice (112)Treasury (112)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (102)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (100)Department for Business and Trade (93)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (89)

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5 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
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If her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

Reply

The Home Office has a clear policy on International Remote Working (IRW), which is only permitted in very limited circumstances, either on compassionate grounds for up to four weeks where an employee has a seriously ill relative abroad, or to enable an em...

5 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, 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

Reply

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...

5 Jun 2026·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
Asked

Media and Sport, if her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

Reply

No. DCMS civil servants are not permitted to work from overseas on a regular basis. In line with departmental security and HR processes DCMS staff may be permitted temporary, short and time limited working arrangements overseas, in exceptional circumstanc...

5 Jun 2026·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
Asked

Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

Reply

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has not spent any funds on podcast advertising within the last three years.

5 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

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, ente...

4 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

If her Department permits civil servants employed in the UK to work from overseas on a regular basis.

Reply

HM Treasury employees may only request temporary overseas working for personal reasons in very limited circumstances. Such requests are considered on a case-by-case basis, fully taking account of operational requirements and risk.Any approved arrangements...

3 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

Reply

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not spent any money on advertising on podcasts in any of the last three years.

3 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department permits (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (3) officials to use (i) Chat GPT, (ii) Google Gemini, (iii) Claude, (iv) Deepseek and (v) Grok as part

Reply

The Government's use of generative AI is governed by the Generative AI Framework and AI Playbook for the UK Government, which set out the principles for its safe, responsible and effective use. The only generative AI tool currently cleared for use within ...

3 Jun 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
Asked

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 officia

Reply

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, ente...

3 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help support the level of footfall on high streets in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Reply

This Government is fully committed to rejuvenating our high streets. Later this year, we will bring forward a High Streets Strategy, backed by £301 million of support, to help turn the tide on the high streets most in need. The funding will support the cr...

3 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, how much her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

Reply

This information is not held in the requested format.

3 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What steps his Department is taking to ensure all major trauma centres and specialist hospitals in Lincolnshire have onsite helipad access.

Reply

Funding for helipads is decided by individual acute trusts, based in clinical requirements and reflecting the need for suitable infrastructure for an air ambulance to land.

3 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

The Ministry of Defence provides Ministers, special advisers and officials with access to secure, enterprise‑grade generative AI tools that have been assured to the appropriate security standards and approved for official use.

3 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What sums her Department has spent on advertising on podcasts in each of the last three years.

Reply

The Department for Transport’s spend on podcast advertising in each of the last three financial years is as follows:Financial yearPodcast activity spend2023–2024This information is not held in the requested format for this year.2024–2025£90,466.272025–202...

2 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

Whether her Department uses AI tools to help determine asylum decisions.

Reply

The Home Office is investing in innovative techniques, including AI, to explore how we can improve productivity and continue to maintain order in the asylum system. AI technology does not make decisions on Asylum applications, instead, it helps analyse da...

2 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
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Whether her department permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini, (c) Claude, (d) Deepseek and (e) Grok as part of their official duties.

Reply

Ministers, special advisers, and officials in HM Treasury have access to HMT-GPT, our internal AI tool which is built on Claude and ChatGPT, and Copilot, which have been assured to the appropriate security standards and approved for official use. The use ...

2 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini, (c) Claude, (d) Deepseek and (e) Grok as part of their offi

Reply

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. The Department provides officials, Ministers and special advisers with access to secure,...

2 Jun 2026·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
Asked

Media and Sport, whether her department permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini, (c) Claude, (d) Deepseek and (e) Grok as part of their official duties

Reply

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, ente...

2 Jun 2026·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

Whether her department permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini, (c) Claude, (d) Deepseek and (e) Grok as part of their official duties.

Reply

The government is committed to harnessing the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the productivity of the Civil Service and the quality of public services. Ministers, special advisers and officials may only use generative AI tools that hav...

2 Jun 2026·Attorney General·Answered
Asked

Whether her Department permits (1) Ministers, (2) Special advisers and (3) officials to use (a) Chat GPT, (b) Google Gemini, (c) Claude, (d) Deepseek and (e) Grok as part of their official duties.

Reply

The Attorney General’s Office does not permit the use of external generative artificial intelligence tools of the type referenced in the Question, unless they have been formally approved and assessed as meeting the required security and data protection st...

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