Written questions by Hayes.

What information her Department holds on the number of people who have outstanding Plan 2 student loans in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Awaiting answer.

How many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.

Awaiting answer.

What steps her Department is taking to help increase levels of (a) recruitment and (b) retention of neighbourhood police officers in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Awaiting answer.

How many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.

Awaiting answer.

On what dates the Europe cabinet committee has met since July 2024.

It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.

How many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by Department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...

On what dates the Growth and Living Standards cabinet committee has met since its inception.

It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.

Communities and Local Government, how many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...

Media and Sport, how many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...

How many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers.A list of special advisers by Department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publishe...

How many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...

How many political appointees have been made by her Department since July 2024.

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in Parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...

How many political appointees have been made by his Department since July 2024.

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department is published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publish...

Whether her Department has hired external public relations consultants since July 2024.

The Attorney General’s Office has not engaged any external public relations consultants since July 2024.

What support his Department is providing to micro businesses in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) other rural areas.

This government recognises that micro and small businesses are the backbone of our economy in Lincolnshire and across all rural areas in the United Kingdom.They provide goods and services central to people’s lives and local communities. While the High Str...

How many political appointees have been made by his department since July 2024.

We have taken ‘political appointees’ to mean special advisers. A list of special advisers by department are published each year in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is laid in parliament. The Annual Report on Special Advisers 2026 will be publis...

What steps he has taken to support the construction industry in Lincolnshire.

The Government is committed to delivering a National Infrastructure Pipeline, supported by up to £725 billion of public funding over the next decade, alongside the delivery of 1.5 million new homes. We are also investing £625 million to tackle skills shor...

What recent steps have been taken to reduce ambulance waiting times in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Emergency ambulance provision for South Holland and The Deepings and Lincolnshire is delivered by the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). On 25 October 2025, we published the Medium-Term Planning Framework. It marks the first steps towards delivering ...

What steps she is taking to support pupils in Lincolnshire in learning to swim.

Swimming is a vital life skill. This is why swimming is a curriculum entitlement at primary school. Funded through core school budgets, schools must provide swimming lessons in either key stage 1 or 2.The department has confirmed £1 billion funding for PE...

What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement on (a) mature student enrolment numbers and (b) local upskilling opportunities in (i) South Holland and the D

The Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) will replace and transform the existing student finance system for higher education at levels 4 to 6. It will support this ambition by making modular provision eligible for funding for the first time.An equality ana...