Written Question
Monday 9th February 2026
Asked by:
John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the transfer of Diego Garcia to Mauritius on the risk of nuclear proliferation across the African continent, in the context of the influences of (a) Iran, (b) Russia, (c) China and (d) other actors.
Answered by Stephen Doughty
- Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 9 September 2025 in response to Question 70432.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Brain Tumour Survival Rates
"I apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker, for intervening despite not being here for the beginning of the debate. My hon. Friend will know that I chair the all-party parliamentary group for acquired brain injury, and I am also president of the Lincolnshire Brain Tumour Support Group—she is right about the connection …..."John Hayes - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Brain Tumour Survival Rates
"As the Minister is now referring to my specialist subject, I thought that I had better intervene. Although I defer, of course, to the immense experience of the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) in these matters, I think that this is associated with lesions and …..."John Hayes - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 6th February 2026
Asked by:
John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish an assessment of the economic impact on early years providers of changes to employers national insurance.
Answered by Olivia Bailey
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
The government position was to compensate public sector employers only for the National Insurance Contributions (NICs) increase announced in Budget 2024. For eligible early years settings, this was provided through the dedicated £25 million Early Years NICs and Teachers’ Pay Grant in 2025/26.
We recognise the impact on the early years sector and remain committed to protecting investment. We expect to invest over £9.5 billion in 2026/27, an above-inflation increase on 2025/26. National average funding rate increases reflect full costs of delivering a full year of expanded entitlements for early years providers.
Division Vote (Commons)
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change -
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John Hayes (Con) voted No
- in line with the party majority
and against the House
One of
98 Conservative No votes vs
0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Oral Answers to Questions
"3. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his proposed changes to jury trials on the criminal justice system. ..."John Hayes - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Oral Answers to Questions
"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 …..."John Hayes - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Transport in the South-East
"That intervention tested my legendary patience to its very limits, so just bear that in mind in the future...."John Hayes - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Transport in the South-East
"Dr Chambers is showing how interventions should be done...."John Hayes - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Transport in the South-East
"Order. I remind Members that they need to bob, although I can see that they know that already...."John Hayes - View Speech
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