Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the UK Statistics Authority has spent on translation and interpretation services in each of the last five years.
Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Rt. Hon. gentleman Parliamentary Question of 17th November 2025 is attached.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the titles of all the events organised by Civil Service networks in his Department since 2017.
Answered by Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
Staff networks are collaborative volunteer networks, organised by staff themselves rather than the department. The Civil Service Network Policy was launched in September 2025 to ensure that networks can continue to support staff in a number of areas as well as ensuring that they support a productive working environment and their activities remain within the Civil Service Code. This will be adopted in full by the Cabinet Office.
Events are organised by staff themselves, not the department.
We are aware of the following events networks listed below, organised in 2024 & 2025.
LGBT+ Network
CO LGBT Network - Network Listening Circle, 13 May 2025
CO LGBT+ Network - Network Committee Meeting, 20 May 2025
CO LGBT+ Network - Network Listening Circle, 28 May 2025
Carers Network
Parent Carer drop in session, 04 December 2024
CO Carers Network: Virtual Coffee December, 17 December 2024
Parent Carer drop in session, January 2025 (no specific date provided)
CO Carers Network: Virtual Coffee, 21 January 2025
CO Carers Network: Virtual Coffee, February 2025 (no specific date provided)
Carer drop-in session, March 2025 (no specific date provided)
Parent Carer drop in session International Women's Day, March 2025 (no specific date provided)
Parent Carer drop in (caring for children with complex needs), 9 April 2025,
Carer Drop in session, 15 April 2025
CO Carers Network - Virtual Coffee, 20 May 2025
Parent Carer drop in (caring for children with complex needs), May, June. July, August, September, October and November 2025 (no specific date provided)
Carer Drop in session, 17 June 2025
Carer Drop in session, 15 July 2025
Carer Drop in session, 19 August 2025
Carer Drop in session, 16 September 2025
Carer Drop in session, 21 Oct 2025
Menopause Network
Menopause support group run monthly since 29 July 2024
Cabinet Office RACE network
Virtual Coffee breaks, 7th & 14th April 2025
Weekly Coffee breaks - Weekly on Mondays
Social Mobility network
Overcoming Barriers Social Mobility Workshop in Glasgow - An interactive workshop specifically addressing real barriers faced by real people, 1st June 2025
CO Disability network (ABLE)
ABLE drop in session, 21st May 2025
Faith and Belief Network (FAB)
Building bridges over troubled waters: the work of the Jewish Muslim Women’s Network Nisa-Nashim, Tuesday 17 December 2024
Age Network
Civil Service pensions - an understanding, 16 Oct 2025
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities his Department provides in its main Whitehall building.
Answered by Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The Cabinet Office’s main Whitehall building, 70 Whitehall, has 39 single sex cubicles, 14 urinals and 14 non-gendered universal toilets (individual self-contained lockable toilet rooms which contain a toilet, washbasin and hand-drying facilities). This is in addition to 14 wheelchair accessible toilets.
70 Whitehall does not have any gender neutral toilets (i.e. toilets where users, of any gender, share a single space containing toilet cubicles, urinal facilities and shared hand washing facilities).
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether members of the armed forces will be required to have digital ID cards.
Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
There will be no requirement to enrol in digital ID. Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks by the end of this Parliament. All UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over will be able to obtain one, and over time, use it to seamlessly access a range of public and private sector services.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures his Department has in place to continue to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
Government has a robust set of policies in place to ensure there are well- defined and tested incident management processes in place, and to ensure continuity of essential functions in the event of system or service failure.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology will publish the Government Cyber Action Plan this Winter, which will set out a clear approach for the Government and the Wider Public Sector to manage cyber security and resilience incidents.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses have been registered in (a) South Holland and the Deepings constituency and (b) Lincolnshire in each of the last five years.
Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 14th October is attached.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 September 2025 to Question 73943 on Social media, how much his Department has spent on promotion through social media influencers since July 2024, broken down by influencer.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Commercial sensitivities exist around aspects of this spend which could prejudice commercial interests. All spend in these areas are subject to the standard value for money assessments.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many days the Union Flag was flown on 10 Downing Street in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Union Flag is flown in Downing Street every day, weather permitting.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if 10 Downing Street has spent money on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street has not spent money on social media influencers since July 2024.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has spent money on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office has spent money on social media influencers since July 2024. Influencers can be effective in reaching audiences that the Government and traditional marketing channels find hard to reach.