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Sir John Hayes

Conservative South Holland and The Deepings

Voting record

1
Voted for
7
Voted against
1
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Sir John Hayes’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Whip meter Estimate 95%

How often Sir John Hayes voted the same way as most of the Conservative party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes
Representation of the People Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted No at 2nd reading
Railways Bill — voted No at 2nd reading
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted No at 2nd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Sir John Hayes doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Minister of State (Department for Transport) — Department for Transport (2016-07-15 to 2018-01-09) Government
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) — Home Office (2015-05-08 to 2016-07-15) Government
Minister of State (Department for Transport) — Department for Transport (2014-07-15 to 2015-05-08) Government
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office) — Cabinet Office (2013-03-28 to 2014-07-15) Government
Minister of State (Department of Energy and Climate Change) — Department of Energy and Climate Change (2012-09-06 to 2013-03-27) Government
Minister of State (Department for Education) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) — Department for Education (2010-05-18 to 2012-09-06) Government
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning) (also in the Department for Education) — Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (2010-05-12 to 2012-09-06) Government
Shadow Minister (Education) — Department for Education (2009-01-19 to 2010-05-06) Shadow
Shadow Minister (14-19 Reform and Apprenticeships) — HM Official Opposition (2005-12-08 to 2009-01-19) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Transport) — Department for Transport (2005-05-10 to 2005-12-08) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Housing and Planning) — Department for Communities and Local Government (2003-06-01 to 2005-04-01) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2002-06-01 to 2003-06-01) Shadow
Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2001-06-01 to 2002-06-01) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) — Department for Education (2000-06-01 to 2001-06-01) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Sir John Hayes →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Strategic Adviser
From: 1 September 2018.
Payer: BB Energy Trading Ltd (an international energy company trading worldwide), 12-14 Ansdell St, London W8 5BN
ACOBA consulted: Yes
Remuneration: £50,000 a year
From: 1 September 2018.
Hours: 80 hrs a year (between 70 and 80 hrs)
(Registered 28 September 2018; updated 12 December 2018 and 13 February 2025)

Environment & climate

Role, work or services: Lecturer in British Government and Politics at Richmond American University London
From: 20 January 2025. Until: 25 June 2025.
Payer: Richmond American University London, Building 12, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5AN
(Registered 28 February 2025; updated 14 July 2025)
Payment expected: £5,880 Lecturer in British Government and Politics at Richmond American University London
Completed or provided on: 26 January 2026. Hours: 15 hrs over period Jan 26th 2026 to April 20th 2026.
(Registered 13 February 2026)

Education
8. Miscellaneous

Trustee of the John Clare Trust, which runs John Clare Cottage, preserving it and the poet’s works for future generations. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 March 2019
(Registered 23 November 2023)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Susan Hayes
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Administrative Manager
Working pattern: Full time

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Sir John Hayes yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Sir John Hayes has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£296,235.95 paid out to or for Sir John Hayes across 261 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Sir John Hayes’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £223,735.38 (1 claim)
Office Costs — £37,577.47 (249 claims)
Accommodation — £27,882.37 (1 claim)
MP Travel — £6,360.92 (7 claims)
Staff Travel — £679.81 (3 claims)
Most recent claims
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection — £591.19, 2026-03-31 — Rubbish bags and collection
Utilities — £481.88, 2026-03-31 — Electricity
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £348.52, 2026-03-31 — supply and install anew water heater as old one broken - Kirt Powell relacement sckets and…
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £117.00, 2026-03-31 — repair of photocopier
Cleaning services — £112.78, 2026-03-31 — cleaning wages
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £203.82, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026
Stationery & printing — £165.90, 2026-03-26 — XMA March 2026

Every claim on file for Sir John Hayes →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Sir John Hayes — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Sir John Hayes’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Sir John Hayes is a listed officer of 6 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Acquired Brain Injury — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Craft — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Lebanon — Chair & Registered Contact
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills, Careers and Employment — Co-Chair
Declared funding: Policy Connect (£39,001-40,500).
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Genetic Haemochromatosis — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group — Officer
Declared funding: Policy Connect (£43,501-45,000).
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Policy Connect — about £84,001.00 across 2 groups (All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skills, Careers and Employment).

Policy Connect — about £84,001.00, 2 groups

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Sir John Hayes personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Sir John Hayes is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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