Andrew Mitchell MP: written questions
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Railways: West MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of the British Transport Police about increasing officer numbers serving the rail network in the West Midlands.
Answer: The British Transport Police has recently been given an increased budget - a 15% rise with an increase of £63 million over the three-year settlement, which will see over 200 additional officers over two years, improving coverage at key hubs across England...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure eligible men take up prostate cancer screening in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: There is currently no national prostate cancer screening programme. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) is an independent scientific advisory committee which advises ministers and the National Health Service in all four countries on all aspects o...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that eligible women take up breast cancer screening in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: Through our National Health Service screening programmes, we can reduce mortality and morbidity from cancer in the population who appear healthy and have no symptoms, by detecting conditions at an earlier, more treatable stage. Each year, over 15 million ...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolio: Disease ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department will provide £50 million per year, for the next two years, to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
Answer: The UK is a longstanding supporter of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), having contributed £1.4 billion since 1995. This has enabled GPEI to reduce wild poliovirus cases by over 99 per cent. The UK is also the largest sovereign donor to Gavi...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Businesses: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to support young people to pursue careers in tech start ups in the Midlands.
Answer: The Government is taking a range of steps to increase awareness among young people in the Midlands about the diverse and rewarding career opportunities available in the tech sector. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has developed partnerships wit...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWheelchairs: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to work with NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB to reduce the number of patients that are waiting an extended period for a wheelchair.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the provision and commissioning of local wheelchair services, based on the needs of their local population.NHS England supports ICBs to reduce variation in the quality and provision of National Health Serv...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what discussions she has had with Birmingham City Council on additional funds t
Answer: Natural England has discussed the following options for funding with Birmingham City Council to support biodiversity and pollution reduction; Severn Trent Water’s 5-year funded Asset Management Programme, future utilisation of agri-environment scheme fund...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, how many meetings have taken place between Natural England and Birmingham City
Answer: Natural England has had 12 face to face meetings since 1 January 2024 with Birmingham City Council, with ongoing dialogue in between meetings. Natural England would be happy to meet with the Rt Hon Member and discuss.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordZimbabwe: CommonwealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to question 57617 on Zimbabwe: Commonwealth, what recent steps she has taken to support a further Commonwealth assessment mission.
Answer: The timing of any Commonwealth assessment mission is for the Secretary General and the Government of Zimbabwe to agree. Given the time passed since their last reports, we would welcome a Commonwealth assessment mission returning to Zimbabwe to follow up o...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: West MidlandsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help increase the number of young people entering the building and construction sector in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government has also been working closely with the Mayor of the West Midlands and local authority leaders on a new £75 million construction skills package over the next three years to help meet rising sector demand. Alongside this, the Secretary of Sta...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the availability of clinical trials for dementia patients.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering dementia research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with research delivered via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovatio...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArthur Terry Learning PartnershipDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide further (a) financial and (b) other support to the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership in the West Midlands.
Answer: The department continues to work closely with The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership to ensure rapid and sustained improvement across its schools. This includes weekly meetings focused on stabilising learning and supporting both staff and pupils across the...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, whether additional monitoring is in place to ensure that the recommendations fr
Answer: Natural England is in regular dialogue with Birmingham City Council, Severn Trent Water and other partners to review progress with the implementation of its recommendations relating to the condition of Sutton Park SSSI. This is in addition to its conditio...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what housing developments in the vicinity of Sutton Park have been discussed be
Answer: I am not aware of discussions between Defra officials and Birmingham City Council.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordZimbabwe: CommonwealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with her counterparts in the Commonwealth to help support Zimbabwe rejoin the Commonwealth.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer he received on 23 June 2025 in response to Question 57617. We will update the House if there are any new developments.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Birmingham and SolihullDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has set a target for the number of job starts to be offered to long-term unemployed 18–21-year-olds on Universal Credit in Birmingham and Solihull during the first 6 months of the Jobs Guaran
Answer: The government is investing over £1.5 billion in tackling youth unemployment and inactivity, including £820 million for the expanded Youth Guarantee and £725 million for the Growth and Skills Levy. This will provide young people aged 16–24 with greater su...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: BirminghamDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce concentrations of fine particulate matter in the Birmingham City Council area.
Answer: Birmingham City Council is responsible for reviewing and assessing air quality in its area. The 2025 Birmingham Air Quality Annual Status Report notes continued action to reduce PM2.5 through implementation of the Birmingham Clean Air Zone, fleet renewal ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPollution Control: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what recent discussions her Department has had with Severn Trent on how sewage
Answer: The most recent discussion Natural England has had with Severn Trent regarding how sewage infrastructure failures can be avoided in Sutton Park was a meeting on 13 November 2025 in conjunction with the Environment Agency. This discussion was part of ongoi...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what official guidance has been issued by the Forestry Commission to Birmingham
Answer: The Forestry Commission has approved a Felling Licence based on a management plan, which includes permissions for both thinning and conditional felling, alongside 4.99 hectares of heathland restoration. This plan was approved for a 10-year period in Septe...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what steps her Department has taken since the decline in the condition of the p
Answer: Natural England (NE) and the Forestry Commission are working with Birmingham City Council (BCC) to review on-site management to address the decline in habitat condition. This includes: improved grazing; addressing scrub and bracken encroachment; managemen...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, on what date a decline in the condition of the park’s woodland and heathland ha
Answer: The woodland feature has been recorded as unfavourable since 2012, and was first identified as declining in the condition assessment published in March 2025. The heathland feature has been unfavourable since 2000, and was first identified as declining in ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: SurchargesTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100313More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 97744 on Council Tax: Sutton Coldfield, if she will publish the evidential basis for the claim that the surcharge will raise £400m in revenue in 2028/29.
Answer: The policy costing note for the High Value Council Tax Surcharge is available on page 51 of the Budget 2025 policy costings document: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692872fd2a37784b16ecf676/Budget_2025-Policy_Costings.pdf
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHotels: West MidlandsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to support hoteliers in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the hospitality sector as a valuable contributor to the UK economy. The Government recognises the significant pressures facing the hospitality industry, including hotels, and is providing support through various m...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: West MidlandsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support growth within the creative industries in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Creative Industries Sector Plan is a new 10-year plan to tackle barriers to growth and maximise opportunities across the creative industries sector, with the aim of making the UK the number one destination for creativity and innovation by 2035.The Cre...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHedgehogs: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support hedgehog conservation initiatives in the West Midlands.
Answer: Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are being prepared by responsible authorities to agree on priorities that help nature recover and support species of local and national importance. Responsible authorities are required to consider national environme...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
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