Andrew Mitchell MP: written questions 2025
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Community Orders: West MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of community service hours offenders have completed in the West Midlands in each of the last five years.
Answer: Between July 2021 and December 2024, a total of 1,272,250 hours of unpaid work were worked in the West Midlands.YearUnpaid work hours workedJuly to December 2021143,360January to December 2022352,660January to December 2023371,915January to December 20244...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times stop and search powers have been used under Serious Violence Reduction Orders in the West Midlands.
Answer: Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot is being independently evaluated...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: VacanciesMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies for prison officers there were in the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer: In the latest published figures as of 31 March 2025, there were 89 FTE fewer staff in post compared to the target staffing level. This relates to the full-time equivalent, adjusted for different contracted hours, for Band 3 to 5 Prison Officers working in...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for endometriosis treatment in the West Midlands.
Answer: As of the end of May 2025, the latest available data, the Gynaecology Service waiting list, which includes those waiting for endometriosis treatment, for the West Midlands stood at 64,594, with 52.1% of patient pathways within 18 weeks.As set out in the P...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive Health: Sutton ColdfieldDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the capacity of sexual health services in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: Local authorities in England, including Birmingham, which is the upper tier local authority for Sutton Coldfield, are responsible for commissioning comprehensive, open access to most sexual health services (SHSs) funded through the Public Health Grant. In...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times in hospitals in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years and is committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the National Health Service constitutional standard across England, including in th...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Older PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that older people can engage in community sports in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, including older people, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.Sport and physical activity play a vital role in driving positive public health outcome...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the punctuality of (a) Avanti West Coast, (b) CrossCountry and (c) West Midlands Railway.
Answer: Punctuality (percentage of station calls made within three minutes of schedule) for these three operators were as follows in the most recent rail period 3 (25 May to 21 June): Avanti West Coast – 60.1 per cent period 3, 59.1 per cent moving annual average...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Sutton ColdfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: The constituency of Sutton Coldfield falls under Birmingham City Council.A recent inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of the Birmingham Local Area Partnership’s arrangements for children and young people with special educational nee...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: West MidlandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures in place to tackle fly-tipping in the West Midlands.
Answer: No specific assessment of the effectiveness of measures to tackle fly-tipping in the West Midlands has been made. However, local authorities are required to report the number of fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, this data is publishe...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting for treatment from community mental health services in the West Midlands in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Since July 2023, NHS England has included waiting time metrics for referrals to community-based mental health services in its monthly mental health statistics publication, to help services target the longest waits. Data in the Mental Health Services Datas...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: EmploymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) male and (b) female ex-offenders found employment within six months of release in the West Midlands in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The latest data available (April 2023-March 2024) shows that 13.0% of females and 21.8% of males in the West Midlands region were employed six months after release from custody, a gap of 8.8 percentage points. This represents 30 females and 715 males from...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: EmploymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of effectiveness of her Department's programmes for supporting offenders in returning to employment in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: We know that finding employment after release reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. That is why the Government’s manifesto commits to break the cycle of reoffending by better supporting prisons to link up with e...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of Foreign Direct Investment projects in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Office for Investment (OfI) collaborates with stakeholders across the West Midlands to promote strategic foreign investment opportunities and to drive high-quality jobs growth in the region. Through a strategic initiative, the OfI provides funding to ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSelf-employed: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support self-employed people in the West Midlands.
Answer: Last year, the Business Secretary announced a new Business Growth Service, which will make it easier for entrepreneurs and businesses across the West Midlands to get support and advice to grow, export and thrive.The West Midlands Growth Hub is where entre...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrown Court: West MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of crown court cases in the West Midlands.
Answer: This Government inherited a record and rising courts backlog. For this financial year (2025/26), this Government is funding a record allocation of Crown Court sitting days to deliver swifter justice for victims – 110,000 sitting days this year, 4,000 high...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCôte d'Ivoire: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help support a wide selection of candidates being available to eligible voters in the Ivory Coast for elections in October 2025.
Answer: Matters of electoral practices are a matter for the Government of Côte d'Ivoire. Candidates for the presidential election are selected by political parties and must comply with provisions set out in Côte d'Ivoire's constitution and related laws.The UK, al...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCôte d'Ivoire: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support (a) free and (b) fair presidential elections in the Ivory Coast in October 2025.
Answer: The UK is committed to promoting good governance and democracy in Côte d'Ivoire, including transparent and inclusive elections.On 25-28 May, the Minister for Africa visited Côte d'Ivoire, and discussed with the President and his government the importance ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: Sutton ColdfieldDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of Birmingham City Council’s ability to provide a (a) comprehensive and (b) efficient library service in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: Public libraries are funded by local authorities and each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources. The Public Libraries and Museums Ac...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordZimbabwe: CommonwealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department supports the return of Zimbabwe to full membership of the Commonwealth.
Answer: The Government has always been clear that we want to see Zimbabwe return to the Commonwealth when the time is right. We recognise there has been progress, but further steps are needed on democracy, governance and human rights. Decisions on Commonwealth me...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordZimbabwe: FarmersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57616More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the recent decision by the Zimbabwean government to pay compensation to farmers whose land was c
Answer: We welcome Zimbabwe's recent payments to farmers whose land was confiscated. We understand that 379 farmers covered by the 2020 Global Compensation Deed, which includes some British nationals, have been compensated. There have also been initial payments t...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordZimbabwe: International Monetary FundForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the decision of the Government of Zimbabwe to secure a service level agreement with the IMF.
Answer: A Staff-Monitored Programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an important step for Zimbabwe to take in order to make progress towards a Staff-Level Agreement and clearing its foreign debt arrears. The UK is an active participant in the Struct...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAung San Suu KyiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to urge the Government of Burma to release Aung San Suu Kyi from solitary confinement and prison on grounds of clemency ahead of her 80th
Answer: We condemn the arbitrary detention of Aung San Suu Kyi. The charges against her are politically motivated. On 31 January, to mark the fourth anniversary since the coup, the Foreign Secretary called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, and all those arbitr...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to sanction the Burmese (a) officials and (b) entities involved in conducting or planning the bombing against their own citizens.
Answer: In October 2024, the UK issued its nineteenth round of sanctions, targeting companies involved in the procurement of aviation fuel and equipment to the Myanmar military. In total we have imposed sanctions on 25 individuals and 39 entities under the Myanma...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: West MidlandsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56156More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken to help support the regeneration of town centres in the West Midlands.
Answer: In December 2024, the government announced that the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will receive £46,463,600 in UKSPF funding for the 2025/26 financial year. This includes £13,727,835 in capital funding and £32,735,765 in revenue funding. The UKSP...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
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