Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions 2025
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ChristianityChurch CommissionersTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69762More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many Christians have been received from the Roman Catholic Church to the Church of England in each year since 1993.
Answer: The National Church Institutions do not hold this data centrally.The NCIs collect more general information about baptism, confirmation and attendance and these figures can be found in the Statistics for Mission documents: https://www.churchofengland.org/a...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: ClosuresChurch CommissionersTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69761More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches have closed in each year since 1997.
Answer: Starting at 1990, the figures per decade are as follows:1990–1999: 274 2000–2009: 243 2010–2019: 210In the current decade:2020: 15 2021: 26 2022: 11 2023: 17 2024: 15Over this period the Pastoral and Closed Churches Committee of the Church Commissioners h...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClergy: VacanciesChurch CommissionersTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69760More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many rural parishes have a vacancy for (a) an incumbency and (b) a priest-in-charge; and how many (i) incumbent and (ii) priest-in-charge vacancies there have been in each of
Answer: The National Church Institutions do not hold information centrally about the number of vacancies in urban or rural parishes; the deployment of clergy to benefices is a matter for diocesan bishops and their leadership teams.Data on benefice vacancies are o...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClergy: VacanciesChurch CommissionersTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69759More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many parishes have a vacancy for (a) an incumbency and (b) a priest-in-charge; and how many (i) incumbent and (ii) priest-in-charge vacancies there have been in each of the l
Answer: The National Church Institutions do not hold information centrally about the number of vacancies in urban or rural parishes; the deployment of clergy to benefices is a matter for diocesan bishops and their leadership teams.Data on benefice vacancies are o...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClergyChurch CommissionersTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69758More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, how many clergy of incumbent status have been dispossessed by diocese in each of the last five years; and how many (a) dispossession of office and (b) other schemes are being pre
Answer: In the period 2020-2025 there have been 11 dispossession cases under the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011. There are 7,340 stipendiary clergy, meaning dispossession cases represent a very small (less than 1%) proportion of overall clergy numbers.By dioce...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of establishment of the Staff Treatment Hubs announced in the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will roll out staff treatment hubs that will ensure staff have access to high quality support for occupational health, including support for mental health and back conditions.The commitment to staff treatment hubs...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of NHS staff that will be treated at the Staff Treatment Hubs within the first five years of their establishment.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will roll out staff treatment hubs that will ensure staff have access to high quality support for occupational health, including support for mental health and back conditions.The commitment to staff treatment hubs...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department plans to use to determine where to locate the Staff Treatment Hubs announced as part of the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will roll out staff treatment hubs that will ensure staff have access to high quality support for occupational health, including support for mental health and back conditions.The commitment to staff treatment hubs...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timeframe is for the establishment of the first Staff Treatment Hubs.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will roll out staff treatment hubs that will ensure staff have access to high quality support for occupational health, including support for mental health and back conditions.The commitment to staff treatment hubs...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Occupational HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Staff Treatment Hubs will be established as part of the 10 Year Health Plan.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will roll out staff treatment hubs that will ensure staff have access to high quality support for occupational health, including support for mental health and back conditions.The commitment to staff treatment hubs...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking and Tobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69751More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of (a) the recent HMRC tax gap estimates for tobacco excise duty with (b) the data in UCL’s report entitled Trends in smoking prevalence and socio-economic inequalities acro
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) estimates the size of the UK tax gap, which is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid. The tax gap statistics and details of the estimate methodologies are ...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking and Tobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69750More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of (a) the data in UCL’s report entitled Trends in smoking prevalence and socio-economic inequalities across regions in England: A population study, 2006 to 2024, published
Answer: Tobacco duty receipts reported in HMRC’s Tobacco Duty Bulletin fell 10% between 2023/24 and 2024/25. This publication reports on receipts collected at the UK level. UCL’s “Trends in smoking prevalence and socio-economic inequalities across regions in Engl...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Counterfeit ManufacturingHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the efficacy of enforcement provisions in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, in the context of the recent BBC investigat
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will strengthen enforcement and crack down on rogue retailers selling illegal and unregulated tobacco and vape products to children and young people. The Bill introduces new £200 fixed penalty notices in England and Wales for ce...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Counterfeit ManufacturingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing enforcement (a) powers and (b) resources available to (i) Trading Standards and (ii) local authorities to tackle the sale of illegal tobacco
Answer: There are a range of tools available to enforce the sale of illicit tobacco, which reflect the severity of the offence committed. Trading Standards can seize illicit goods and refer cases to HM Revenue and Customs to make decisions about penalties, which ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to publish a (a) transition plan for the transfer of retail responsibilities from train operating company retail websites to Great British Railways and (b) timetable for formal market (i) cons
Answer: Once Great British Railways is established, it will retail online by consolidating individual train operators’ ticket websites. This will take place alongside a thriving private sector retail market, which will continue to play a key role in driving innov...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to provide an interim digital rail retail solution before (a) train operating company retail websites are turned off and (b) the new Great British Railways retail offer goes live.
Answer: Once Great British Railways is established, it will retail online by consolidating individual train operators’ ticket websites. This will take place alongside a thriving private sector retail market, which will continue to play a key role in driving innov...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAllergies: DeathDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to reduce the number of allergy-related deaths.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 July 2025 to Question 64001.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIncontinence: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve incontinence care provided by the NHS.
Answer: Millions of men, women, young people, and children of all ages are living with bowel and bladder problems. All continence problems can be debilitating and life changing. They affect a wide range of care groups and can be a particular concern for the agein...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsbestos: Health and SafetyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many asbestos-related deaths have occurred in England in the last year; and what steps the Health and Safety Executive is taking to help reduce the number of asbestos-related deaths in England.
Answer: The Government recognises the devasting impact on those who have asbestos related disease and their families. In total, there were over 4000 deaths due to asbestos-related diseases in England in 2023, the latest year for which statistics are available, du...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help improve the post-treatment recovery of NHS cancer patients.
Answer: Where appropriate, every person diagnosed with cancer will have access to personalised care, including a holistic needs assessment, a care plan, and health and wellbeing information and support. This includes the provision of information, empowering peopl...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitals: WeatherDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to ensure the preparedness of NHS hospitals for extreme weather conditions.
Answer: The Government continues to support the resilience of the healthcare estate through substantial capital investment. National Health Service trusts are responsible for maintaining their estate, including adapting premises to reduce risks associated with cl...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve the mental well-being of NHS staff.
Answer: Looking after the mental health of our hardworking National Health Service staff is a priority for the Government.The 10-Year Health Plan committed to roll out staff treatment hubs. These hubs will provide a high-quality occupational health service for al...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce levels of (a) violent and (b) sexual crime against NHS staff.
Answer: Everyone working in the National Health Service has a fundamental right to be safe at work.All NHS organisations should have robust policies and procedures in place to manage sexual misconduct in the workplace. In September 2023, NHS England launched the ...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordChurches: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she plans to take to support the maintenance of the architectural fabric of the Church of England beyond the expiration of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme in 2026.
Answer: In January this government announced that we would extend the Scheme for one year with an overall budget of £23 million in recognition of the importance of listed places of worship both in terms of heritage and to their local communities. Funding after Ma...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: Autonomous WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to improve the domestic (a) development, (b) production and (c) delivery of autonomous systems for service in the Royal Air Force.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review recognised that the RAF must stay at the leading edge of Combat Air's evolution, through the transition from exclusively crewed Combat Air platforms to a Future Combat Air System (FCAS) with a mix of crewed, uncrewed, and incr...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
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