Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Navy: MinesweepersMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to improve the mine hunting capabilities of the Royal Navy.
Answer: The Mine Hunting Capability Programme is delivering a rolling programme of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles into Royal Navy service for use by frontline Mine Warfare specialists. These autonomous mine hunting systems are in regula...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: WeatherMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with local authorities on the adequacy of their preparedness for extreme weather conditions.
Answer: The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government regularly engages with local authorities through their participation in Local Resilience Forums (LRFs), which are the primary mechanism for assessing risk and coordinating preparedness for extreme w...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: AsbestosMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on the number of properties owned by (a) local authorities and (b) His Majesty’s Government that contain asbestos in England.
Answer: The department does not hold this information.
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Housing: FraudMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with local authorities to prevent (a) unlawful occupation of council-owned homes and (b) unlawfully attempting to purchase council-owned homes.
Answer: Housing fraud has a detrimental impact on those in genuine need of a home and is completely unacceptable.Local authorities are responsible for managing their own social housing stock and where unlawful occupation of council-owned properties occurs, the go...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEducational Institutions: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to improve the safety of students with serious allergies in English educational institutions.
Answer: Section 100 of the Children and Families Act 2014 places a duty on maintained schools, academies and pupil referral units to make arrangements for supporting pupils with medical conditions. Schools should ensure they are aware of any pupils with medical c...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordEducational Institutions: TemperatureDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to ensure that educational institutions in England have adequate policies to ensure the safety of staff and students during heatwaves.
Answer: The responsible body, whether a local authority, academy trust, or voluntary-aided body, must ensure the health, safety, and welfare of pupils and staff, including maintaining safe internal environments during hot weather.The department’s Education Hub of...
Answered 12 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to ensure the safety of commuters at (a) overground and (b) underground railway stations in England.
Answer: All rail operators and infrastructure owners, including those responsible for overground and underground railway stations, have statutory duties to ensure the safety of those using and working on the railways, including by managing issues such as crowding...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of British railways safety standards.
Answer: Britain’s railways consistently rank among the safest in the world, partly due to the robust safety requirements established in legislation. These requirements include the Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems Safety Regulations 2006 and a range of...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of British aviation safety standards.
Answer: Recognised international metrics show that UK airspace and airlines are amongst the safest in the world. We have an exemplary record that ensures consumer confidence and international trust in the UK’s regulatory regime. The UK remains steadfast in our co...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAviationDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to improve aviation interconnectivity between the four nations of the UK.
Answer: Airports serve our local communities by supporting thousands of jobs in the regions and acting as a gateway to international opportunities, alongside maintaining social and family ties and strengthening the bonds between the four nations. The Government s...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGround Handling Services: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken to ensure the safety of ground operations at English airports.
Answer: The safety of aviation, the travelling public and aviation workers is a priority for the government.Ground handling in the UK is transitioning to a more regulated environment to ensure that we uphold the excellent safety record of the UK aviation sector a...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCosmetic Surgery: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to publish (a) a consultation and (b) an impact assessment before implementing regulations affecting non-medical aesthetic practitioners.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and has been exploring options for further regulation in this area. In doing so, the Government recognises the contribution the cosmetic...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastic Surgery: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to support small businesses in the aesthetics industry.
Answer: This Government recognises the immense economic and social value of the aesthetics industry. That is why we have committed to reforming business rates from 2026-27 with a permanently lower multiplier for retail, leisure and hospitality properties, includi...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCosmetic SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce (a) subsidised costs for (i) medical oversight and (ii) job support schemes and (b) other financial assistance for non-medical aesthetic practitioners.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and has been exploring options for further regulation in this area. In doing so, the Government recognises the contribution the cosmetic...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-surgical Cosmetic Procedures: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will take steps to provide (a) funding and (b) other support to help non-accredited aesthetic training academies to gain OFQUAL recognised status.
Answer: The department has no role in funding or supporting aesthetic training academies to gain Ofqual recognised status. Instead, this is a matter for training academies and awarding organisations. Ofqual, which is the independent regulator of qualifications in...
Answered 12 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordCosmetic Surgery: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support public education platforms that promote safe aesthetic treatment practices for (a) consumers and (b) practitioners.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and has been exploring options for further regulation in this area. In doing so, the Government recognises the contribution the cosmetic...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCosmetic Surgery: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has considered (a) requiring non-medical practitioners to be shadowed during treating grade two aesthetic procedures and (b) undertaking an independent review of (i) statisti
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to address longstanding concerns about the safety of the cosmetics sector and has been exploring options for further regulation in this area. In doing so, the Government recognises the contribution the cosmetic...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChurch of IrelandCabinet OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68721More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to re-establish the Church of Ireland as the established church of Northern Ireland.
Answer: The United Kingdom has two established churches, the Church of England and the Church of Scotland. The church was disestablished in Ireland in 1871 and in Wales in 1920. There are no plans to change the current arrangements.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: Marine EnvironmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, for what reason blue carbon habitats are not currently included in environmental impact assessments for offshore developments.
Answer: Where appropriate, the impacts on the natural environment including coastal zones and the marine environment, are considered in environmental impact assessments for offshore developments as required under the relevant regulations.
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to include (a) blue carbon habitats and (b) seabed sediments as designated features within existing Marine Protected Areas as part of the upcoming Marine Protected Are
Answer: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) protect a variety of habitats as designated features, including those that play a role in carbon capture and storage, such as maerl beds, saltmarsh and seagrass meadows. The MPA network review aims to identify approaches to i...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWindsor FrameworkNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what statutory instruments have been introduced since May 2025 to implement dynamic alignment provisions under the Windsor Framework.
Answer: All Statutory Instruments are a matter of public record and are available on the Government’s ‘legislation.gov.uk’ website, or on ‘statutoryinstruments.parliament.uk’.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what statutory instruments will be required to align UK Sanitary and Phytosanitary standards with those of the EU.
Answer: We have agreed a commitment for the UK to dynamically align with the EU on specific SPS rules. Operating under the same regulatory framework will facilitate the removal of unnecessary barriers to trade. The UK and the EU are partners with similarly high s...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAdministration of JusticeMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that dynamic alignment with EU law does not undermine UK judicial independence.
Answer: As outlined in the Common Understanding from the UK-EU Summit, the UK will have a joint role in shaping any new rules governing our relationship with the EU. In specific areas this will mean aligning our shared obligations to facilitate better trade and i...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEU LawCabinet OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68359More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of dynamic alignment with EU law under the 2025 UK-EU Common Understanding on the constitution.
Answer: As part of the deal we secured at the first UK-EU summit in May, we agreed to dynamically align with the EU in specific areas where it makes sense, and where there is a benefit to the UK economy. Exporters have been clear that this will reduce the regulat...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: HonoursForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to review the awarding of honours and decorations within the British Overseas Territories include medals available within the UK but not the British Overseas
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is actively reviewing the medals available in the Overseas Territories, compared to those available in the UK.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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