Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions 2025
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Sickle Cell DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that healthcare professionals in (a) emergency, (b) general and (c) wards receive adequate training related to sickle cell disorder.
Answer: Working under the UK Rare Diseases Framework, the Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as sickle cell disorder. This framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease comm...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSickle Cell DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to help increase public (a) awareness and (b) understanding of sickle cell disorder and the impact on that disorder on (i) individuals and (ii) families.
Answer: Working under the UK Rare Diseases Framework, the Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as sickle cell disorder.To improve awareness of sickle cell disorder, NHS England has carried out a range of activiti...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help prevent the export of stolen mobile phones by organised criminals.
Answer: Through our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee we will place thousands of additional police officers and police community support officers in neighbourhood policing roles to provide a more visible and effective service to the public, with each neighbourhood...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: RomfordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding was allocated by her Department for infrastructure improvements in Romford constituency in the last two years.
Answer: There have been no funds allocated to Romford over the last 2 years from the Housing Infrastructure Fund or from other MHCLG Land and Infrastructure funds. The Greater London Authority was awarded a £63 million grant through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund ...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to support the black cab industry in London.
Answer: The Department for Transport’s best practice guidance to licensing authorities in England makes a number of recommendations to support the taxi sector. It is clear that regulation should be proportionate to remove unnecessary costs and that fare tariffs a...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholism: RomfordDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people suffering from alcoholism in Romford constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that anyone with a drug or alcohol problem can access the help and support they need, and we recognise the need for evidenced-based, high-quality treatment.Local authorities are responsible for assessing local need ...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: MisuseDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people suffering from drug addiction in Romford constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that anyone with a drug or alcohol problem can access the help and support they need, and we recognise the need for evidenced-based, high-quality treatment.Local authorities are responsible for assessing local need ...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDogs: Electronic Training AidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of electronic training devices for dogs.
Answer: The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation and will bring forward plans in due course. Ministers will be considering available evidence around the use of hand-controlled e-collars and their effects on the...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TheftHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of car theft were reported to the Metropolitan Police in the London Borough of Havering in the last six months.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of notifiable offences, including the number of theft of motor vehicles, recorded by the police in England and Wales. This information is published as official statistics each quarter at bot...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRSPCA: PowersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting RSPCA investigators statutory powers to gather evidence.
Answer: There are no current plans to expand statutory powers in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to include RSPCA inspectors. The RSPCA has strong working relationships with the Police and Local Authorities who support them in protecting animals where needed. The Gov...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the completeness of the data collected under the exit checks programme.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing physical exit checks at borders.
Answer: The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: DisabilityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure the provision of suitable housing for people with disabilities.
Answer: I refer the Hon. member to my previous answer UIN 12990 provided on 25 November 2024.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMotor Vehicles: TheftHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help increase the charge rate for vehicle thefts in London.
Answer: Vehicle theft is a truly distressing crime and this Government recognises the negative impact vehicle thefts have had on individuals, businesses and industry.In our Crime and Policing Bill, we have brought forward two new offences to criminalise the posse...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth War Graves Commission: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK’s financial contributions to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission are sufficient to maintain the graves of UK military personnel.
Answer: The annual funding for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC’s) is split between the six member countries, in proportion to the number of war dead from each nation. The United Kingdom is by far the largest contributor at 78.4%. Defence officials wo...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTelevision LicencesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of TV license payers in each of the last five years.
Answer: The BBC is responsible for collection of the TV licence via TV Licensing. TV Licensing publishes the number of licences in force in its Annual Review, which can be found here: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/our-performance-AB6
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: PayMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to increase the pay of soldiers, in the context of planned increases in defence spending.
Answer: Pay is an important part of a comprehensive benefits package to our Service personnel including subsided food and housing; together, these play a vital role in supporting wider recruitment and retention. Pay for most frontline public sector workforces, in...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: HaveringMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with the London Borough of Havering on supporting highstreets to provide a broad range of (a) shops, (b) amenities and (c) services.
Answer: The Government wishes to promote thriving, mixed use high streets across the country, and through the Plan for Change, is fostering the conditions for economic growth upon which the health of high streets depends. Local leaders also have a vital role in s...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSatellites: BusinessMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce UK businesses' reliance on foreign-produced satellites.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is working closely with other Departments to support the UK space sector. On 22 April, I met with colleagues from across Government to discuss our approach to this vital part of the UK economy, and to develop plans in the Governmen...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordOil: St HelenaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44938More
Question: o ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to reduce St Helena's dependence on imported oil.
Answer: The St Helena Government has responsibility for energy generation and has set out the ambition of generating 80 per cent of its local energy production from renewable energy sources by 2027/2028. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, through i...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordQualifications: CommonwealthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with his Commonwealth counterparts on the potential for mutual recognition agreements on professional qualifications.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade recognises the importance of mutual recognition of professional qualifications (RPQ) to support services trade and domestic labour market outcomes. International agreements provide mechanisms for officials to regularl...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: CommonwealthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the role of Commonwealth trade agreements in increasing the UK’s export growth rate in the services sector.
Answer: UK exports in services to Commonwealth countries rose in current prices from £36.4 billion in 2019 to £58.1 billion in the 12 months to September 2024 and represents 61.5% of UK exports to Commonwealth countries in the latest period. The UK increases serv...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAscension Island: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on the future of the airbase on Ascension Island.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence has regular engagements with the US Secretary of Defense on a range of topics. The future of the airbase on the Ascension Islands has not been discussed during these engagements.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: SingaporeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Digital Economy Agreement with Singapore in reducing non-tariff barriers for UK businesses exporting (a) digital services and (b) physical goods.
Answer: The UK-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement (DEA) stands out as one of the most comprehensive digital trade agreements globally and locks-in market liberalisations in key areas for businesses such as cross-border data flows. The seven Memoranda of Understa...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: EmploymentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase employment opportunities in St Helena.
Answer: The St Helena Government is responsible for its employment portfolio. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office works in partnership with the St Helena Government to increase employment opportunities, including through programmes which invest in in...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
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