Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions 2025
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Pigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to phase out the use of carbon dioxide in the slaughter of pig livestock.
Answer: The Government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter. A post implementation review of The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 is underway and should be completed this year There are long standing ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to uphold welfare standards for imported livestock.
Answer: When animals are transported into Great Britain, their transportation must comply fully with legal requirements aimed at protecting their welfare. The rules relating to the commercial transportation of animals are set out in assimilated Regulation (EC) 1/...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve biosecurity for farmed animals.
Answer: Robust measures are in place to maintain and improve our ability to understand, detect, prevent, respond and recover from outbreaks. We monitor for new and emerging threats to our biosecurity through our Veterinary Risk Group (VRG) and the Human and Anima...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: TaggingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help increase the number of microchipped horses.
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. It is a legal requirement in the Equine Identification (England) Regulations 2018 that all equines resident in England (except certain populations of wild or semi-w...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle horse smuggling.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 9 September 2024 to PQ 2709.
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the welfare of livestock undergoing slaughter.
Answer: The Government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare at slaughter. A post implementation review of The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015 is underway and should be completed this year There are long standing ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordADHD: Special Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve learning support for pupils with ADHD in (a) primary and (b) secondary state education.
Answer: The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other neurodiverse conditions.The departmen...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCayman Islands: ShippingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department is providing to help increase levels of marine accessibility to the Cayman Islands.
Answer: Marine access is an area of responsibility devolved to the Cayman Islands Government. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for Transport (DfT) work closely with the Cayman Islands' maritime authorities to ensure appro...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications Cables: Seas and OceansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to ensure that underwater fibreoptic cables in the (a) Mediterranean, (b) North Sea and (c) Baltic Sea are strengthened to help
Answer: The UK regularly engages international partners and industry on strengthening the resilience of subsea infrastructure, including from potential sabotage. We work closely with NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Allies to address threats, which has re...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTaiwan: Telecommunications CablesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to protect British businesses against the effects of grey zone attacks on undersea cable communication infrastructure between Taiwan and Europe.
Answer: Subsea cables are critical to UK telecommunications digital infrastructure, and we are committed to maintaining and enhancing the security and resilience of that infra- structure. We continue to co-ordinate with HMG partners, particularly DSIT who own sub...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Channel Islands and Isle of ManDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the Crown Dependencies to tackle illegally-operated online gambling in the (a) Isle of Man and (b) Channel Islands.
Answer: As set out by the Gambling Act 2005, the Gambling Commission regulates gambling in Great Britain only.Both DCMS and the Commission stand ready to support the Crown Dependencies on matters relating to gambling if requested. The Gambling Commission has a Me...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Nuclear PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with other signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the future of the Iran nuclear deal, in the context of the withdrawal of the U
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and his predecessors have engaged the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) participants, and the US. The Foreign Secretary and our officials continue to engage France, Germany, Iran, China and the EU as JCPoA participants, as w...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34791 on Iran: Democracy, whether he has met with Iranian pro-democracy campaigners in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) else
Answer: We believe it is for the Iranian people to decide the future of Iran. We regularly engage the Iranian diaspora and human rights organisations to better understand the lived experiences of Iranians. The Foreign Secretary has raised human rights directly wi...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Minority GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in (a) Europe and (b) the United States on (i) the lifting of sanctions on Syria and (ii) reported mass killings of m
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met European and US counterparts 12-14 March at the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Canada, where they discussed next steps on sanctions and the recent violence in coastal areas of Syria. In my statement in Parliament last week, and...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help promote freedom of religion and belief in Syria.
Answer: As my statement to the House on 10 March made clear, the interim Syrian authorities must ensure the protection of all Syrians. In my meeting with interim Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani on 17 March we discussed this, and the need for a Syrian-l...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: TurkeyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Turkish counterpart on reports of the deaths of minorities in Syria.
Answer: I discussed the recent violence in Syria with my Turkish counterpart, Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz, during our meeting at the Syria Donors' Pledging Conference in Brussels on 17 March. The Foreign Secretary also discussed this issue with the Turkish...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Minority GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department have made to the interim government of Syria on the protection of (a) Alawite, (b) Christian and (c) Druze people.
Answer: As my statement to the House on 10 March made clear, the interim Syrian authorities must ensure the protection of all Syrians. In my meeting with interim Syrian Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani on 17 March we discussed this, and the need for a Syrian-l...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Cook IslandsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34796 on China: Cook Islands, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of that strategic agreement on (a) his
Answer: The UK Government will continue its policy of working to maintain a free, secure and open Indo-Pacific where international norms are respected. As part of the UK Government's constitutional responsibility for the defence, external relations and internal s...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAustralia: StormsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support Australia following Cyclone Alfred; and whether he has held discussions with his Australian counterpart on natural disa
Answer: The UK stands ready to support our Australian partners as they recover from Cyclone Alfred. The Prime Minister expressed his support for the Australian people when he spoke to Prime Minister Albanese on 8 March.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordToys and Games: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill will regulate online marketplaces selling dangerous toys.
Answer: The Consumer Protection Act 1987 allows consumers harmed by defective products to make civil claims from the manufacturer for compensation. The Government is currently reviewing this legislation to ensure it remains up-to-date and fit for the future. Othe...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordToys and Games: SafetyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure redress for consumers harmed by dangerous toys sold on online marketplaces.
Answer: The Consumer Protection Act 1987 allows consumers harmed by defective products to make civil claims from the manufacturer for compensation. The Government is currently reviewing this legislation to ensure it remains up-to-date and fit for the future. Othe...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to work with faith groups to support victims of violent crime.
Answer: All forms of violent crime, including religiously aggravated violent crime, are completely unacceptable, which is why the Government is committed to making sure that victims of these crimes are properly supported, and this Department continues to engage w...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTerminal Illnesses: ReligionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to work with faith groups to support the terminally ill.
Answer: We do acknowledge the importance of access to psychological, social and spiritual support for those who wish to access such support, including those at the end of life, as well as those important to them.NHS England’s statutory guidance for palliative and...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSkin CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken with relevant authorities to reduce instances of skin cancer in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
Answer: The Department will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier, including skin cancer, and treating it faster so more patients survive. As a first step we have delivered an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week during o...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSkin Cancer: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of skin cancer.
Answer: The Department will get the National Health Service diagnosing cancer earlier, including skin cancer, and treating it faster so more patients survive. As a first step we have delivered an extra 40,000 operations, scans, and appointments each week during o...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
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