Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions 2025
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Undocumented Migrants: AlbaniaMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many illegal migrants from Albania have been imprisoned in the last 12 months.
Answer: Prison population data showing the number of Albanian nationals in custody in England and Wales (based on the prison population as of 31 December 2024; latest available published data) can be found at Table 1_Q_12 in the attached link: https://assets.publ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: AlbaniaHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal migrants originating from Albania have been returned to Albania since the signing of the Government’s returns agreement in 2022.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns in the “Immigration System Statistics Quarterly release”. Data on numbers of Albanian nationals returned to their home country can be found in Ret_D01 of the “Returns detailed datasets”. The latest data goes to th...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: AlbaniaHome OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department have made an assessment of the efficacy of the Government’s illegal migration returns agreement with Albania.
Answer: The UK and Albania have established a close and productive relationship on irregular migration and returns over recent years. 2024 saw 616 Albanian nationals arrive in the UK from Albania by small boat, a reduction from 12,658 in 2022. In the same year, 5...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: Australia and New ZealandForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has considered establishing formal mechanisms for dialogue between the British Overseas Territories and the external territories of (a) Australia and (
Answer: The Territories have not recently to our knowledge requested enhanced co-operation with Australia, New Zealand, or their external territories. The UK, Australia, and New Zealand liaise on topics of mutual interest including recent developments in the exte...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: Australia and New ZealandForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to facilitate (a) environmental and (b) conservation cooperation between the British Overseas Territories and the external territories
Answer: The Territories have not recently to our knowledge requested enhanced co-operation with Australia, New Zealand, or their external territories. The UK, Australia, and New Zealand liaise on topics of mutual interest including recent developments in the exte...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: Australia and New ZealandForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the British Overseas Territories on enhancing cooperation with the external territories of (a) Australia and (b) New Ze
Answer: The Territories have not recently to our knowledge requested enhanced co-operation with Australia, New Zealand, or their external territories. The UK, Australia, and New Zealand liaise on topics of mutual interest including recent developments in the exte...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: Australia and New ZealandForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his (a) Australian and (b) New Zealand counterpart on areas of mutual interest between the British Overseas Territories and the external t
Answer: The Territories have not recently to our knowledge requested enhanced co-operation with Australia, New Zealand, or their external territories. The UK, Australia, and New Zealand liaise on topics of mutual interest including recent developments in the exte...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Cook IslandsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his New Zealand counterpart on the signed strategic agreement between the People’s Republic of China and the Cook Islands.
Answer: My officials in Wellington and London have been in close contact with New Zealand officials to discuss the signed strategic agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Cook Islands.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDenmark: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2025 to Question 23270 on Denmark: Politics and Government, whether the territorial integrity of Greenland was discussed in these meeting
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary and I have repeatedly and publicly made clear, Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark and the future of their constitutional arrangements is a matter for the people and government of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark. Fore...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Belt and Road Initiative and DebtsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department's China audit will consider (a) Chinese debt relief for low income countries and (b) China's belt and road initiative.
Answer: The China Audit will improve the UK's ability - both inside and outside of government - to understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities China poses. The Audit will consider the UK's economic and security interests at home and overseas, and h...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWestminster Foundation for DemocracyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with officials from the Westminster Foundation for Democracy since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has not met with officials from the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) since 4 July 2024, however the previous Minister of State for Development (Anneliese Dodds MP) met recently in February this year with the Chair, Yasmin Q...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAlbania: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has plans to send officials to monitor the upcoming Albanian parliamentary election.
Answer: UK officials, including staff from our Embassy in Tirana, are working with international partners on monitoring plans ahead of May's Parliamentary elections in Albania, and the UK will be contributing monitors to join the scheduled Organization for Securi...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 34791More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with pro-democracy campaigners in Iran since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has not visited Iran. The Islamic Republic's human rights record is unacceptable. The UK helped deliver a resolution on the human rights situation in Iran at the UN Third Committee in November 2024. In January, the Foreign Secretary ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has had recent discussions with his international counterparts on working with international regulatory bodies to promote the uptake of human-specific technologies.
Answer: The Government is committed to the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. We are engaging with regulators including the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and international medicines regulat...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMedicine: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions his Department has had with regulators on supporting the uptake of human-specific technologies to replace the use of animals in the preclinical testing of new medicines
Answer: The Government is committed to the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. We are engaging with regulators including the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and international medicines regulat...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAutism: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to improve (a) diagnosis and (b) support for adults with autism.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism assessments and support services for autistic people, in line with relevant Nat...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDyspraxia: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33859More
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 dyspraxia in adults.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including diagnosis and support for dyspraxia. Further information on dyspraxia assessments and ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDyslexia: Diagnosis and Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33858More
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 dyslexia in adults.
Answer: Dyslexia is a life-long condition, and there is therefore no treatment for dyslexia. Adults who wish to be assessed for dyslexia are advised to contact a local or national dyslexia association for advice. Further information on dyslexia assessments can be...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: NoiseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken with relevant authorities to reduce aviation noise pollution in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed effectively to promote good health and minimise disruption to people’s quality of life. Defra is required to produce, consult and publish Noise Action Plans for transport noise, under the terms...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLighting: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken with relevant authorities to reduce light pollution in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.
Answer: Defra has not had direct discussions with local authorities in Romford or elsewhere about monitoring levels of artificial light The statutory nuisance regime requires local authorities to take reasonably practicable steps to investigate complaints of arti...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: DyslexiaDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking with relevant authorities to support the education of dyslexic children in (a) Romford constituency and b) England.
Answer: The department is committed to improving support for all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including those with dyslexia and other neurodiverse conditions.The department is providing £1 billion more for high...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClassics: State EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to support the teaching of Latin in state schools.
Answer: The study of ancient languages can teach us valuable lessons in history, politics and art that are still relevant today. It helps students understand the evolution of language and gives them the chance to study and analyse ancient texts that provide valua...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClassics: State EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to support the teaching of ancient Greek in state schools.
Answer: The study of ancient languages can teach us valuable lessons in history, politics and art that are still relevant today. It helps students understand the evolution of language and gives them the chance to study and analyse ancient texts that provide valua...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support relevant authorities with the transportation of disabled pupils to and from school.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Romford to the answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13330.
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHome EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking with relevant authorities to support parents who educate their children at home.
Answer: While parents who choose to home educate assume full responsibility for their child’s education, the department believes that parents, educational providers and local authorities should work together to deliver the best educational outcomes for every chil...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
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