Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions
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Armed Forces: EqualityMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of the Armed Forces’ budget was spent on diversity initiatives in 2023.
Answer: The cost of the main diversity initiatives undertaken by the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and UK Strategic Command during financial year 202-24 represented an average of 0.007% of their budgets.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWarships: FoodMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much the average meal costs on a Royal Navy warship; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of fully funding food provision on Royal Navy warships.
Answer: Good nutrition is fundamental to military capability and the happiness of our personnel. It is essential for achieving optimum physical and mental performance, and for good health. The Royal Navy (RN) is committed to providing catering based on sound nutr...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNavy: OfficersMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken with the Royal Navy to support the mental health of officers in the Royal Navy.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence and the Royal Navy (RN) have implemented several specific measures to promote the psychological wellbeing of officers, recognising the unique challenges they face, especially in high-stress operational environments.For those person...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps he will take to tackle reductions in hull numbers within the Royal Fleet Auxiliary since 2003.
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is an organisation of highly valued, specialist personnel. The Royal Navy, which includes the RFA, continues to ensure it has sufficient assets available to deliver its operational outputs. The Fleet Solid Support Program...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the conclusions of the report entitled One Family: Harnessing the Strategic Potential of t
Answer: I welcome the contribution of Policy Exchange's 'One Family' report to the debate on the future of the Commonwealth. In particular, I support the report's argument for the Commonwealth to focus on important areas including boosting intra-Commonwealth trad...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth: Cybersecurity and Joint ExercisesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by Policy Exchange entitled One Family: Harnessing the Strategic Potential of the Commonwealth, published on 17 October 2024, if he will make an
Answer: The UK works bilaterally and multilaterally with many Commonwealth members on defence and security issues, including through other forums - and attaches great importance to this. The Commonwealth as a collective has also been vocal on security issues faci...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with Anne Puckridge on the exclusion of certain countries from the annual uplift to the UK State Pension during her visit to the UK in December 2024.
Answer: There are currently no plans to hold discussions with Anne Puckridge on this issue. The UK's policy on the up-rating of the UK State Pension for recipients living overseas is a longstanding one. The UK state pension is payable worldwide and is uprated abr...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications her Department received from pensioners living in countries where the UK State Pension is not uprating yearly requesting that their pension be temporarily uprated because they are
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPets: TaggingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people were fined for not microchipping their (a) cats and (b) dogs in each year since 2016.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice currently collects and publishes data relating to the offence of not microchipping your dog in England and Wales. The relevant offence code is 11126 and the latest data is available here: As the compulsory microchipping of cats was...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRiver RomDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to support Havering Council to enhance (a) the River Rom's environmental health, (b) maintenance of river-based infrastructure and (c) development of projects aim
Answer: The Government’s Water (Special Measures) Bill is the first important step in enabling wide, transformative change across the water sector, reducing pollution and cleaning up our waterways. The Government has also launched an Independent Commission into t...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: RomfordDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time for an NHS dental practice is in Romford constituency.
Answer: Patients in England are not registered with an NHS dental practice and there is no single waiting list, although many NHS dental practices do tend to see patients regularly and may operate local waiting list arrangements. The responsibility for commission...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRepossession OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog in the administration of warrants for possession.
Answer: To ensure increased and ongoing efficiency of County Court bailiff resources, HMCTS has introduced dedicated regional teams alongside an automated payment line to reduce the need for enforcement visits. This enables bailiffs to focus on priority work, inc...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power and Wind Power: British Overseas TerritoriesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what support his Department provides for (a) wind and (b) solar power in the Overseas Territories.
Answer: The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) leads the relationship with the Overseas Territories, and any work this Department has conducted in this area has been done via FCDO.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: CrimeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many cases of gun crime were reported in the Turks and Caicos Islands in each of the last five years.
Answer: The FCDO does not hold this data. The Royal Turks and Caicos Island Police Force (RTCIPF), who hold this data, is regulated under Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) law and is independent of the UK Government. However, we are acutely aware of the increase in ...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: ImmigrationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on how many citizens of (a) Haiti and (b) the Dominican Republic are resident in Turks and Caicos.
Answer: The FCDO does not hold this data. In line with the Turks and Caicos (TCI) Constitution, immigration is a devolved matter for the TCI Government, and therefore the FCDO does not hold details on any nationalities. However, the FCDO is aware of the ongoing p...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: CrimeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of levels of crime in the Turks and Caicos islands.
Answer: The UK is committed across government to supporting the Overseas Territories to reduce crime levels affecting their residents. I visited the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) in early November to understand better the security situation there, and I am in re...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: FisheriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure a sustainable approach to fishing in the Overseas Territories.
Answer: Working together with the Overseas Territories , the UK Government is supporting the development of sustainable marine management practices within the OTs through the Blue Belt Programme. Since 2016, this support has included development of appropriate mo...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: Fishing VesselsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that no fishing boats operate within the British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Protected Area.
Answer: The Blue Belt Ocean Shield Programme provides maritime domain awareness capabilities to tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities within BIOT. This includes extensive, risk-based, remote satellite surveillance, tasking of satelli...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Watch SchemesHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has provided to neighbourhood watch organisations in each of the last five years.
Answer: This Government hugely values the work of local Neighbourhood Watch groups and the role they play in making our communities feel safe.The Home Office has provided funding for Neighbourhood Watch for the last 20 years, including providing £280,000 in fundi...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Watch SchemesHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support existing neighbourhood watch organisations.
Answer: This Government hugely values the work of local Neighbourhood Watch groups and the role they play in making our communities feel safe.The Home Office has provided funding for Neighbourhood Watch for the last 20 years, including providing £280,000 in fundi...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDeath: CoronavirusCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12380More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the joint sex and age-at-death distribution was for Covid-19 deaths in 2020 in England that were subject to inquest and have since been registered with ONS for which the interval from date of death to date
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 4th November is attached.
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordParking: Fees and ChargesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring all local authorities to provide drivers with the option of paying for parking by cash.
Answer: There is no guidance or legislation currently which specifies that local authority parking should be available in cash. However, all local authorities have statutory duties to ensure that they do not discriminate in their decision making against older peo...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Rise Flats: InsulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce delays to cladding remediation works.
Answer: MHCLG are committed to fulfilling the Government’s ambition to accelerate the pace of remediation. We will work with partners across the construction and building safety sectors to make sure buildings are safer, faster. The Deputy Prime Minister is holdin...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Essex and Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for practical driving tests in (a) Greater London and (b) Essex.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. Measures in place to reduce waiting times for customers at all driving test centres, ...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCycling: Insurance and Vehicle Number PlatesDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring cyclists to (a) display number plates and (b) hold valid insurance.
Answer: The Government has no intention of requiring all cyclists to display number plates or to have insurance. A national registration scheme for all cycles would be complex and expensive to design and administer. As for insurance, the Government believes that ...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
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