Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions 2024
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Renewable Energy: Community DevelopmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make supporting the growth of community-based renewable energy schemes an aim of Great British Energy.
Answer: Great British Energy’s Founding Statement is clear that the Local Power Plan will be one of Great British Energy’s core functions. Through the Local Power Plan, Great British Energy will support local and combined authorities – as well as community energy...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9134More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the powers of Trading Standards officers to tackle tobacco duty avoidance.
Answer: Trading Standards have a range of powers to effectively tackle the illicit supply of tobacco. In 2023 those powers were extended to enable Trading Standards to tackle non-compliance with the UK’s Tobacco Track and Trace system, which regulates tobacco at ...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTrading Standards: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to increase funding for Trading Standards officers.
Answer: For 2024/25, the Local Government Finance Settlement made available £64.7 billion. The majority of this funding is unringfenced for local authorities to use as they wish, including funding for Trading Standards officers.Future local authority funding deci...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8781More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's polices on rates of tobacco duty of the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Dynamic scoring of policy measures in OBR fo
Answer: The Government is unable to speculate on tax measures outside of fiscal events. As with all taxes, the Government keeps tobacco duty rates under review during its Budget process. The government accounts for the behavioural impact of tax changes when makin...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8780More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to (a) reduce and (b) freeze tobacco excise duty.
Answer: The Government is unable to speculate on tax measures outside of fiscal events. As with all taxes, the Government keeps tobacco duty rates under review during its Budget process. The government accounts for the behavioural impact of tax changes when makin...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8779More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual tax revenue loss from (a) illicit and (b) non-duty paid tobacco.
Answer: The new joint HMRC and Border Force strategy to tackle illicit tobacco was published earlier this year, ‘Stubbing out the problem’. The strategy:targets the demand for illicit trade (the consumers that criminals seek to exploit) as well as the supply (the...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8778More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help tackle tobacco duty avoidance.
Answer: The new joint HMRC and Border Force strategy to tackle illicit tobacco was published earlier this year, ‘Stubbing out the problem’. The strategy:targets the demand for illicit trade (the consumers that criminals seek to exploit) as well as the supply (the...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on increasing the number of potholes that are repaired in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network. Havering Council is the local highway authority for the Romford constituency, and it is therefore responsible for the mai...
Answered 18 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAmphibious WarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Albion-class amphibious assault ships are (a) operationally available and (b) undergoing upgrades.
Answer: I can confirm that since 2010, one Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ship has been held in extended readiness so that she can be regenerated if required. HMS Albion has taken HMS Bulwark’s position in extended readiness so that HMS Bulwark can undergo regenerat...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: ProductionMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to increase domestic defence production capabilities.
Answer: This Government recognises the vital role of the defence industry in both keeping our country safe and in providing businesses, jobs, prosperity and tax in all corners of our United Kingdom. Our UK industry partners, of all sizes, are very much at the hea...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTemporary Accommodation: ChildrenMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of children living in temporary accommodation.
Answer: The Government is clear that homelessness is too high and too many families are living in temporary accommodation. We want to take a long-term approach and, working with Mayors and councils across the country, we will develop a new cross-government strate...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSleeping RoughMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to extend funding for the (a) Night Shelter Transformation Fund and (b) Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme.
Answer: As announced by the Chancellor on 29 July, spending plans for 2025-26 will be set alongside the Budget on 30th October. Following departmental review and processes, funding allocations for rough sleeping services will be announced via gov.uk.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) encourage screening for and (b) increase the rate of early diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Answer: Screening for prostate cancer is currently not recommended by the UK National Screening Committees (UK NSC). This is because of the inaccuracy of the current best test Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). A PSA-based screening programme could harm men as some...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to modernise public transport in Essex.
Answer: The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the governmen...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity: HaveringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle biodiversity loss in the London Borough of Havering.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling biodiversity loss. We have set targets on species abundance, species extinction and habitat creation and restoration through the Environment Act. These targets will drive actions to support biodiversity in Havering...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBirds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the population of the bluebird species in England in the last 10 years.
Answer: Bluebirds are native to North America and not the UK. As such we have made no assessment of the implications of our policies on populations of this group of species.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGhana: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect Christians from persecution in Ghana.
Answer: The UK champions freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all abroad; no one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. We work to uphold the right to FoRB through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilateral fora and in our im...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help local authorities fund public libraries.
Answer: Public libraries are funded by local authorities and each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources.I will work with my colleagues in th...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSewage: HaveringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for how many hours raw sewage was discharged into the River Ravensbourne in the London Borough of Havering in the first nine months of 2024.
Answer: There are no Combined Sewer Overflows or Sewage Treatment Works on the River Ravensbourne, meaning that no raw sewage has been discharged into the river from these types of assets. However, the Environment Agency (EA) is aware of the issue of potential mi...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDeath: StatisticsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to mandate that fact-of-death is reported to the Office for National Statistics in England within eig
Answer: There is a legal responsibility to register a death within a five-day time period, from when a medical examiner submits the medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) to the registrar. The Office for National Statistics compiles their mortality data fro...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8764More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long the 20 longest delays between (a) occurrence date and (b) registration date were for covid-19 related deaths in England that (i) occurred in 2020 and (ii) were subject to an inquest.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 14th October is attached.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCoronavirus: DeathCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8763More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the 20 earliest covid-19 related deaths in the UK by (a) five year age-cohort, (b) sex, (c) nation, (d) week of occurrence and (e) week of registration; and whether each of those deaths were (
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 14th October is attached.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGulf Cooperation CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure good relations with countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council and (b) encourage investment from such countries in the UK economy.
Answer: The UK's partnerships with the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are historic and enduring. These are underpinned by shared prosperity, security interests and deep people-to-people links. This government has committed to deepening cooperation w...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAzerbaijan: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his international counterparts on Azerbaijan’s human rights record in the context of COP29.
Answer: The UK Government regularly raises human rights obligations and commitments with the Azerbaijani authorities, as well as discussing such matters with international counterparts. Along with our international partners, we continue to urge Azerbaijan to impr...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAzerbaijan: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 5933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Azerbaijani counterpart on meeting international human rights standards prior to COP29.
Answer: The UK Government regularly raises human rights obligations and commitments with the Azerbaijani authorities, as well as discussing such matters with international counterparts. Along with our international partners, we continue to urge Azerbaijan to impr...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
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