Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions 2025
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Betting: Greyhound RacingTreasuryTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87697More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will ensure that betting duty on greyhound racing (a) online, (b) in betting shops and (c) on course remains the same as for bets on horseracing.
Answer: We consulted on measures to simplify gambling duty and improve compliance. The consultation closed on 21 July and all responses are being carefully considered. The Chancellor makes decisions on tax at fiscal events and will set out our response to the con...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordZhang ChunleiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic discussions she has had with her Chinese counterparts on the detention of Church leader Zhang Chunlei; and what steps she is taking to ensure his relea
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to question 83339 on 23 October.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: SalesDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she has taken with relevant stakeholders to help tackle illegal car sales.
Answer: While the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has no powers to govern how cars are bought and sold, it does play a key role in maintaining accurate records of vehicles and their registered keepers to support wider efforts to tackle vehicle-related ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the contribution of the UK to national security in Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Government remains committed to keeping people safe. I pay tribute to those who work so hard to ensure peace and security across the United Kingdom. In relation to national security in Northern Ireland, the fact that the Northern Ireland Related Terro...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's report entitled Scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2024, published on 23 October 2025, what assessment she has made of (a) the number of animals
Answer: In 2024, there were 2.64 million regulated scientific procedures carried out in Great Britain involving living animals. This is a decrease of 1% on the previous year, and the lowest number since 2001.The trends in the number of animals and types of proced...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's report entitled Scientific procedures on living animals, Great Britain: 2024, published on 23 October 2025, what assessment she has made of (a) the number of animals
Answer: In 2024, there were 2.64 million regulated scientific procedures carried out in Great Britain involving living animals. This is a decrease of 1% on the previous year, and the lowest number since 2001.The trends in the number of animals and types of proced...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: MercuryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his Department’s policy to introduce a ban on mercury dental fillings in England.
Answer: Dental amalgam is a well-established, safe, and effective dental filling material. Current Department policy is to restrict and phase down the use of dental amalgam to reduce any environmental impacts. This includes regulations to ban the use of amalgam i...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMercury: PoisoningCabinet OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87020More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the number of people who have died due to mercury poisoning in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency in every year since 2010.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 31st October is attached.
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Working HoursMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information his Department holds on the number of local authorities that (a) currently operate four-day working weeks for their employees and (b) are considering implementin
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces and the Government will not micromanage them. The Department does not routinely collect this data. However it is the Government’s policy that Local Authorit...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: StaffMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate of the number of people have been employed in local government in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency in every year since 2010.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces including decisions about terms and conditions, working practices and how best to deploy staff to achieve value for money. The Government will not micromana...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Remote Working and Sick LeaveMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate of the proportion of local government employees that are (a) on long-term sick leave and (b) work from home in (i) England and (ii) the Lo
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces including decisions about terms and conditions, working practices and how best to deploy staff to achieve value for money. The Government will not micromana...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making it his Department's policy to stop local government employees working from home.
Answer: Local authorities are independent employers responsible for the management of their own workforces including decisions about terms and conditions, working practices and how best to deploy staff to achieve value for money. The Government will not micromana...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Footpaths: SafetyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to work with local authorities to improve the safety of footpaths.
Answer: Local highway authorities are responsible for the management and maintenance of public rights of way (and ensuring they are free from obstructions). They are required to keep a Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) to plan improvements to the rights of w...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to promote (a) traditional craftsmanship and (b) traditional British architectural styles in the building of new social housing developments.
Answer: National planning policy makes clear that local planning authorities should prepare their own local design guides and design codes in line with the principles set out in national design guidance. The guidance encourages integration of a mix of tenures and...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released from prison in error in (a) England and (b) Essex in every year since 2010.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government.While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we’re clamping down on those releases in error t...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescription Drugs: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to work with relevant authorities to tackle the illegal sale of prescription drugs in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of medicines for human use, medical devices, and blood products for transfusion in the United Kingdom. This includes applying the legal controls on the retail...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SalesHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to tackle the illegal sale of cigarettes in (a) England and (b) the parliamentary constituency of Romford.
Answer: The Government is committed to reducing the number of illicit tobacco and vaping products on sale nationally.In January 2024, HMRC and Border Force published their latest illicit tobacco strategy, ‘Stubbing Out the Problem’. This sets out the Governments’...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSerious Crime Act 2007Home OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to commission an independent review of the Serious Crime Act 2007.
Answer: This Government remains firmly committed to tackling serious and organised crime and the significant threat it poses to communities across the UK. It is essential that law enforcement agencies are equipped with robust and effective tools to respond to thi...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Order Act 1986Home OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to commission an independent review of the Public Order Act 1986.
Answer: The Home Secretary launched a review of public order legislation on 5 October, including the Public Order Act 1986The review will ensure police powers remain fit for purpose, are used consistently, and strike the right balance between protecting the publi...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNon-crime Hate IncidentsHome OfficeTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-crime hate incidents have been recorded in (a) England, (b) Greater London, and (c) Romford constituency since 2023.
Answer: The Home Office does not collect data on non-crime hate incidents.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87007More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for hate crime on the basis of (a) race, (b) religion, (c) disability, (d) sexual orientation and (e) transgender identity have been brought since 2023.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime, and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes these cases robustly.The below table shows the number of defendants prosecuted by the CPS since 2023 for hate crime offences based on (a) ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHate Crime: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87006More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General,?how many prosecutions for hate crime offences have been brought since 2023.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling all forms of hate crime, and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes these cases robustly.The below table shows the number of defendants prosecuted by the CPS since 2023 for hate crime offences based on (a) ...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Government AssistanceTreasuryTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87005More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps she has taken to support the pub sector in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role that hospitality businesses such as restaurants and pubs play in supporting the UK’s economy and communities, including in Romford. As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, the Government will introduce permanently lowe...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87004More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to increase the Government contribution to savings in Lifetime ISAs.
Answer: On the Government LISA contribution, LISA holders can receive a generous 25% government bonus on contributions up to £4,000 per year. This means an individual who made the full contribution would receive a £1,000 bonus from the Government. On the age limi...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 31 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 87003More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to increase the age cap on the opening of Lifetime ISAs.
Answer: On the Government LISA contribution, LISA holders can receive a generous 25% government bonus on contributions up to £4,000 per year. This means an individual who made the full contribution would receive a £1,000 bonus from the Government. On the age limi...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
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