Anna Gelderd MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Marine EnvironmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91862 on the Marine Environment, what is the scope of the Sustainable Ocean Plan; what is the (a) process and (b) timetable for c
Answer: The Sustainable Ocean Plan (SOP) will set out a framework to achieve 100% sustainable use of UK waters, supporting long-term growth in the ocean economy. We are currently in the scoping phase, which includes looking at areas such blue finance. As we devel...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Season TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 02 December 2025 to Question 94590 on Railways: Season Tickets, what the cost of a standard-class annual rail season ticket from (a) Lostwithiel, (b) Bodmin Parkway, (c) Liskeard and (
Answer: The cost of Annual Season tickets to London Paddington from a) was £24,856.00, b) Bodmin Parkway was £24,856.00, c) Liskeard was £24,856.00, and d) Saltash was £24,648.00 between 3 March 2024 and 1 March 2025.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Season TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information her Department holds on the cost of a standard-class annual rail season ticket from (a) Lostwithiel, (b) Bodmin Parkway, (c) Liskeard and (d) Saltash to London Paddington in 2010.
Answer: The cost of an annual season ticket in 2010 between London Paddington and b) Bodmin Parkway was £15,036, c) Liskeard was £15,036. There was no season ticket between London Paddington and a&d) Lostwithiel and Saltash in 2010, these season tickets were ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of differences in teacher qualification requirements by multi-academy trusts and local authority-maintained schools on the consistency of educational
Answer: Evidence shows that high quality teaching is the most important in-school factor that improves outcomes for children, particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is the professional qualificatio...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademies: Supply TeachersDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of trends in the use of qualified supply teachers by academy trusts.
Answer: The department values the work that supply teachers do and the important contribution they make to the smooth running of schools. The department has not made any assessments relating to academy trusts alone, but we have considered the school sector as a w...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall BusinessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to review the (a) definition of micro-entity and (b) level of support available to mico-entities.
Answer: The Government uplifted the monetary thresholds for determining a company is a micro-entity, for the purposes of audit and accounts by 50% in legislation that came into force in April this year. The Department does not plan to revisit this definition.As p...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTraining and Transport: CornwallTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94553More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding for skills and connectivity in Cornwall in the Autumn Budget 2025.
Answer: The skills system is central to achieving economic growth and breaking down barriers to opportunity. This government is investing skills including for key sectors such as construction, and for young people. Autumn Budget 2025 included £820 million for the...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadcasting: Scots Gaelic LanguageDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many hours of Gaelic (a) television and (b) radio programmes were broadcast each year under the Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 1996 in each of the last five ye
Answer: The Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 1996 was repealed in 2011. As a result, Gaelic language broadcasting generally, and services currently broadcast wholly or mainly in Cornwall, are no longer required to meet the criteria o...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadcasting: CornwallDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether any services currently broadcast wholly or mainly in Cornwall meet the criteria set out in The Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 1996.
Answer: The Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 1996 was repealed in 2011. As a result, Gaelic language broadcasting generally, and services currently broadcast wholly or mainly in Cornwall, are no longer required to meet the criteria o...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91864More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to help position the UK as a global leader in blue finance.
Answer: The UK has built its position as a leader in blue finance through policy engagement and our Official Development Assistance (ODA) programmes. Through our portfolio of marine ODA programmes, Defra and FCDO work with a range of partners, including the UN, M...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine EnvironmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91862More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to (a) consult on and (b) develop a Sustainable Blue Economy Strategy.
Answer: The UK has built its position as a leader in blue finance through policy engagement and our Official Development Assistance (ODA) programmes. Through our portfolio of marine ODA programmes, Defra and FCDO work with a range of partners, including the UN, M...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Children and Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide support for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to improve early intervention for children with emerging mental health difficulties.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, we’re determined to give children and young people the best start in life. The Government is expanding access to mental health support teams in all schools and colleges to reach all pupils by 2029, ensuring that every pupil ha...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: South East CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in South East Cornwall constituency.
Answer: Through our Plan for Change, we’re determined to give children and young people the best start in life, including in the South East Cornwall constituency. The Government is expanding access to mental health support teams in all schools and colleges to rea...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of women born in the 1950s who have died since 21 March 2024.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and National Records Scotland (NRS) publish annual data on deaths by sex and age group on their websites.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Overseas StudentsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to international student policy on the finances of universities.
Answer: The government has been clear that we welcome international students who meet the requirements to study in the UK. International students positively impact our higher education (HE) sector, economy, and society as a whole and enrich our university campu...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: ResearchDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to take steps to help (a) maintain and (b) increase research capacity in universities in the context of (i) academic staff time, (ii) funding and (iii) other matters.
Answer: Research and development is fundamental to kickstarting economic growth and delivering the Government’s missions. That’s why this government is investing a record £86 billion over the SR period in research and development, supporting universities, creatin...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHigher Education: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support higher education providers that have financial challenges in the next academic year.
Answer: The government has been clear that we welcome international students who meet the requirements to study in the UK. International students positively impact our higher education (HE) sector, economy, and society as a whole and enrich our university campu...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87647More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of inflation on the Small Business Rate Relief threshold; and whether she plans to bring forward proposals to uprate the threshold in line with inflation.
Answer: Business rates raised a reported £26.4bn billion in 2024/25 and make up a quarter of Local Authority core spending power. They support critical local services, including child and adult social care. Over a third of properties (more than 700,000) with rate...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: Community Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) the Echo Centre in Liskeard and (b) other community-based neuro-rehabilitation services.
Answer: The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board (ICB) is currently funding a community neuro-rehabilitation group meeting in the Echo centre in Liskeard. This has supported 48 people since January 2025, via a thirteen-week course, in a supportive g...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: InspectionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many at-sea boarding inspections of (a) UK and (b) EU flagged fishing vessels took place outside of six nautical miles in each year between 2015 and 2025.
Answer: As fisheries control and enforcement is a devolved matter, each Devolved Administration is responsible for conducting inspections on vessels in their respective waters. Although the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) does not routinely publish specifics...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: QuotasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87644More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to distribute the fishing quota in a way that incentivises (a) lower impact and (b) selective fishing.
Answer: As set out in response to PQ 83899, there are a number of mechanisms in place to incentivise lower impact and selective fishing. In terms of quota distribution, in England we have been running a trial since 2024 called the Quota Application Mechanism (QAM...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: Pension RightsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to increase the pension rights of retired firefighters who retired before 2000 on the retained duty system through their modified pension scheme.
Answer: The Department has no plans to extend pension rights under the modified scheme to retained firefighters who retired before 2000.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support the (a) health and (b) wellbeing of the NHS workforce.
Answer: The health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is a top priority. Local employers across the NHS have arrangements in place for supporting staff including occupational health provision, employee support programmes, and a focus on healthy workin...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Professions: FacilitiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve facilities for healthcare workers.
Answer: The NHS Health and Wellbeing Framework highlights the importance of getting the basics right such as providing access to good quality rest areas, food, and drink options. As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will work with the Social Partnership Foru...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPancreatic Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the adoption of new technologies for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
Answer: As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan, the Government is supporting NHS England to actively adopt new technologies for cancer diagnosis, with focus on artificial intelligence (AI), liquid biopsies, and advanced genomic testing to speed up diagnosis and im...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
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