Anna Gelderd MP: written questions
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Visas: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53794More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to extend the Seasonal Worker visa route beyond 6 months.
Answer: The Seasonal Worker route is already available to growers throughout the full year but there are no plans to extend the maximum visa grant beyond the existing six months.
Answered 30 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: TenantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53793More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce any (a) fiscal and (b) policy incentives to support longer-term leasing arrangements between (i) landowners and (ii) tenant farmers.
Answer: The Department recognises the benefits that longer-term tenancy agreements can provide for both tenants and landlords. The joint Defra-Industry Farm Tenancy Forum is working on guidance and best practice to encourage more landlords and tenants to enter in...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: TenantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53792More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage landowners to offer longer-term leases to tenant farmers.
Answer: The Department recognises the benefits that longer-term tenancy agreements can provide for both tenants and landlords. The joint Defra-Industry Farm Tenancy Forum is working on guidance and best practice to encourage more landlords and tenants to enter in...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: Permitted Development RightsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his speech at the 2025 Oxford Farming Conference on 9 January 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed permitted development rights o
Answer: Ministers are holding Ministerial round tables in June with a diverse range of agricultural stakeholders to understand how existing planning measures are supporting farmers and to better understand the key asks to go further.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: CommoditiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of including traceability requirements in the UK Forest Risk Commodities regulations.
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting the progress of traceability and transparency in global supply chains, as we appreciate they play an essential part in supporting sustainable commodity production, trade and consumption. The UK Government recognises the n...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: VeteransMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the assessment process for veterans for the unemployment supplement; and what steps he is planning to take to ensure veterans with service-related disabilities are n
Answer: Unemployability Supplement is one of the supplementary allowances paid under the War Pension Scheme which is assessed and administered by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Where equivalent benefits provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are c...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting access to the limited work capability component of Universal Credit for those under the age of 22 on (a) armed forces early service le
Answer: In our recent Pathways to Work Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, we announced a broad package of reforms to the health and disability benefit and support system. Importantly, no changes are proposed to Armed Forces Independence Payments (AFIP), whi...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned restructuring of the health component of Universal Credit on (a) armed forces veterans and their dependents and (b) armed forces veter
Answer: In our recent Pathways to Work Green Paper, published on 18 March 2025, we announced a broad package of reforms to the health and disability benefit and support system. Importantly, no changes are proposed to Armed Forces Independence Payments (AFIP), whi...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOctopuses: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in biomass of Octopus vulgaris on (a) lobster and (b) crab stocks in Cornwall.
Answer: I recently visited the fishing industry in Plymouth and was made aware of reports of an unusual abundance of octopus in the Southwest including Cornwall. Defra understands this ‘octopus bloom’ is impacting shellfish potting fisheries and causing concern t...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPost OfficeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish a green paper on the long-term future of the Post Office.
Answer: We aim to publish a Green Paper later this year which will set out several proposals for discussion on the future direction of the Post Office. As part of this work, Government will be carefully considering what customers, communities and postmasters woul...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOrchestras: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52166More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the potential merits of amending legislation on Orchestra Tax Relief (a) to include voice as an eligible acoustic instrument
Answer: The Government supports the creative industries, including orchestras, through funding and through the tax system. Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) provides tax relief on productions costs and provided £33 million of support in 2022-23. To qualify for OTR, a co...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Vocational EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to continue funding Level 3 vocational qualifications in music and the arts beyond 2026; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing these qualifications on
Answer: On 12 December 2024, the government published the review of level 3 qualifications reform which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-level-3-qualifications-reform-provisional-outcomes. The review aimed to ensure that qua...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52164More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to simplify the tax-free childcare eligibility process for self-employed parents in line with the system in place for employed claimants.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring eligible parents, whether they are employed or self-employed, can access Tax-Free Childcare as efficiently as possible. To be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare, a parent and their partner (if they have one) must expec...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) carers and (b) family members of people with Multiple Sclerosis are (i) supported and (ii) recognised in the context of proposed changes to disabil
Answer: I recognise the vital role played by carers and family members in supporting individuals with MS. Through the Green Paper we are consulting on the support needed for those who may lose any entitlements because of proposed changes to PIP daily living and w...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Neurological DiseasesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52162More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she will take to support people with (a) Multiple Sclerosis and (b) other fluctuating or progressive neurological conditions under the proposed reforms to PIP.
Answer: I recognise the vital role played by carers and family members in supporting individuals with MS. Through the Green Paper we are consulting on the support needed for those who may lose any entitlements because of proposed changes to PIP daily living and w...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52161More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to PIP on people living with Multiple Sclerosis.
Answer: No assessment has been made. Information on the impacts of the Pathways to Work Green Paper has been published here ‘Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper’. Impacts of the proposed changes depend on many facto...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNutrientsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52160More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Global Biodiversity Framework commitment to reduce excess nutrients lost to the environment by at least half by 2030, what assessment his Department has made of t
Answer: The UK has published a full National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) and UK National Targets that commit us to achieving all 23 targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at home, including Target 7 which features a pledge to reduce ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: RecyclingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to integrate critical minerals recycling into the circular economy strategy; and if he will support the development of a processing hub for (a) tin and (b) other cri
Answer: A secure supply of critical minerals is vital for the UK's economic growth and security, industrial strategy, and clean energy transition. We recognise the importance of recycling critical minerals and as we work with DEFRA to develop the Circular Economy...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will review the UK Export Finance model to ensure that financial support available to overseas critical minerals projects is accessible to UK-based critical minerals producers.
Answer: In addition to its critical minerals supply finance facility, which guarantees a commercial loan to an overseas project which has an offtake agreement in place with a UK exporter, UK Export Finance (UKEF) can support UK-based critical minerals producers i...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMinerals: ExplorationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for junior mineral exploration companies in the UK; and if he will introduce financial incentives to increase exploration of critical
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade recognises the challenges that junior mining companies face when fundraising for mineral exploration projects. A secure supply of critical minerals is vital for the UK's economic growth and security, industrial strate...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that sea users are not adversely impacted by offshore energy development.
Answer: The Government is committed to accelerating to net zero, delivering clean power by 2030, and to restoring nature. Through the cross-government Marine Spatial Prioritisation Programme (MSPri), the Department is engaging across government and with marine us...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSeas and Oceans: Offshore IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the deployment of offshore energy does not adversely impact (a) the fishing industry and (b) marine (i) habitats and (ii) ecosystems.
Answer: Further to the written statement I made on 29th January 2025, this Government has committed to deliver an Offshore Wind Environmental Improvement Package, which supports the Clean Power 2030 Mission. This will support the accelerated deployment of offshor...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDefibrillators: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to defibrillators in rural communities; and whether he has considered providing additional support for the (a) installation and (b) maintenance
Answer: To improve patients' survival rates following out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, the Government committed to improving access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. Foll...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to maintain the level of financial support for research to achieve the (a) replacement, (b) refinement and (c) reduction of animals in research and (d) develop non-anim
Answer: The Government is committed to the development of non-animal alternatives. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has a diverse portfolio of investments that support research which can lead to alternatives, such as organ on a chip and computer modelling. They ...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Coastal Areas and Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on support for consumers that (a) are not connected to the gas grid and (b) rely on alternative costly fuels in (i) South East Cornwall and (
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently, including those who are not on the gas grid. This, combined with our Warm Hom...
Answered 7 May 2025
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