Anna Gelderd MP: written questions
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Training 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Answer: The Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 1996 was repealed in 2011.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Answer: The Multiplex Licence (Broadcasting of Programmes in Gaelic) Order 1996 was repealed in 2011.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
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure Royal Mail complies with its legal obligations on the delivery of post.
Answer: The Universal Service Obligation requires Royal Mail to deliver letters six days a week and parcels five days a week to every address in the UK at a uniform price.Ofcom, as the independent regulator of postal services, is responsible for monitoring Royal ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRainforests: International CooperationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility on drivers of migration linked to (a) deforestation and (b) environmental collap
Answer: Tropical forests play a crucial role in mitigating against climate change, preserving biodiversity and supporting the livelihoods of over one billion people worldwide. Deforestation, forest degradation and wildfires in forest biomes such as the Amazon ris...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRainforests: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tropical forest protection on the stability of UK food supply chains.
Answer: Tropical forests provide a range of ecosystem services which affect agricultural production. Their protection and restoration can therefore play a vital role in supporting global food supply stability. The Government is taking robust action to boost UK fo...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: International AssistanceTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81086More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of providing additional funding for the Tropical Forests Forever Facility on economic growth.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of protecting tropical forests and welcomes Brazil’s leadership in developing the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) ahead of COP30. The UK has supported the development of the TFFF through technical assistan...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total value of landings was from fly-seine fishing operations in English waters by (a) EU-registered and (b) English-registered fly-seine vessels for each year since 2015.
Answer: Table 2. Annual value (GBP) landed from fly-seine fishing operations in English waters by EU-registered and English-registered fly-seine vessels from 2015 to 2023. Vessel Registration201520162017201820192020202120222023EU9,400,00012,200,00015,500,00015,40...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing VesselsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has (a) direct and (b) real time access to systems that monitor EU-registered fishing vessels that are fishing in English waters.
Answer: Fishing activity in English waters is monitored by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). MMO receives positional data and electronic logbook (elog) catch data for all foreign fishing vessels of 12 metres or more in length. Data from these vessels is r...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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