Anna Gelderd MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Recycling: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance he plans to issue on sufficient sorting requirements for material recovery facilities to follow.
Answer: Defra does not plan to issue specific guidance on sorting requirements for Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs). Simpler Recycling requires the following recyclable waste streams from all households and workplaces in England: glass, metal, plastic, paper a...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing performance standards for material recovery facilities to ensure purity of all material bales.
Answer: Simpler Recycling requires the following recyclable waste streams from all households and workplaces in England: glass, metal, plastic, paper and card, food waste (and garden waste from households only). These measures will increase the quantity of dry re...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: QualificationsDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of awarding Qualified Teacher Status to PhD holders without requiring completion of a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.
Answer: Qualified teacher status (QTS) is the professional qualification for teachers in primary and secondary schools. Having a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) is not required to become a qualified teacher but many Initial Teacher Training (ITT) cou...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Lavatories: Stoma AppliancesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to require (a) fold-down shelves and (b) appropriate sanitary disposal bins for stoma bags in all newly (i) installed and (ii) refurbished disab
Answer: All building works need to meet the functional requirements of the Building Regulations 2010, including Part M on accessibility. Approved Document M, which provides guidance to support compliance with the requirements of Part M in common building situatio...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordStoma Appliances: Public LavatoriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of facilities in public disabled toilets to meet the needs of stoma care users.
Answer: The Government oversees policy and legislation with respect to the safe management of waste and litter as well as the protection of drains and sewers. This however does not extend to compelling or explicitly encouraging local authorities with regard to ty...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSheep Meat: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025 on (a) small-scale and (b) hill far
Answer: The Department has made no specific assessment of the impact of the Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025 on small scale and hill farmers in South East Cornwall. The mandating of sheep carcase classification and pri...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Health CentresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) travel distances and (b) levels of public transport in (i) site planning and (ii) service design for neighbourhood health centres in rural areas; and what his
Answer: The Government aims to establish a Neighbourhood Health Centre in every community by 2035. Neighbourhood Health Centres will provide easier, more convenient access to a full range of healthcare services.Nationwide coverage will take time, but we will star...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCultural Heritage: CornwallDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that public heritage bodies reflect and respect (a) cultural and (b) national differences when (i) promoting and (ii) interpreting historic sites in Cornwa
Answer: This government recognises the importance of respecting and recognising cultural and national differences and ensuring that the heritage that reflects this is celebrated. Historic England, as the government's advisor, partners closely with Cornwall Counci...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve bilingual provision in (a) Cornish and (b) English in agricultural (i) guidance and (ii) communications for farmers in Cornwall.
Answer: Cornish is not currently a legally recognised formal language under UK law. Any translations or bilingual materials would be a matter of voluntary policy or local practice. Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good ...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCornish Language: DocumentsHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to take steps to support the use of the Cornish language on official documents.
Answer: The UK Government recognises Cornish as a minority language under Part II of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.There are no statutory requirements for the H...
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Signs and Markings: Cornish LanguageDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help increase the use of the Cornish language on (a) transport routes and (b) signage within Cornwall.
Answer: The Department has no current plans to authorise the use of Cornish language signs on trunk roads at entry points into Cornwall or on traffic signs within Cornwall. Even if local authorities believe they have an exceptional need to translate English traff...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad Signs and Markings: Cornish LanguageDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to include Cornish language on trunk road signage at major entry points into Cornwall.
Answer: The Department has no current plans to authorise the use of Cornish language signs on trunk roads at entry points into Cornwall or on traffic signs within Cornwall. Even if local authorities believe they have an exceptional need to translate English traff...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Climate ChangeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the inclusion of women and girls in the development of global climate resilience (a) policies and (b) programmes.
Answer: To ensure gender equality and inclusion characteristics are a key part of UK International Climate Finance (ICF) funded programmes including on resilience, in May 2025 we published Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Guidance for ICF ...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBees: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) native and (b) varroa-tolerant bee breeding programmes in England.
Answer: Developing varroa-tolerant bees through selective breeding is likely to be very difficult as it requires geographic isolation or artificial insemination to preserve the resistance traits being selected for, as well as large numbers of colonies to ensure t...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBees: Disease Control and Pest ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help prevent the spread of (a) bee pests and (b) diseases linked to the importation of non-native honey bee strains.
Answer: Apis mellifera also known as the Western honey bee is native to Europe. All consignments of honey bees (Apis mellifera) imported into the UK must be accompanied by health certificates confirming that the area the bees originated from is free of certain pe...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCoastal Areas: Cornish LanguageMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a coastal strategy which includes the Cornish language.
Answer: The government is committed to promoting economic growth in all parts of the country including coastal communities. It has introduced a new, targeted approach to support regional growth, tackle deprivation, and restore pride to communities. These new prog...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Forests and Indigenous PeoplesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial support his Department provides for the protection of (a) rainforests and (b) Indigenous People and Local Communities in a context of aid cuts.
Answer: It remains the Government's ambition to deliver £11.6 billion of International Climate Finance between April 2021 and March 2026, of which £1.5 billion should be for forests. In the context of aid cuts, we will sharpen the focus of our Official Developmen...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMalaysia: Forests and Indigenous PeoplesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Malaysian counterpart on (a) protecting tropical forests and (b)(i) safeguarding and (ii) recognising the rights of Indigenous Peoples an
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met Malaysian PM Anwar on 11 July and discussed Malaysia's climate commitments.Tackling deforestation and safeguarding the role of local smallholder communities was the focal point of the Minister for Climate's visit in April 2025 wh...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: InternetMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support is available to local authorities to improve community (a) libraries, (b) banking hubs and (c) other digital access points for residents lacking reliable home intern
Answer: The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025-26 makes available over £69 billion for local government, which is a 6.8% cash terms increase on 2024-25. The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement is unringfenced recognising...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of current digital infrastructure in supporting online (a) healthcare, (b) education and (c) banking services in rural villages.
Answer: Digital infrastructure underpins all aspects of modern life, including access to GP, educational and banking services.Through Project Gigabit and the Shared Rural Network, we are continuing to deliver improvements in broadband and mobile connectivity to a...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on levels of (a) child malnutrition and (b) access to baby formula in Gaza.
Answer: The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, and the suffering of so many children there is heartbreaking. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported on 15 July that one in ten children screened...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on UK military involvement in the event of an escalation in conflict between Iran and Israel.
Answer: We will not comment on discussions in relation to matters of national security. But as we have made clear, we were not involved in US strikes on Iran, just as we were not involved in Israel's operations.
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestine ActionHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with civil society organisations on the proscription of Palestine Action.
Answer: Every proscription decision is made through careful consideration by the Home Secretary and follows advice from the cross-government Proscription Review Group, which involves technical assessments and deep engagement with subject matter experts including ...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordImport Controls: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to introduce legislation to ban the importation of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. Goods originating in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from preferential tariff treatment under the UK...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAttendance Allowance: Motor VehiclesTreasuryTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67757More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing vehicle tax reductions for people in receipt of attendance allowance.
Answer: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) applies to vehicles used or kept on public roads. Different rates apply to cars, vans, and motorcycles, and the rate for each vehicle is calculated according to a range of factors, such as its date of first registration, weight, ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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