Anna Gelderd MP: written questions 2025
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Bottom Trawling: South East CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) bans on offshore bottom-towed gear on displacement of fishing to inshore grounds and (b) that displacement on (i)
Answer: It is likely that fishing activity will be displaced as a result of the management of our Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), but there are many uncertainties. Decisions on the extent of restrictions on bottom trawling in offshore MPAs will be made following t...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBottom Trawling: South East CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many vessels registered to ports in South East Cornwall constituency use (a) bottom trawls and (b) other bottom towed gear.
Answer: UK fishing vessels are registered by port of administration. The nearest port of administration to this constituency is Plymouth, to which 330 fishing vessels were registered as of 1 June 2025.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his Department's policies on protecting (a) global forests and (b) the rights of (i) indigenous peoples and (ii) local communitie
Answer: The UK strongly supports global efforts to protect forests, including advocating for the international commitment to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030, while supporting livelihoods and economic development. We recognise the urgency...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: WomenTreasuryTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59182More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the use of banking hubs as venues for financial education aimed at improving women’s (a) financial literacy and (b) independence.
Answer: Banking hubs are a voluntary service which were developed by the financial services sector in the context of legislation to protect access to cash under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023. Their rollout is overseen by Cash Access UK (CAUK), a not...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding is available to local authorities to improve road safety in villages.
Answer: The Government treats road safety seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. To this end, my Department is developing its Road Safety Strategy and will set out more details in due course.The Department for...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpeed Limits: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to reduce speeding (a) on small rural roads and (b) through village centres.
Answer: The Government’s THINK! campaign aims to change attitudes and behaviours among a primary audience of young men aged 17-24 who are four times more likely to be killed or seriously injured on our roads than those over 25. From January - March 2025, THINK! r...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of levels of broadband access on the economic development of rural communities.
Answer: Digital infrastructure is a powerful driver of economic growth and development. The telecoms services industry contributed around 2.5% to UK real GVA in 2023, up from 0.3% in 2010.Evidence from the Government’s Superfast programme showed that for every £1...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Coastal Areas and Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to improve digital connectivity in (a) rural and (b) coastal communities.
Answer: We recognise that poor internet access can pose significant challenges for rural and coastal communities. The Government is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit broadband. We now expect this target to be reached by 2032. The government also wants al...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: South East CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the number of fly-tipping incidents in South East Cornwall constituency.
Answer: Fly-tipping is a serious crime which blights local communities and the environment, and we appreciate the difficulty and cost that it poses to landowners. Local councils are usually best placed to tackle fly-tipping in their areas, and they have a range o...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSeagrassDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will set out the role (a) seagrasses and (b) marine nature-based solutions will have in his Department's net zero plans.
Answer: The Government has set out a clear mission to make Britain a Clean Energy Superpower and accelerate progress towards Net Zero. Achieving this ambition within Defra sectors requires enhanced decarbonisation efforts alongside strengthened nature-based solut...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: Seas and OceansDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will set out how the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan will take into account the distribution of (a) seagrasses and (b) other blue carbon stores when determining the (i) optimal locations,
Answer: The Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) will treat blue carbon stores, such as seagrass beds, saltmarshes and subtidal/intertidal biogenic reefs, as environmental constraints in its spatial evaluation framework. It will draw on datasets such as NIRAS’s M...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSeagrassDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of seagrass decline on (a) climate change, (b) fisheries and (c) the rate of coastal erosion.
Answer: Seagrass habitats offer a range of benefits to people and nature. They store and sequester carbon, support a variety of fish species and help prevent coastal erosion. These benefits would diminish were the habitats to decline in future. To improve our und...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine EnvironmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support seagrass restoration programmes to scale-up.
Answer: Defra is supporting the scaling up of seagrass restoration programmes by identifying and overcoming barriers. The Environment Agency with partners is working to restore 15% of saltmarsh, seagrass and native oyster reef in England by 2043 through the Resto...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HomosexualityMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has considered introducing (a) automatic awards and (b) simplified applications for people with confirmed records of dismissal for homosexuality; and if he will make an assessment of the po
Answer: As of 9 June 2025, the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) had received 1,067 applications and 44 Veterans had received payments. We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Mental Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is providing psychological support to LGBT veterans who are asked to relive traumatic experiences as part of the impact statement process for financial reparations.
Answer: As of 9 June 2025, the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) had received 1,067 applications and 44 Veterans had received payments. We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Veterans Independent ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average time is between application and payment under LGBT Veterans Independent Review reparation schemes.
Answer: As of 9 June 2025, the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme (FRS) had received 1,067 applications and 44 Veterans had received payments. We have been prioritising payment to the elderly and those with serious health conditions to ensure they receive support ...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: South East CornwallMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to increase support for veterans entering civilian life in South East Cornwall constituency.
Answer: This is a Government of service that will always stand up for those who serve our country, no matter which community they are based in. I am working across Government and with civil society to ensure veterans, including those in the South East Cornwall co...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: South East CornwallMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of mentoring schemes for service personnel transitioning out of the armed forces in South East Cornwall constituency.
Answer: Service personnel transitioning out of the military are entitled to support, including for two years post discharge, through the Career Transition Partnership (CTP), delivered by Reed in Partnership since 1 October 2024. Under this contract, 94.3% of Serv...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: CharitiesMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to specialist support through partnerships with (a) SSAFA and (b) other organisations for military families with (i) adults and (ii) children with additional n
Answer: The Ministry of Defence acknowledges the challenges faced by Armed Forces families with dependants who have additional needs or disabilities. That is why we have committed to put the Armed Forces Covenant fully into law. Defence also continues to work wit...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Bereavement CounsellingMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to improve the specialist support available to bereaved military families.
Answer: Defence provides active and comprehensive support to the families of those Service personnel who die in Service. We take a holistic, multi-agency approach to supporting the bereaved with assistance provided through the single Services, the Defence Bereave...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: MonitoringDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the type approval process for inshore vessel monitoring systems in 2021.
Answer: Four devices were granted type-approval in 2021, based on evidence provided that devices met the I-VMS device specification of requirements, with the roll-out starting in 2022. Following feedback of quality assurance concerns, the Marine Management Organi...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: South East CornwallDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce a nationwide system to ensure that people experiencing mental health crises have access to support services when they need them; and what assessment he has made o
Answer: We recognise the importance of ensuring that individuals experiencing mental health crisis can access timely, effective and appropriate support, including those in South East Cornwall. Substantial progress has been achieved in building more robust crisis ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to involve (a) patients, (b) families and (c) communities in changes to the mental health referral system in (i) England and (ii) South East Cornwall constituenc
Answer: Any changes to mental health referral systems should be developed with the input of patients, families, and communities, to ensure services meet their needs.At local level, we would expect National Health Service trusts, including those in the South East ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to harmonise referral (a) rules and (b) procedures for mental health crisis support across regional NHS trusts; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impa
Answer: We recognise the importance of ensuring equitable access to mental health crisis support across all regions, including in South East Cornwall. Substantial progress has been achieved in building more robust crisis care pathways across all ages and in all r...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOctopuses: CornwallDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the octopus bloom in Cornwall following discussions on 20 May 2025.
Answer: Defra, Government scientists (Cefas), the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and local Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) met on 20 May to discuss this phenomenon, the evidence, the impacts on the crab and lobster stocks and potential ac...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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