Callum Anderson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Arts: Intellectual PropertyDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of improving international intellectual property enforcement for UK creative businesses.
Answer: The UK Government recognises that intellectual property (IP) enforcement is essential to supporting growth for UK creators, rights holders and businesses operating internationally to secure returns on investment in innovation and creativity.While no speci...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: FinanceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the relationship between access to international finance and the ability of UK creative businesses to scale.
Answer: The Creative Industries Tax Reliefs have been highly effective in attracting investment into the UK Creative Industries, particularly across film, high end television (HETV) and games. The British Film Commission indicates that inward investment into Film...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: ExportsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of regional trade missions focused on the creative industries on exports from businesses located (i) outside London and (ii) in
Answer: The Government recognises that trade missions can help creative businesses develop international commercial relationships, access new markets and identify export opportunities.For businesses located outside London, they can help showcase the strengths of ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: ExportsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of future trade agreements on the ability of UK creative businesses to export digital services.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution that the UK’s creative industries make to exports and economic growth. Through digital trade chapters in our trade agreements, we seek to reduce barriers to cross-border trade by supporting trusted data...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: ExportsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reducing non-tariff barriers in overseas markets on the export performance of UK creative industries.
Answer: The creative industries are an important part of the UK economy and the Creative Industries Sector Plan positions the sector as a central pillar of the Government’s Industrial Strategy and Growth Mission.Through the delivery of that plan and our Trade Str...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCompanies: FinanceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of public finance institutions to support companies through successive stages of growth.
Answer: The government continually reviews the capacity of its Public Finance Institutions alongside reviewing the availability of finance for businesses and recognises the importance of supporting firms through every stage of growth. The government has strengthe...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordResearch: Immigration ControlsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on aligning immigration policy for researchers with the industrial strategy.
Answer: The government wants to ensure that immigration policy supports the UK’s science and innovation sectors, including the growth driving sectors identified in the Industrial Strategy. The UK’s competitive visa system offers multiple routes to attract highly ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with international partners on establishing common regulatory standards for non-animal methods in medicines development.
Answer: The Government is engaging with international regulators and partners to support the global acceptance of validated non-animal methods for medicines development. Through the Replacing Animals in Science strategy, we are strengthening regulatory confidence...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to make the UK as a leader in establishing internationally recognised standards for validating non-animal methods for use in medicines developme
Answer: The Government is positioning the UK as a global leader in alternative methods by strengthening regulatory confidence, investing in validation infrastructure and supporting the development, validation and uptake of non-animal methods. Through the Replacin...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that funding for the development of non-animal methods is co-ordinated across Government.
Answer: The Government is taking steps to coordinate activity on the development, validation and uptake of non-animal methods through delivery of the Replacing Animals in Science strategy. The strategy sets out a cross-government programme with clear delivery res...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the strategy for replacing animals in science on the UK’s international competitiveness in pharmaceutical research and develo
Answer: The Government has assessed that the Replacing Animals in Science strategy will strengthen the UK’s international competitiveness in pharmaceutical research and development by supporting the development, validation and uptake of more human-relevant method...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: New BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the use of public procurement to provide university spin-out companies with opportunities to demonstrate and scale innovative
Answer: Government recognises the key role that public procurement can play in helping innovative firms, including university spin-outs, demonstrate and scale new products and services.The Procurement Act 2023 supports contracting authorities to take broader valu...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: New BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the contribution of university spin-out companies to regional economic growth.
Answer: University spinouts make an important contribution to regional economic growth, creating high-skilled jobs, attracting investment, and developing local innovation clusters.Research England’s analysis of the new UK University spinout register (https://www....
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: New BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of regional disparities in the rate at which university research is converted into commercially successful spin-out companies.
Answer: University spinouts make an important contribution to regional economic growth, creating high-skilled jobs, attracting investment, and developing local innovation clusters.Research England’s analysis of the new UK University spinout register (https://www....
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: New BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that publicly funded research which results in a commercially viable spin-out is accompanied by sufficient access to later-stage finance to suppor
Answer: Since 2015, the UK has grown share of global VC investment at all stages. It now matches the Bay Area at early stage, though still lags at breakout and late stages. UK companies also progress between VC rounds at a higher rate than European peers.To impro...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: New BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the availability of later-stage capital on the ability of university spin-out companies to scale in the UK.
Answer: Since 2015, the UK has grown share of global VC investment at all stages. It now matches the Bay Area at early stage, though still lags at breakout and late stages. UK companies also progress between VC rounds at a higher rate than European peers.To impro...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: New BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the extent to which university spin-out companies remain headquartered in the UK following their first significant institutional investment.
Answer: In June 2025, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) published the first university spin-out register (https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/business-community/spin-out-register), allowing us to understand the spin-out ecosystem better than ever...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: New BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the proportion of university spin-out companies that subsequently scale into companies employing more than 50 people in the UK.
Answer: In June 2025, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) published the first university spin-out register (https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/business-community/spin-out-register), allowing us to understand the spin-out ecosystem better than ever...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sovereign AI capabilities in strengthening the UK's economic resilience.
Answer: The Government is working to build domestic capability in AI where the UK has strengths; collaborate with trusted partners where this increases UK access and influence; and secure access to frontier capabilities where this is essential. We have taken sign...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSovereign AI Fund: SemiconductorsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the extent to which public investment through the Sovereign AI fund is expected to leverage additional private sector investment into the UK semicond
Answer: The Sovereign AI Fund invests alongside the private sector in areas of existing UK strength, where government action can materially improve scaling outcomes, and there is a credible path to success. These include compute and infrastructure, which span eme...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSovereign AI FundDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that companies receiving support through the Sovereign AI fund retain their (i) headquarters, (ii) intellectual property and (iii) key
Answer: Sovereign AI is designed to help the most promising UK AI companies start, scale and remain anchored in the UK. Before any equity investment, the Fund assesses a company's UK nexus, including its domicile, headquarters, key executives, technical staff and...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: SemiconductorsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's domestic semiconductor manufacturing capability to support long-term sovereign AI objectives.
Answer: In June, the government published the AI Hardware Plan, which aims to secure Britain’s future capability and strategic advantage in the chips and semiconductor technologies that underpin AI, and to anchor a growing share of high-value AI hardware activity...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: Small BusinessesDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what opportunities there are for SMEs to support government AI deployment.
Answer: The Department recognises the important role that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play in supporting the adoption of artificial intelligence across government and beyond. Through initiatives such as the Department's AI Cubed procurement, we have...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Business BankDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions he has had with the British Business Bank on increasing investment into high-growth firms.
Answer: The Secretary of State regularly meets with the British Business Bank to discuss their investments into high-growth companies. The Secretary of State secured an increase of the British Business Bank’s financial capacity to £25.6 billion at Spending Review...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInvestmentDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what discussions she has had with institutional investors on supporting university spin-outs.
Answer: The government is taking steps to encourage institutional investment. This includes working with major institutional investors – Aegon UK, NatWest Cushon and M&G – on the first £200m British Growth Partnership Fund, investing in promising British busi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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