Callum Anderson MP: written questions
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Africa: Economic Partnership AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to align the Africa Approach with multilateral development banks’ capitalisation cycles.
Answer: The Government's new Africa Approach was the subject of extensive consultation with African countries, multilateral institutions and others. The priorities set out in the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) reflect the feedback received duri...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Free TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to co-ordinate the Africa Approach with the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Answer: The Government's new Africa Approach was the subject of extensive consultation with African countries, multilateral institutions and others. The priorities set out in the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) reflect the feedback received duri...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Renewable EnergyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate she has made of the UK (i) public and (ii) private finance commitments for renewable energy projects in Africa since launch of the Africa Approach.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out the Government's new Approach to Africa.The statement recognised that despite its abundant natural resources, Africa has the lowest levels of modern energy access,...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Trade AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to monitor implementation of the Africa Approach across Government departments.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) setting out the Government's new Approach to Africa.The statement recognised that despite its abundant natural resources, Africa has the lowest levels of modern energy access,...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Economic Partnership AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of African countries with strategic economic development priorities that align with the UK’s Africa Approach.
Answer: The Government's new Africa Approach was the subject of extensive consultation with African countries, multilateral institutions and others. The priorities set out in the statement published on 15 December (UIN HCWS1168) reflect the feedback received duri...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPreventive Medicine: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what support his Department provides to public health teams operating in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency to increase men’s engagement with preventative health services.
Answer: On 19 November, to coincide with International Men’s Health Day, we published the first ever Men’s Health Strategy for England which aims to improve the health of all men and boys in England, including those in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency. The s...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues to GP practices in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency on early detection of prostate cancer.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that general practitioners (GPs) have the right training and systems to identify cancer symptoms. Use of specific clinical decision support tools are agreed at a local level. This will benefit cancer patients across England, i...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what metrics will the Department use to measure improvements in men’s health outcomes in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency over the next five years.
Answer: On 19 November 2025, to coincide with International Men’s Health Day, we published the first ever Men’s Health Strategy for England. This aims to improve the health of all men and boys in England, including those in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituen...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding has been allocated to initiatives targeting male mental health in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: On 19 November 2025, to coincide with International Men’s Health Day, we published the first ever Men’s Health Strategy for England. This aims to improve the health of all men and boys in England, including those in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituen...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: MenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is the Department taking to ensure providers of NHS services in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency have the resources to implement the men’s health strategy.
Answer: On 19 November 2025, to coincide with International Men’s Health Day, we published the first ever Men’s Health Strategy for England. This aims to improve the health of all men and boys in England, including those in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituen...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSickness Benefits: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to increase (a) skills and (b) employment support for people in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency who are in receipt of sickness benefits.
Answer: The Get Britain Working White Paper, published in autumn 2024, and Pathways to Work Green Paper, published in spring 2025, set out the Government’s plan on skills and employment support, including for those in receipt of sickness benefits. Our Pathways to...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Young PeopleDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to support young people in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes into employment, education or training.
Answer: This Government is investing in young people’s futures. At the Budget, we announced more than £1.5 billion of investment over the next three years, funding £820 million for the Youth Guarantee to support young people to earn or learn, and an additional £7...
Answered 29 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: FinanceTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99387More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what processes HM Treasury uses to co-ordinate Green Financing Framework reporting with other government departments.
Answer: In 2024-25, the government raised £10.0 billion through green gilts and green savings bonds. The government plans to issue a total of £10.0 billion of green finance in 2025-26, subject to demand and market conditions. The amount of Green Financing to be i...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: FinanceTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99385More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the data-gathering requirements needed to support future green bond issuances.
Answer: In 2024-25, the government raised £10.0 billion through green gilts and green savings bonds. The government plans to issue a total of £10.0 billion of green finance in 2025-26, subject to demand and market conditions. The amount of Green Financing to be i...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: FinanceTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99384More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the proportion of future sovereign financing expected to be raised under the Green Financing Framework.
Answer: In 2024-25, the government raised £10.0 billion through green gilts and green savings bonds. The government plans to issue a total of £10.0 billion of green finance in 2025-26, subject to demand and market conditions. The amount of Green Financing to be i...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has issued guidance on the processes for identifying firms in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency eligible for scale-up support.
Answer: As announced in the Industrial Strategy and Plan for SMEs, DBT is developing a new scale-up offer to help firms with high growth potential start, scale and stay in the UK. I am aware of the work my Honourable Friend is doing to drive investment into Bletc...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to establish metrics to monitor the effectiveness of the Government’s scale-up interventions.
Answer: Monitoring and evaluation are an important way of identifying lessons that can be learnt to improve both the design and delivery of future interventions. Consistent with HMT guidance, we will establish metrics and proportionate monitoring and evaluation p...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: BusinessDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the potential number of firms in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency that may request support to improve their energy management practices.
Answer: In order to keep the level of reporting on businesses to a minimum, DESNZ does not collect information detailing the uptake of energy management improvements by businesses. However, Buckinghamshire Business First is a local organisation that works closely...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of small businesses in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency that will be eligible for the new cost-reduction support programmes announced in 2025 following the
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting businesses of all sizes in the transition to net zero. We are helping SMEs countrywide access sustainability benefits through initiatives such as the new Business Growth Service, the UK Business Climate Hub (UKBCH...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Remedies: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of UK businesses in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency that have participated in trade remedy investigations in each of the last three years.
Answer: According to the records available, no producers have registered with the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) to an investigation using a contact address within the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency, between 01/01/2023 and 13/12/2025. Other interested part...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: TurkeyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what processes his Department uses to determine which UK industries will be prioritised during negotiations for an enhanced free trade agreement with Turkey.
Answer: It is too soon to presume on the final outcomes of FTA negotiations with Turkey, but we have held three successful rounds of negotiations to date.We already have a goods focussed FTA with Turkey, providing tariff-free access on industrial goods. Both coun...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: TurkeyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has set any departmental benchmarks for the data required to support decisions on regulatory co-operation with Turkey under a future agreement.
Answer: It is too soon to presume on the final outcomes of FTA negotiations with Turkey, but we have held three successful rounds of negotiations to date.We already have a goods focussed FTA with Turkey, providing tariff-free access on industrial goods. Both coun...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: TurkeyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number of UK business sectors that will fall within scope of the market-access discussions with Turkey.
Answer: It is too soon to presume on the final outcomes of FTA negotiations with Turkey, but we have held three successful rounds of negotiations to date.We already have a goods focussed FTA with Turkey, providing tariff-free access on industrial goods. Both coun...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of tourism’s contribution to Buckinghamshire's rural economy.
Answer: DCMS recognises the vital contribution of tourism to rural economies across England, including in Buckinghamshire, home to historic and cultural attractions including Bletchley Park and Waddesdon Manor as well as family attractions such as Bekonscot Model...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Areas: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of the level of earnings for people in residence-based and workplace-based employment settings in rural communities in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Official Statistics Rural-Urban Classification classifies Buckinghamshire as an intermediate urban authority, having between 20% and 35% of its population within rural areas. The Department has figures for median and lower quartile gross annual earnin...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
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