Callum Anderson MP: written questions
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Poverty: ChildrenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the projected number of children in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency who will become newly eligible for support measures introduced under the Child Pove
Answer: The Department does not have an estimate of the projected number of children in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency who will become newly eligible for support measures introduced under the Child Poverty Strategy or hold data on the proportion of low...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndo-Pacific Region: Economic AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Department for Business and Trade on resourcing UK participation in Indo-Pacific market-access programmes.
Answer: Building strong relationships in the Indo-Pacific is crucial to the UK's long-term economic growth. The global economic centre of gravity is already shifting - by 2050 the Indo-Pacific region will generate over half of global growth.The Foreign, Commonwea...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndo-Pacific Region: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what mechanisms she uses to evaluate the performance of UK posts in delivering Indo-Pacific strategic priorities.
Answer: Building strong relationships in the Indo-Pacific is crucial to the UK's long-term economic growth. The global economic centre of gravity is already shifting - by 2050 the Indo-Pacific region will generate over half of global growth.The Foreign, Commonwea...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndo-Pacific Region: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK Indo-Pacific policy is aligned with domestic trade and investment objectives.
Answer: Building strong relationships in the Indo-Pacific is crucial to the UK's long-term economic growth. The global economic centre of gravity is already shifting - by 2050 the Indo-Pacific region will generate over half of global growth.The Foreign, Commonwea...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordIndo-Pacific Region: Economic AgreementsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the staffing requirements needed to support expanded UK engagement in Indo-Pacific economic initiatives.
Answer: Building strong relationships in the Indo-Pacific is crucial to the UK's long-term economic growth. The global economic centre of gravity is already shifting - by 2050 the Indo-Pacific region will generate over half of global growth.The Foreign, Commonwea...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDSDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the national HIV surveillance system remains compatible with international reporting standards.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and its predecessors have led HIV surveillance since the beginning of the epidemic in the early 1980s. In addition to continued collaboration and acting as expert advisors on HIV surveillance to the European Centre fo...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to review guidance for local authorities on HIV support service commissioning.
Answer: The new HIV Action Plan, published on 1 December 2025, sets out how the Government will enable every level of the healthcare system to work together to engage everyone in prevention, testing and treatment, tackling stigma, and reaching our ambition to end...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the laboratory capacity required to meet anticipated levels of HIV screening during the HIV Action Plan for England 2025–2030 period.
Answer: As part of the new HIV Action Plan, we will continue the success of the blood-borne virus emergency department opt-out testing programme, investing £156 million from April 2026 to March 2029 to deliver opt-out HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C testing in ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that clinical commissioning structures are prepared for changes arising from the HIV Action Plan.
Answer: The new HIV Action Plan (HIV AP), published on 1 December 2025, sets out how the Government will enable every level of the healthcare system to work together to engage everyone in prevention, testing and treatment, tackling stigma, and reaching our ambiti...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what methodology the Department uses to assess the financial sustainability of long-term UK-funded capacity-building projects.
Answer: The Department assesses the financial sustainability of long-term UK-funded capacity-building projects through its business case process, annual reviews and Project Completion Reviews. During delivery, sustainability is monitored through quarterly progres...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: Technical AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what reporting requirements exist for Overseas Territories accessing UK technical assistance programmes.
Answer: The Department assesses the financial sustainability of long-term UK-funded capacity-building projects through its business case process, annual reviews and Project Completion Reviews. During delivery, sustainability is monitored through quarterly progres...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: Economic SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Department has established metrics for tracking economic diversification outcomes in supported Overseas Territories.
Answer: The Department assesses the financial sustainability of long-term UK-funded capacity-building projects through its business case process, annual reviews and Project Completion Reviews. During delivery, sustainability is monitored through quarterly progres...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Areas: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what framework the Department uses to evaluate rural supply-chain resilience projects funded by public programmes.
Answer: The effectiveness of public programmes is reviewed according to standard Government evaluation guidance. This usually includes process, impact and value for money criteria against the stated objectives of each grant scheme.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste ManagementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department has formal requirements for suppliers receiving support to report on waste-reduction outcomes.
Answer: We are responding on the basis that this question relates to reporting under the Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) scheme and the Packaging Waste Recycling Note (PRN) system for domestic waste, and specifically on the support that obligate...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what performance indicators are used to review the effectiveness of food sector capital incentives.
Answer: Investment is through grants to sustainable farming and food production businesses and prioritised in terms of where it delivers most value. Applications are assessed against published criteria.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Areas: Skilled WorkersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department records skills gaps identified by rural enterprises applying for Government support.
Answer: Defra provides funding to rural businesses via the Rural England Prosperity Fund. The fund is devolved to local authorities, and each individual eligible local authority are responsible for running their own rounds of funding. Defra does not record skills...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment criteria are used for evaluating applications to food industry investment programmes.
Answer: Investment is through grants to sustainable farming and food production businesses and prioritised in terms of where it delivers most value. Applications are assessed against published criteria.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRural Areas: BusinessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Department has established measurable targets for rural business productivity improvements supported by public funding in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: We have not set productivity targets specifically for businesses in rural areas. Defra provides funding to rural businesses via the Rural England Prosperity Fund. Each individual eligible local authority is responsible for running their own rounds of fund...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRegulation: UK Relations with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department uses to determine which sectors are prioritised for UK-EU regulatory co-operation.
Answer: The Government does not use a single fixed set of metrics. A range of data is utilised, including the importance of sectors impacted and the level of regulatory burden businesses are facing. The UK-EU Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) includes a series of...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: UK Relations with EUDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department takes to record UK public sector participation in EU-linked research consortia.
Answer: Information on European Commission-led programmes, such as Horizon Europe, is collected by the Commission. This data is publicly available and includes details on successful consortia, including UK public sector organisations. It can be found in the R&...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EU: DefenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has agreed trackable benchmarks for UK-EU security collaboration programmes.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, working with Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence and other partners are closely tracking and assessing delivery of the UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership. We hold six-monthly dialogues with the EU led ...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what procedures are in place for cross-border data exchange within UK-EU institutional partnerships.
Answer: UK and EU organisations that transfer personal data in the context of institutional partnerships can rely on respective applicable arrangements that facilitate the free flow of such data. These are known as adequacy decisions Following EU exit, the UK leg...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: UK Relations with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what metrics are used to evaluate UK participation in joint regulatory co-operation forums with the European Union.
Answer: The Government does not use a single fixed set of metrics. A range of data is utilised, including the importance of sectors impacted and the level of regulatory burden businesses are facing. The UK-EU Trade Cooperation Agreement (TCA) includes a series of...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: Government DepartmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has formalised reporting requirements for departments that experience repeated cyber incidents.
Answer: The Government Cyber Security Policy Handbook sets clear expectations for departments to follow in the event of a cyber incident, including the communication plans that departments need to have in place to notify relevant bodies and organisations. The Gov...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurity: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has a framework for evaluating cyber-security workforce shortages within the public sector.
Answer: DSIT has a number of different mechanisms for evaluating the public sector’s cyber workforce. DSIT completes an annual Cyber Security Skills in the UK Labour Market Survey, which identifies key challenges facing the public sector’s cyber security workforc...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
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