Callum Anderson MP: written questions 2026
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Overseas Trade: IndonesiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support SMEs to benefit from trade and investment opportunities under the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: By 2030 Indonesia is predicted to be the 16th largest economy globally, and the 9th largest by 2050. Indonesia’s growing middle class, abundant natural resources and economic potential presents trade and investment opportunities for UK companies. The Econ...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: IndonesiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms exist within the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership to tackle regulatory divergence affecting cross-border trade and investment.
Answer: The Economic Growth Partnership is a non-legally binding framework that will deepen cooperation between the UK and Indonesian Governments on areas of interest to our businesses. It is a signal of the UK and Indonesia’s commitment to grow our bilateral tra...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: IndonesiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to co-ordinate with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) UK regulations on financial services engagement as a result of the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership.
Answer: The Economic Growth Partnership is a non-legally binding framework that will deepen cooperation between the UK and Indonesian Governments on areas of interest to our businesses, including in Financial Services.The Economic Growth Partnership reaffirms the...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: IndonesiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership on financial services firms seeking market access in Indonesia.
Answer: The Economic Growth Partnership is a non-legally binding framework that will deepen cooperation between the UK and Indonesian Governments on areas of interest to our businesses, including in Financial Services.The Economic Growth Partnership reaffirms the...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: IndonesiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what benchmarks his Department is using to assess progress on regulatory co-operation on financial services under the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership.
Answer: The Economic Growth Partnership is a non-legally binding framework that will deepen cooperation between the UK and Indonesian Governments on areas of interest to our businesses, including in Financial Services.The Economic Growth Partnership reaffirms the...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what comparative assessment his Department has made of levels of lending to (a) rural and (b) other businesses.
Answer: Bank of England data describes lending to different types of businesses, broken down by business size and sector. It does not provide regional breakdowns, which precludes comparing lending across rural and other businesses.The British Business Bank (BBB) ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Businesses: Operating CostsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the average start up costs incurred by first-time business founders in the UK.
Answer: The United Kingdom is one of the best places to start a business, boasting one of the highest business start-up rates in the OECD – 18.6 start-ups per 1,000 people in 2022. This compares to an average of 4.5 start-ups per 1,000 people across OECD members....
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102220More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the unemployment rate of spouses of uniformed personnel in the armed forces.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 2nd of January is attached.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPensions: ReformTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102219More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has with Mansion House Accord signatories on publishing firm-by-firm assessments of commitments made versus capital deployed.
Answer: The organising bodies of the Accord have committed to working with government and regulators to ensure that data demonstrating progress against the Accord will be tracked.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPensions: ReformTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102218More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure delivery of pledged additional risk capital by signatories to the Mansion House Accord.
Answer: In May 2025, 17 of the largest workplace pension providers signed the Mansion House Accord and voluntarily committed to invest at least 10 per cent of their defined contribution default funds in private markets by 2030, with at least half of that invested...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCorporate GovernanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on the draft Audit and Corporate Governance Reform Bill.
Answer: The Department does not now intend to publish a draft Audit and Corporate Governance Reform Bill in this session of Parliament. Both houses of Parliament were informed of this in July 2025. Priority is being given to measures that reduce administrative co...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Cost Benefit AnalysisTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102216More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis her Department has undertaken on the potential fiscal implications for future public spending decisions of altering the declining discount rate regime.
Answer: The independent review of the Green Book discount rate will be published in the summer 2026. Changes to the Green Book discount rate methodology will affect the appraisal of major infrastructure projects that involve benefits and costs well into the futur...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Cost Benefit AnalysisTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102215More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how her Department plans to account for international approaches to social discounting in informing the UK review of discounting in the Green Book.
Answer: The independent review of the Green Book discount rate will be published in the summer 2026. Changes to the Green Book discount rate methodology will affect the appraisal of major infrastructure projects that involve benefits and costs well into the futur...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Cost Benefit AnalysisTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102214More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of how changes to the discount rate methodology might affect the appraisal of major infrastructure projects in different UK regions.
Answer: The independent review of the Green Book discount rate will be published in the summer 2026. Changes to the Green Book discount rate methodology will affect the appraisal of major infrastructure projects that involve benefits and costs well into the futur...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSewers and Unadopted RoadsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what baseline data his Department holds on the number of roads and sewers not adopted by (a) Buckinghamshire Council and (b) Milton Keynes City Council.
Answer: My Department does not hold the requested data. I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 18 December 2025 (HCWS1210).
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing Estates: Unadopted RoadsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the scale of unadopted infrastructure across new freehold estates.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 18 December 2025 (HCWS1210).
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ExpenditureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential fiscal impact of enhanced farm support measures on the public finances.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting British farmers and the vital role they play. We have allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. We’re targeting public money where it delivers most value – s...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Climate ChangeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work has been done to model the impact of climate variability on farm profitability projections.
Answer: Results from Defra’s annual Farm Business Survey provide an assessment of how the weather and other factors have influenced farm profitability in the previous year. These are published at: Farm Business Survey - GOV.UK Last year we published Baroness Batt...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Trade MissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to evaluate the effectiveness of trade missions dedicated to British agriculture.
Answer: This Government is supporting British food and farming’s untapped global potential through new trade agreements, including with India, and progressing negotiations with the EU on an SPS Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFarmers: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of potential barriers to rural workforce housing on farm labour availability.
Answer: The Government regularly reviews and publishes data relating to rural housing on GOV.UK: Housing Statistics for Rural England - GOV.UK. The Government gives all due consideration to this data, including implications for the rural workforce, when formulati...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what analysis her Department has made of the potential relationship between environmental regulation costs and farm profitability.
Answer: Farm incomes and profitability are largely impacted by factors such as the weather, input costs and prices. The costs of regulatory compliance have a smaller effect. However, we recognise Government should try to minimise the costs of regulatory complianc...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department will take to improve market transparency for input price indices for farmers.
Answer: Defra publishes price indices for key farming inputs such as animal feed and fertilisers in the monthly Agricultural Price Indices release, as well as annual analysis of trends in price indices in Chapter 6: Prices of Agriculture in the UK. The indices re...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ProfitabilityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work has been done to identify geographic disparities in farm profitability.
Answer: Data on Farm Business Income (output generated by the farm business minus total farm costs, essentially net profit) is published annually at regional level. While this shows geographic differences in farm profitability, it is also heavily influenced by th...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFarming and Food Partnership BoardDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department will use to evaluate the effectiveness of the Farming and Food Partnership Board.
Answer: The department is setting up a Farming and Food Partnership Board (FFPB) which will bring together voices from farming, food, retail and finance to drive profitability, support British produce and remove barriers to investment. The Board will bring togeth...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ProfitabilityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential role of export market access in improving farm profitability since 2021.
Answer: This Government is supporting British food and farming’s untapped global export potential through new trade agreements, including with India, and progressing negotiations with the EU on an SPS Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheap...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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