Callum Anderson MP: written questions
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Written questions
InvestmentTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86500More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has identified priority regions for investment arising from recent Gulf trade agreements.
Answer: The Chancellor is committed to building strong relationships with Gulf countries and Sovereign Wealth Funds, as reflected in her attendance of the Future Investment Initiative Conference in Saudi Arabia. She engaged with key partners to explore opportunit...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment and Trade: Gulf StatesTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86499More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to monitor delivery of the £6.4 billion of trade and investment commitments announced during her visit to the Gulf.
Answer: Whilst in Riyadh, the Chancellor welcomed a total package worth £6.4bn in mutual trade and investment. This included both private commercial deals and a Memorandum of Understanding between UK Export Finance (UKEF) and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of S...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of public information campaigns on levels of benefit-related fraud.
Answer: DWP will be launching a new campaign at the end of January 2026. This campaign will focus on the three greatest key loss areas for the Department – living together, self-employed, and capital & savings. It will run across a range of channels, includin...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that vulnerable pensioners are protected from online benefit scams.
Answer: DWP is taking a number of steps to protect our vulnerable customers from online benefit scams. This includes raising public awareness of benefit scam messages on the Gov.uk website. Our most recent press release relating to Winter Fuel Payment warned our ...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking with law enforcement agencies to help (a) identify and (b) prevent winter fuel payment scams.
Answer: In partnership with Action Fraud, we are raising awareness of Winter Fuel Payment scams across Facebook and Twitter. This is alongside DWP’s continued work with trusted partners and charities such as Independent Age to ensure accurate and timely informati...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the number of reported incidents of winter fuel payment-related scams in each of the past five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold a formal record of the number of reported winter fuel payment-related scams over the past five years.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Compensation SchemeHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to report on the progress of the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Answer: Last year, the Government reiterated its renewed commitment to ensuring everyone who was affected by the Home Office Windrush scandal receives every penny of the compensation to which they are entitled at the earliest point possible and members of the Win...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Compensation SchemeHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with representative groups of the Windrush generation on the compensation process.
Answer: Last year, the Government reiterated its renewed commitment to ensuring everyone who was affected by the Home Office Windrush scandal receives every penny of the compensation to which they are entitled at the earliest point possible and members of the Win...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Compensation SchemeHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent training has been provided to staff administering the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Answer: Last year, the Government reiterated its renewed commitment to ensuring everyone who was affected by the Home Office Windrush scandal receives every penny of the compensation to which they are entitled at the earliest point possible and members of the Win...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWindrush Compensation SchemeHome OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department has used as a basis for its assessment of the effectiveness changes to the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Answer: Last year, the Government reiterated its renewed commitment to ensuring everyone who was affected by the Home Office Windrush scandal receives every penny of the compensation to which they are entitled at the earliest point possible and members of the Win...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Assistance: PovertyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to measure the potential impact of UK leadership in multilateral development fora on global poverty reduction outcomes.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with a range of multilateral organisations and international institutions to pursue our shared goals across a number of policy objectives, including sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Bank: Technical AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of UK technical assistance to the World Bank’s capacity-building programmes.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with a range of multilateral organisations and international institutions to pursue our shared goals across a number of policy objectives, including sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: DebtsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the role her Department will be in discussions on debt sustainability and restructuring under the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with a range of multilateral organisations and international institutions to pursue our shared goals across a number of policy objectives, including sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Sustainable DevelopmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that UK-funded multilateral programmes align with the Sustainable Development Goals review cycle to 2030.
Answer: The Government is committed to working with a range of multilateral organisations and international institutions to pursue our shared goals across a number of policy objectives, including sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has identified priority sectors for future UK-backed multilateral development funding following the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund 20
Answer: The Government is committed to working with a range of multilateral organisations and international institutions to pursue our shared goals across a number of policy objectives, including sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Assistance: Environment ProtectionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners since the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund 2025 Annual Meetings on the alignment of development finan
Answer: The Government is committed to working with a range of multilateral organisations and international institutions to pursue our shared goals across a number of policy objectives, including sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his letter to the joint chief executives of Skills England entitled Skills England priorities for 2025 to 2026, dated 27 October 2025, what estimate he has made of the number of learne
Answer: On 20 October, we published the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, which outlines our reforms to develop a world-class skills system that supports young people into education and training, meets learner and employer needs, and drives innovation and...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with (i) Buckinghamshire Council and (ii) the Environment Agency regarding the implementation of the proposed common-sense approach to environmental regula
Answer: Proposed changes to environmental permitting will make controls more proportionate for certain low-risk preparatory work associated with house building and other developments. The Environment Agency (EA) will be able to create new exemptions from environ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring arrangements will her Department put in place to ensure that environmental protections in Buckinghamshire are maintained following the introduction of the new permittin
Answer: Proposed changes to environmental permitting will make controls more proportionate for certain low-risk preparatory work associated with house building and other developments. The Environment Agency (EA) will be able to create new exemptions from environ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many housing developments in Buckinghamshire are expected to benefit from reduced permitting times as a result of the new exempt-low-risk-activity provisions.
Answer: Proposed changes to environmental permitting will make controls more proportionate for certain low-risk preparatory work associated with house building and other developments. The Environment Agency (EA) will be able to create new exemptions from environ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to environmental permitting on the delivery of new homes in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: Proposed changes to environmental permitting will make controls more proportionate for certain low-risk preparatory work associated with house building and other developments. The Environment Agency (EA) will be able to create new exemptions from environ...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management Schemes: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what engagement her Department has had with (a) farming and (b) land management representatives in Buckinghamshire on the future of (i) Countryside Stewardship and (ii) related environ
Answer: This Government actively engages with representatives from the farming industry through regular meetings and discussions, ensuring we listen to their views, understand their concerns, and take their feedback into account.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside Stewardship Scheme: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to measure the environmental impact delivered by extended Countryside Stewardship agreements in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The targeted, time-limited extension of Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier is being offered to ensure farmers have the support they need to continue their vital activities to restore nature and produce food sustainably. This includes environmental work such...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside Stewardship Scheme: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that farmers in Buckinghamshire can transition smoothly from Countryside Stewardship to the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.
Answer: On the 15 October 2025 we announced a one-year extension to more than 5,000 farmers with Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements expiring on 31 December this year. This targeted, time-limited extension is being offered whilst we develop the reformed S...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside Stewardship Scheme: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the additional hectares of farmland in Buckinghamshire that will remain under agri-environment schemes as a result of the extension to Countryside Steward
Answer: There are 6474 hectares of farmland in Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements in Buckinghamshire which are due to expire on 31 December 2025. The majority of these will be offered a one-year extension.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
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