Callum Anderson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Water: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposed water efficiency standards on new home construction costs.
Answer: We are consulting on tighter water efficiency standards for new homes in Building Regulations. Within this we have assessed the policy’s impact on home construction and will be considering developer responses to enable a smooth transition. Our assessment ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: USADepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the value of research and development projects to be launched under the Tech Prosperity Deal in the next 12 months.
Answer: During the unveiling of the UK-US Technology Prosperity Deal in September 2025, over £31 billion worth of investments and partnerships into the UK were unveiled. These will focus on building new data centres and growing AI start-ups, cutting edge tech as ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordExports: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to monitor UK export growth arising from agreements made during President Trump's state visit in September 2025.
Answer: The US is the UK’s largest single country export market and President Trump’s State Visit was a valuable opportunity to further strengthen our economic relationship with the US. We launched a new technology partnership that will build on the foundations o...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of capital inflows from the United States over the next five years under agreements announced during President Trump's state visit in September 2025.
Answer: We have not made any such specific estimate, but the commitments made as part of the state visit will be over the lifetime of this Parliament and beyond.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to monitor delivery of partnerships under the Tech Prosperity Deal.
Answer: As set out in the UK-US Tech Prosperity Deal’s public MoU, the UK and US intend to establish and convene a Ministerial-Level Working Group within six months of the MoU becoming operative, which will serve as a strategic forum to guide bilateral cooperatio...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the number jobs which will be created by US investment pledges made during President Trump's state visit in September 2025.
Answer: The commitments made as part of the state visit are expected to create over 15,000 jobs here in the United Kingdom (based on 7,600 jobs announced 17 September 2025 plus 8,250 jobs announced 16 September 2025).
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many new UK-US regulatory alignment agreements he plans to make in the next 12 months.
Answer: Following the landmark economic deal with the US which we signed in May, we are continuing talks on a wider UK-US Economic Deal which will look at addressing specific non-tariff barriers, increasing digital trade, and unlocking new commercial opportunitie...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and CustomsTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80236More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria HMRC will use to prioritise enforcement on high-risk tax areas.
Answer: HMRC uses a risk-based approach to identify individuals and businesses for investigation, applying civil and criminal powers to tackle avoidance, evasion, and error. In 2024–25, this approach helped protect an estimated £48 billion in tax revenue. Its Str...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: Digital TechnologyTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80235More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how HMRC will measure the potential impact of its digital services on levels of taxpayer compliance.
Answer: HMRC has a strategy to become a digital-first organisation with a minimum of 90% of interactions undertaken digitally by 2029 to 2030, as set out in the HMRC Transformation Roadmap. HMRC's Transformation Roadmap - GOV.UKAnnex A of the Roadmap sets out the...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: FinanceTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80234More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how her Department will allocate the £1 billion additional funding for HMRC across tax gap initiatives.
Answer: HMRC will allocate the additional funding at Autumn Budget 2024 and Spring Statement 2025 to close the tax gap predominately to frontline staff and digital services, including: 5,500 additional frontline compliance officers2,400 additional debt management...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRevenue and Customs: StandardsTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80233More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what metrics her Department will use to measure the success of HMRC’s transformation programme.
Answer: HMRC will use the metrics published in Annex A of HMRC’s Transformation Roadmap to measure the success of HMRC’s transformation programme. This is available online here: Annex A: HMRC's Transformation Roadmap metrics - GOV.UK
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what financial targets his Department has set to ensure that Great British Energy is self-sustaining by 2030.
Answer: The government has set a target for Great British Energy to start generating a portfolio-level return from its commercial activities by 2030, in support of its longer-term goal to be profitable and its wider policy objectives. The government has also task...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what criteria will be used to determine community access to Great British Energy (a) capacity-building and (b) financial support.
Answer: Great British Energy is an operationally independent company and will make its own decisions on how it supports the community energy sector. We expect initial plans to be published as part of the Local Power Plan, which will be published in due course. Th...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the role Great British Energy will be in energy (a) planning and (b) consenting when acting as a co-developer.
Answer: Great British Energy (GBE) will invest in, own, and develop clean energy projects throughout all stages of their life cycle, from early development through to successful operation. This will include leading on developing projects itself, as well as being ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Energy: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the potential share of Great British Energy’s portfolio to be allocated to early-stage clean energy technologies by 2030.
Answer: Great British Energy will begin investing in projects this year – kickstarting its work in the development of nascent, clean energy technologies and helping to deliver a secure, clean homegrown energy supply for the UK that will support skilled jobs and s...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of the 23 million (a) toothbrushes and (b) toothpastes will be provided to early years settings in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: The information is not available at constituency level. In 2025/26, Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes City Council have received 5,544 toothbrushes for use in early years settings, 4,812 toothpastes and 3,660 toothbrushes for children to take home...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFluoride: Drinking WaterDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the extension of community water fluoridation (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
Answer: Water fluoridation at levels recommended in the United Kingdom is a safe and effective intervention to reduce tooth decay and inequalities in dental health.The Government’s 10-Year Health Plan for National Health Service recovery and reform prioritises pr...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential return on funding for the the supervised brushing scheme in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: Supervised toothbrushing is an evidence-based intervention. The most recent assessment suggests that supervised toothbrushing schemes have a five-year return on investment of £3.06 for every £1 spent where the rate of decayed, missing due to decay, and fi...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has provided for supervised tooth brushing in early years settings in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: Funding for 2025/26 has been allocated at upper tier local authority level. For Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes City Council this was £61,842.36 for supervised toothbrushing in early years settings. Further information is available at the follow...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what baseline data his Department holds on the number of hospital tooth extractions among 5-9 year olds in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) publishes annual official statistics on tooth extractions, which include five- to nine-year-olds, that take place in a National Health Service hospital setting in England. The following table shows ...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department applied to define deprived areas for the provision of free dental products in early years settings in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: National supervised toothbrushing programme funding and free dental products are based on the Office for National Statistics’ Indices of Multiple Deprivation mid-2020 population estimates. These were used to identify the number of three to five-year-olds ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Health: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of 3-5 year olds who will join the supervised toothbrushing scheme in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency in each of the next five years.
Answer: The requested information is held at upper tier local authority rather than at constituency level. The national supervised toothbrushing programme targets 1,830 people aged between three- and five- years old living in the 20% most deprived Lower Super Out...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: BrazilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposed UK-Brazil trade measures on small and medium-sized businesses in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to putting small and medium sized businesses at the heart of our Growth Mission. Our recently published plan for small and medium sized businesses sets out a long-term approach for how we will help small and medium sized busine...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordExports: BrazilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on removing non-tariff barriers to UK exports.
Answer: I visited Brazil in September 2025 with the objective of strengthening our two-way trade. I signed agreements on customs, good regulatory practices and export credit aimed at tackling non-tariff barriers. I also progressed discussions on digital trade, mu...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: BrazilDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take to identify UK priority sectors for trade expansion with Brazil.
Answer: The UK’s new Industrial Strategy sets out ambitious plans for eight growth-driving sectors - Advanced Manufacturing, Clean Energy Industries, Creative Industries, Defence, Digital and Technologies, Financial Services, Life Sciences, and Professional and B...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
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