Callum Anderson MP: written questions 2025
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Exports: Supply ChainsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to assess supply chain readiness for increased export activity.
Answer: The government recognises that robust supply chains are fundamental to enabling businesses to capitalise on export opportunities and drive sustainable growth. As outlined in the UK’s Trade Strategy, we are committed to working with businesses of all sizes...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordExports: Advisory ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the resources allocated to improve export advisory capacity within UK business support services.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade is putting in place the policies and support needed to drive export-led business growth.DBT has integrated its support for SMEs in a single, accessible place – the Business Growth Service – designed to help businesses...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: DisadvantagedTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89169More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of mechanisms in place to co-ordinate financial inclusion delivery across (a) central government and (b) regulators.
Answer: The Government recognises that action on financial inclusion requires a joined-up approach and will work collaboratively across local, central, and devolved governments, as well as regulators, industry, and civil society to deliver the recently published ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial ServicesTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89168More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that financial inclusion initiatives remain aligned with developments in (i) digital payments and (ii) banking.
Answer: The Government recognises that action on financial inclusion requires a joined-up approach and will work collaboratively across local, central, and devolved governments, as well as regulators, industry, and civil society to deliver the recently published ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: DisadvantagedTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89167More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the resources allocated for data collection to support financial inclusion monitoring.
Answer: The Government recognises that action on financial inclusion requires a joined-up approach and will work collaboratively across local, central, and devolved governments, as well as regulators, industry, and civil society to deliver the recently published ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: DisadvantagedTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89166More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to establish benchmarks for improving access to affordable financial services among vulnerable consumers.
Answer: The Government recognises that action on financial inclusion requires a joined-up approach and will work collaboratively across local, central, and devolved governments, as well as regulators, industry, and civil society to deliver the recently published ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: DisadvantagedTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89165More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with local authorities on identifying areas of financial exclusion for targeted support.
Answer: The Government recognises that action on financial inclusion requires a joined-up approach and will work collaboratively across local, central, and devolved governments, as well as regulators, industry, and civil society to deliver the recently published ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: ProductivityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to introduce mandatory reporting on productivity improvements linked to capital investment.
Answer: The Department is committed to ensuring that capital investment in the National Health Service delivers measurable improvements in productivity and patient outcomes. While there is currently no mandatory reporting framework specifically linking capital in...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordIntegrated Care Systems: ProductivityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken analysis of productivity variation across integrated care systems.
Answer: The Department recognises the importance of understanding productivity variation across integrated care systems (ICSs) to support improvement and to ensure value for money. NHS England routinely collects and analyses data on performance outcomes across IC...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS trusts to increase same-day elective procedure capability.
Answer: Same-day elective procedures, or day surgeries, allow patients to be treated and discharged on the same day, helping to reduce waiting times, minimising cancellations due to bed pressures, and supporting patients to recover more quickly, in the comfort of...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOutpatientsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the potential effectiveness of digital scheduling tools in improving outpatient capacity.
Answer: As set out in the Elective Reform Plan, the Department is committed to ensuring that outpatient capacity is planned and used effectively, and that processes are streamlined to free up capacity where possible. This includes ensuring that all appointments a...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: InternetDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans his Department has to enhance digital access support for Pension Credit applications for older people.
Answer: The Department is committed to making Pension Credit applications as accessible as possible for older people. We have invested in the Apply for Pension Credit online service (AfPC), which is designed to simply gather the information needed to make a claim...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on local authority engagement with Pension Credit take-up campaigns.
Answer: The Department regularly engages with all councils in Great Britain through the Local Authority Welfare Direct e-bulletins on GOV.UK, email communications to our local authority contact list, and through wider outreach work through partnership managers co...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: Rural AreasDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of potential factors limiting Pension Credit take-up among eligible low-income pensioners in rural areas.
Answer: Research suggests that there are a range of reasons why some pensioners don’t claim Pension Credit. These include lack of awareness, uncertainty about eligibility and stigma around claiming benefits more generally. Some pensioners assume that they will no...
Answered 10 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reduced electricity costs for employers in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency on employment growth in energy-intensive sectors.
Answer: This Government is well aware of the pressures facing our energy intensive industries (EIIs), across the nation, including high electricity prices. Our recent announcement of the uplift of relief offered by the Network Charging Compensation Scheme from 60...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: Gulf StatesTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86503More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Bank of England on managing potential financial stability risks from increased Gulf investment in UK markets.
Answer: Increased investments from the Gulf states represent significant opportunities for the UK, supporting growth and innovation across the economy. The Chancellor’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia promoted the UK’s modern Industrial Strategy, advanced Free Trade...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSovereign Wealth Funds: Gulf StatesTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86502More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of UK sovereign investment vehicles in facilitating co-investment opportunities with Gulf partners.
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 recordFinancial Services: Gulf StatesTreasuryTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86501More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen financial sector co-operation between the UK and Gulf economies.
Answer: The UK has signed financial services Memoranda of Understanding with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar – priority markets for the UK sector given the scale of growth and investment opportunities. The Chancellor recently visited Saudi Arabia...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestmentTreasuryTabled 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
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