Callum Anderson MP: written questions
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Pre-school Education: BuckinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure early education providers in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire comply with the updated statutory guidance on additional charges for government-funded entitlements.
Answer: Local authorities in England have a statutory duty to secure funded early education and childcare for eligible children in their area. The early education and childcare statutory guidance sets out what local authorities must do as required by legislation,...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: BuckinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the projected allocation of the expansion grant for early education providers in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire will be for financial year 2025-26.
Answer: In 2025/26, the government plan to spend over £8 billion on the early years entitlements. This government has increased the early years pupil premium by 45% and are providing further supplementary funding of £75 million for the Early Years Expansion Grant...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal and Plant Health AgencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the transformation of the Animal and Plant Health Agency facility at Weybridge into a National Biosecurity Centre on bio-se
Answer: Defra has committed to transforming the Animal and Plant Health Agency facility at Weybridge into a state-of-the-art National Biosecurity Centre. This will ensure that the UK continues to prevent, detect and respond to the increasing threats from animal d...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ResearchDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how funding from the farming innovation programme will be allocated among different agri-technology research and development projects.
Answer: Applicants to the Farming Innovation Programme are assessed by the Programme’s delivery partner, Innovate UK, on how they address a particular challenge identified by industry (for industry-led partnership competitions) or by Defra (for thematic competiti...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria her Department uses to establish the annual number of Seasonal Worker visas.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to set the annual quotas for the Seasonal Worker route. This process takes into consideration a range of data and information including previous years’ usages, work f...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Seasonal WorkersHome OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the projected annual quota for the Seasonal Worker Visa Scheme over the next five years.
Answer: The Home Office works closely with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to set the annual quotas for the Seasonal Worker route. This process takes into consideration a range of data and information including previous years’ usages, work f...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage inward investment into the UK.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has tasked the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to use its diplomatic influence to champion the UK economy overseas. Our diplomats will be the sales force for UK plc, working with colleagues from across government ...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help meet the mental health needs of children from underserved communities in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
Answer: We know that waits for children and young people's mental health services are far too long and that some disadvantaged groups are less likely to access support. That is why the National Health Service’s planning guidance for 2025/26 makes it clear that on...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: Buckinghamshire CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information her Department holds on what the value of business rates written off by Buckinghamshire Council was in each of the last three financial years.
Answer: Data on the amount of business rates that local authorities have written off are published as part of the annual ‘Collection of council tax and business rates’ statistical release, published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-stat...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Pension SchemeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of trends in Local Government Pension Scheme asset allocation to UK equities in the last ten years.
Answer: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) invests approximately 9% of its total assets of c. £392 billion in UK equities (or 17% of its total equity holdings) compared to over 20% a decade ago. The government’s landmark pensions review aims to unlock inv...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33718More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential contribution of the Mansion House compact on levels of pension investment.
Answer: The Mansion House Compact is a voluntary industry-led initiative with eleven signatories to secure better outcomes for defined contribution (DC) savers by increasing pension investment into unlisted equity. The ambition is to allocate at least 5% of the D...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestment: Economic GrowthTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33717More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of (a) Venture Capital Trusts, (b) the Enterprise Investment Scheme, (c) the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and (d) the Social Investment Tax Relief on econom
Answer: Growth is the central mission of the Government, and investment is a vital part of addressing the growth challenge. The venture capital schemes are a key part of this. The venture capital schemes were evaluated in 2022, and these evaluations were publishe...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnterprise Investment SchemeTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33716More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies that received funding through the Enterprise Investment Scheme in the each of the last five financial years were in their first year of trading.
Answer: The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) offers tax reliefs for investors investing into companies below a certain age. This ensures it is targeted towards the most early-stage, high-risk companies, who face the greatest struggle securing the investment the...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnterprise Investment Scheme: BuckinghamshireTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33715More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Enterprise Investment Scheme funding was provided to companies based in Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: HMRC publish national statistics for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) every year. HMRC’s most recent published statistics are for the 2022 to 2023 tax year. HMRC publish statistics outlining regional investment, but this is not broken down further. ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: ChinaTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24345More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to take steps to support greater supervisory data sharing between UK and Chinese financial regulators.
Answer: As the Chancellor’s Statement to the House on 14th January set out, the dialogue has delivered a set of tangible benefits to ensure that British firms have greater access to the world’s second largest economy, while safeguarding our national security and ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: ChinaTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24344More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of new UK-China over-the-counter bond trading on future trends in the UK's economic growth rate.
Answer: As the Chancellor’s Statement to the House on 14th January set out, the dialogue has delivered a set of tangible benefits to ensure that British firms have greater access to the world’s second largest economy, while safeguarding our national security and ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: ChinaTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24343More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of China's commitment to issue an inaugural offshore sovereign green bond on the competitiveness of the domestic financial sector.
Answer: As the Chancellor’s Statement to the House on 14th January set out, the dialogue has delivered a set of tangible benefits to ensure that British firms have greater access to the world’s second largest economy, while safeguarding our national security and ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: ChinaTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24342More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to her Department's policy paper entitled 2025 UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue: fact sheet, published on 11 January 2025, what steps the Government plans to take to help implement new (a) com
Answer: As the Chancellor’s Statement to the House on 14th January set out, the dialogue has delivered a set of tangible benefits to ensure that British firms have greater access to the world’s second largest economy, while safeguarding our national security and ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: ChinaTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24341More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government plans to take to help asset management firms access the Chinese market.
Answer: As the Chancellor’s Statement to the House on 14th January set out, the dialogue has delivered a set of tangible benefits to ensure that British firms have greater access to the world’s second largest economy, while safeguarding our national security and ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestmentTreasuryTabled 15 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24340More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of retail investment on economic (a) growth and (b) resilience.
Answer: The Government wants to see more consumers participate in capital markets and benefit from the long-term financial security and returns that investing can provide. The Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy call for evidence, which close...
Answered 22 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordInvestmentTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19138More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the total market value of (a) cash and (b) stocks and shares ISA holdings in each of the past five tax years, broken down by investor income bracket.
Answer: Information on the total value of ISA subscriptions, the total market value of ISAs, and the number of ISA holders and subscribers broken down by income bands is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annua...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordInvestmentTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19137More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the total value of investments in (a) cash, (b) stocks and shares, (c) innovative finance and (d) lifetime ISAs in each of the past five tax years, broken down by investors'
Answer: Information on the total value of ISA subscriptions, the total market value of ISAs, and the number of ISA holders and subscribers broken down by income bands is available in HMRC’s Annual Savings Statistics.https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annua...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordLocal Government Finance: BedfordshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate she has made of the change in (a) core spending power and (b) settlement funding for (i) Aylesbury Vale District Council in each financial year between 2010-11 and
Answer: Detailed information on core spending power and settlement funding for Aylesbury Vale District Council, Buckinghamshire County Council and Buckinghamshire Council for each year from 2015/16 to 2020/21 can be viewed here.Due to changes in the function and ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Securities: Pilot SchemesTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16262More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to manage potential risks associated with distributed ledger technology during the pilot digital gilt instrument issuance.
Answer: This pilot would allow us to make more informed decisions on Distributed Ledger Technology’s (DLT) potential future application to wider government debt issuance. Demonstrating feasibility on a government bond issuance will also support the private sector...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Securities: Pilot SchemesTreasuryTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16261More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to involve private sector firms in developing distributed ledger technology for the digital gilt instrument pilot.
Answer: This pilot would allow us to make more informed decisions on Distributed Ledger Technology’s (DLT) potential future application to wider government debt issuance. Demonstrating feasibility on a government bond issuance will also support the private sector...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
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