Callum Anderson MP: written questions
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Agriculture: TechnologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of barriers to adoption of farm tech among farmers.
Answer: Farmers need evidence of the benefits and returns from investing in innovation and technology, as well as access to finance. That is why Defra is committing £30m to Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) funding competitions from F...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agricultural technology projects in Buckinghamshire have received government innovation funding.
Answer: Twelve projects in Buckinghamshire delivered by nine organisations have been awarded a total of £2.4 million to date through the Farming Innovation Programme. Further information on this is not within Defra's remit and therefore the department would recom...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of eligible pensioners in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency have applied for winter energy payments.
Answer: As of winter 2025/26, Winter Fuel Payments are made to all pensioners in England and Wales, with payments subsequently recovered via the tax system from pensioners with an annual income of more than £35,000 who have not previously opted out. This means no...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCost of Living: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency received cost of living support in winter 2025-26.
Answer: The Department provides funding to local authorities in England through the Household Support Fund, to provide crisis support to vulnerable households in the most need with the cost of essentials. Management Information on how local authorities have used ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Foreign NationalsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK support on Ukrainian communities in (i) Milton Keynes and (ii) Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Government is committed to working in partnership with local authorities to understand the integration needs of Ukrainians and how we can work together to ensure positive integration outcomes in local communities.Homes for Ukraine guests have the righ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK businesses have participated in Ukraine trade support programmes.
Answer: Under the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership, the Department for Business and Trade has provided trade support to hundreds of UK businesses in Ukraine through:The Free Trade Agreement and tariff liberalisation to simplify trade;Tackling market access barrier...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector DebtTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118375More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how her Department tracks the exposure of financial institutions to UK sovereign debt.
Answer: The ONS publishes estimates of holdings of government debt by sector. The latest available data, as at end 2025 Q3, can be found here - UK Economic Accounts - Office for National Statistics - via the July to September 2025 dataset. HMT works closely with ...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector DebtTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118374More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will assess the potential impact of her debt management policies on pension funds.
Answer: Consistent with the debt management objective, the government assesses a range of cost and risk factors when setting its financing plans, in addition to demand considerations and market conditions. HM Treasury and the Debt Management Office regularly cons...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector DebtTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118373More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of government debt over each of the past five financial years has been held by (a) domestic investors and (b) overseas investors.
Answer: The ONS publishes estimates of holdings of government debt by sector. The latest available data, as at end 2025 Q3, splits holdings by overseas and domestic investors. ONS data shows a split of holdings between overseas and domestic investors of 28% and 7...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: GrantsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118372More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what proportion of national manufacturing research and development grants are allocated to SMEs.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering record R&D funding, and recognises the significant impact of innovative SME’s on the UK’s economic growth. The government delivers grant funding to innovative businesses through Innovate UK, which is a part of...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps are being taken to ensure that small and medium-sized manufacturers located in (i) Buckinghamshire and (ii) Milton Keynes can access innovation funding.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting innovative SMEs and delivers innovation funding through Innovate UK.Since 2020/21, SMEs in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes have received over £43 million across more than 200 Innovate UK-funded projects.Innovate...
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: InvestmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of current manufacturing investment incentives on national manufacturing output.
Answer: Effective monitoring and evaluation is integral to assessing manufacturing policy. Current investment incentives are tracked through operational metrics and economic indicators including business investment, productivity, exports, GVA, labour market outco...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrisons: DrugsMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle substance misuse by inmates in the prison estate.
Answer: We recognise that illicit drug use in prison is too high, and are committed to tackling this to improve safety, support rehabilitation and reduce reoffending. We are investing over £40 million in physical security measures across 34 prisons this financial...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: TrainingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to develop a (a) national training strategy for heat-pump installers and (b) dedicated heat pump training academy.
Answer: Government has set out its long-term vision for the net zero workforce in the Warm Homes Plan, and through the Clean Energy Jobs Plan. This includes establishing the Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce, and announcing a 3-year, 21 million extension of the...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHeat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is undertaking workforce planning to prepare for an increase in demand for heat-pump installations.
Answer: The Government’s Warm Homes Plan sets out that to meet future heat pump deployment targets the workforce will need to grow from around 4,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) installers today to around 12,000 FTE by 2030. The Government is continuing to support ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSelf-employedDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on improving the rights of self-employed workers.
Answer: The government is enhancing rights and protections for the self-employed in several ways. Measures announced in September 2024 will tackle late payment and long payment terms, including requiring large companies to report on payment performance and the in...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Iron and SteelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of updating public procurement policy to (a) incentivise and (b) mandate greater use of UK made steel in publicly funded projects.
Answer: The Government wants to see more use of UK‑made steel in publicly funded projects, whilst respecting our national and international legal obligations. The latest steel public procurement data shows that in the financial year 2024–25, where all the steel r...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIron and Steel: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of proposals put forward by the European Commission to restrict exports of UK steel on the steel industry.
Answer: Steel is a priority for this Government. We are committed to defending our critical steel industry, protecting skilled jobs and supporting economic growth.The Government is assessing the potential impact of the European Commission’s proposal and is engagi...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made regarding the potential merits of adopting a new National Dementia Care Pathway which includes i) end of life care, and ii) clear minimum service standards.
Answer: The Government wants a society where every person with dementia receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. The Government is developing a Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Eng...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Palliative CareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of recognising dementia as a complex and palliative condition in the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of life care.
Answer: Almost one million people in the United Kingdom are living with dementia, and that figure is expected to rise. Each of those people, alongside their friends, families, and unpaid carers, have their own unique and important story of living with dementia.Th...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployee Ownership: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to further support employee ownership in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: Employee-owned businesses are a significant part of the UK economy, with 2,470 EOBs in the UK as of June 2025, employing over 335,000 people.DBT, as part of the Autumn Budget announcements, launched a Call for Evidence on Business Support for Co-operative...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCredit Unions: ReformTreasuryTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117060More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reform credit union common bond rules.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting the growth of financial mutuals in line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutuals sector. To deliver this, the Chancellor announced a multi-year programme of measures at Mansion House 2024 wh...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMutual SocietiesTreasuryTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117059More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of business support for financial mutuals.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting the growth of financial mutuals in line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the mutuals sector. To deliver this, the Chancellor announced a multi-year programme of measures at Mansion House 2024 wh...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCooperatives: Buckingham and BletchleyTreasuryTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117058More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support the growth of co-operatives in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: The government recognises the contribution co-operatives make to local communities, to a diverse business sector and a resilient UK economy. In line with the manifesto commitment to double the size of the co-operatives and mutuals sector, HM Treasury is t...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEast West Rail LineDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with rail industry partners on the commencement of passenger services between Oxford and Milton Keynes.
Answer: The Department continues to work closely with Chiltern and other partners to confirm a start date for the first East West Rail services between Oxford and Milton Keynes as soon as possible.
Answered 3 Mar 2026
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