Callum Anderson MP: written questions
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Food: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of food imports are subject to sanitary and phytosanitary checks.
Answer: Food is not a category used to record import checks within sanitary and phytosanitary controls as it covers a large range, of varying types, of imports. Imports are subject to controls based upon their composition or commodity type. Products are categoris...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the level of food supply chain resilience in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: The UK has a resilient food supply chain underpinned by diverse sources, robust domestic production and reliable import routes. Defra works with industry and across Government, including Cabinet Office, to monitor risks to food supply chain resilience tha...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the level of funding that will be required to reduce leakage rates to target levels in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: We expect Ofwat, as the independent economic regulator, to consider the funding required to enable companies to contribute to national leakage reduction targets as part of its Price Review process. Water companies have committed to reducing leakage, on a ...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is considering regulatory changes to help improve water infrastructure provision in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Water White Paper published in January 2026, available on GOV.UK, sets out the changes we are making to bring a holistic approach to water planning, which better considers current water infrastructure asset health and the resilience enhancements neede...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the funding required to meet demand for NHS dental services in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency in the next 12 months.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary care dentistry and receive an annual allocation of funding to secure services to meet the needs of their population. For the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency, this is the NHS Bed...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental appointments were provided in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency in the last three 12-month periods.
Answer: The table below shows the available data for the number of National Health Service dental treatments delivered each year between 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB), which includes the ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: TrainingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what performance metrics his Department will use to evaluate the employment outcomes of participants in construction training initiatives.
Answer: The Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) is a Department for Work and Pensions initiative designed to help unemployed people move into work. It offers sector-specific training, work experience and a guaranteed job interview, supporting claimants to ...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordConstruction: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the trends in the level of demand for construction-related skills in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency over the next three years.
Answer: The Department does not hold up to date data on the projections of construction-related skills at a constituency level. The CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) does produce the Construction Workforce Outlook which projects the growth in constructi...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms will be used to monitor supply chain resilience outcomes arising from the UK–US critical minerals partnership.
Answer: The UK’s Critical Mineral Strategy sets out ambitious success features to build domestic resilience and diversify global supply chains. These include meeting 10% of UK demand from domestic production, 20% from recycling and no more than 60% of any critica...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the amount of private capital expected to be leveraged as a result of the UK–US critical minerals partnership over the next five years.
Answer: We do not have concrete estimates for private capital that will be leveraged and note that the MoU will serve to advance UK projects beyond just investment, including potential offtake agreements with US industry. In 2024, the UK exported around £2 billio...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria his Department will use to determine priority projects under the UK–US critical minerals partnership.
Answer: The MoU will help unlock more high‑quality potential investment into UK mining, processing and recycling. Our bilateral coordination will align with priorities set out in UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy with a view to boosting local growth and developing ...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFoster Care: Respite CareDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has assessed the adequacy of financial investment in (a) weekend, (b) short-break fostering and (c) supported lodgings.
Answer: We have announced an ambitious reform programme to urgently address the sharp decline in foster carers and modernise fostering.We are investing £88 million over the next two financial years to transform the foster care system. That will include direct act...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFoster Care: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children in care that are unable to access stable fostering placements in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: We have announced an ambitious reform programme to urgently address the sharp decline in foster carers and modernise fostering. The reforms establish a clear direction built on relationships, stability and trust: simplifying outdated rules, strengthening ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFoster Care: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to (a) monitor and (b) shorten the fostering approval process to meet the Government’s pledge for getting vulnerable children into foster homes.
Answer: We have announced an ambitious reform programme to urgently address the sharp decline in foster carers and modernise fostering. The reforms establish a clear direction built on relationships, stability and trust: simplifying outdated rules, strengthening ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFoster Care: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what metrics her Department will use to assess the potential impact of additional investment on fostering support models.
Answer: We have announced an ambitious reform programme to urgently address the sharp decline in foster carers and modernise fostering. The reforms establish a clear direction built on relationships, stability and trust: simplifying outdated rules, strengthening ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: SwitzerlandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of an enhanced UK-Switzerland trade agreement on jobs in the UK.
Answer: The current UK-Swiss Free Trade Agreement dates back to 1972 and covers goods but not services. UK-Swiss services trade is worth around £30 billion annually and our exports to Switzerland support over 100,000 jobs across the UK. Negotiations on an enhance...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordExport Credit Guarantees: Economic SituationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of how export credit support affects business resilience to global economic shocks.
Answer: The recently published report by Oxford Economics, Analysing UKEF-Supported Supply Chains (which is available online at: Research and Analysis: Analysing UKEF-supported supply chains - GOV.UK), shows that in the last five years, deals supported by UK Expo...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordExport Credit Guarantees: Economic SituationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how UK Export Finance measures the economic impact of its support across domestic supply chains.
Answer: The recently published report by Oxford Economics, Analysing UKEF-Supported Supply Chains (which is available online at: Research and Analysis: Analysing UKEF-supported supply chains - GOV.UK), shows that in the last five years, deals supported by UK Expo...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordExport Credit Guarantees: Economic SituationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the contribution of export credit to the UK economy over the last five years.
Answer: The recently published report by Oxford Economics, Analysing UKEF-Supported Supply Chains (which is available online at: Research and Analysis: Analysing UKEF-supported supply chains - GOV.UK), shows that in the last five years, deals supported by UK Expo...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: ChinaTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111324More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure regulatory co-operation with China does not impact on UK standards in financial supervision.
Answer: The agreements reached at the first UK‑China Financial Working Group in Beijing will strengthen cooperation with China in ways that support the UK’s position as an open, competitive and well‑regulated international financial centre, supporting jobs and gr...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: ChinaTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111323More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what mechanisms she will use to monitor the implementation of agreements reached on innovative biodiversity financing with China.
Answer: The agreements reached at the first UK‑China Financial Working Group in Beijing will strengthen cooperation with China in ways that support the UK’s position as an open, competitive and well‑regulated international financial centre, supporting jobs and gr...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBank of China: Greater LondonTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111322More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken to ensure UK firms are impacted the designation of the Bank of China’s London Branch as the UK’s second renminbi clearing bank.
Answer: The agreements reached at the first UK‑China Financial Working Group in Beijing will strengthen cooperation with China in ways that support the UK’s position as an open, competitive and well‑regulated international financial centre, supporting jobs and gr...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: ChinaTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111321More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the outcomes of the UK-China Financial Working Group on UK-China trade flows.
Answer: The agreements reached at the first UK‑China Financial Working Group in Beijing will strengthen cooperation with China in ways that support the UK’s position as an open, competitive and well‑regulated international financial centre, supporting jobs and gr...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: ChinaTreasuryTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111320More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the agreements from the first UK-China Financial Working Group in Beijing on UK financial services.
Answer: The agreements reached at the first UK‑China Financial Working Group in Beijing will strengthen cooperation with China in ways that support the UK’s position as an open, competitive and well‑regulated international financial centre, supporting jobs and gr...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Urban AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what evaluation framework he will use to measure the economic impact of the High Street Strategy.
Answer: The Government recognises that too many high streets are facing significant social and economic pressures, including high vacancy rates, dwindling footfall and the loss of local businesses. That is why the Government committed this January to bring forwar...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
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