Lee Anderson MP: written questions 2025
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Refuges: WomenHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure women’s shelters are in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.
Answer: Duty bearers must follow the law and should take appropriate specialist legal advice where necessary.The EHRC has submitted the draft updated Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations to the Minister for Women and Equalities. This w...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to increase arrests relating to mobile phone theft.
Answer: Through our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee we will place thousands of additional police officers and police community support officers in neighbourhood policing roles to provide a more visible and effective service to the public, with each neighbourhood...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: Remote WorkingWales OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: Following a search of our paper and electronic records, we have established that information on the number of workdays completed remotely in 2024 and 2025 is not held by the Wales Office.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: Remote WorkingScotland OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: On 24 October 2024, the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the tim...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: Remote WorkingNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office follows the cross Civil Service expectation that everyone spend at least 60% of their time at a Government building or on official business, such as visiting stakeholders, unless they have an agreed adjustment or exception. Dep...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Remote WorkingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: We do not collect data on the number of workdays that were completed remotely.Our London headquarters office occupancy is monitored via anonymised entry pass swipe data and is published on gov.uk on a monthly basis starting October 2024, and to date is as...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Remote WorkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Department does not hold data or information centrally on the number of workdays completed by staff remotely.
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Remote WorkingDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Department for Transport does not record this data centrally. In the core department, a management tool is used to record the number of days a member of staff attends an official workplace. This figure excludes business travel, site visits and absence...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Remote WorkingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: Hybrid working is an informal, discretionary, non-contractual arrangement that enables employees to work partly in the workplace and partly at home. Employees are expected to spend a minimum of 40% of their working hours in the office. Office attendance r...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Remote WorkingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: On 24 October 2024 the Cabinet Office announced that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Senior managers will continue to be expected to be in the office more than 60% of the time...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Remote WorkingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Remote WorkingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: Hybrid working is an informal, discretionary, non-contractual arrangement that enables employees to work partly in the workplace and partly at home. Employees are expected to spend a minimum of 40% of their working hours in the office. Office attendance r...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Remote WorkingDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The department’s employees work remotely from offices for a variety of reasons, including to visit educational institutions, partner organisations or when they have agreement to work from somewhere other than an office. IT log-on data indicates that appro...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Remote WorkingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Department does not record remote workdays. Data on office attendance is published on the Civil Service HQ occupancy data - GOV.UK page.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Remote WorkingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: This information is not held centrally and can only be collated at a disproportionate cost to the department.
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Remote WorkingMinistry of JusticeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold data on the number of days completed remotely by staff. The Ministry of Justice has over 90,000 staff with the majority having operational roles delivering vital frontline services, including in our prisons, courts an...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Remote WorkingMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The number of workdays spent working remotely is not recorded centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Local leadership is actively managing engagement and compliance on office attendance/ working remotely and has reported that complia...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Remote WorkingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Home Office operates in over 250 different workplaces across the UK as well as having a large number of mobile teams working in other locations.Heads of Department have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Remote WorkingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The Department does not centrally record the number of remote workdays completed. However, building occupancy data is published monthly by the Cabinet Office and provides an indicative measure of office attendance across government departments. The latest...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Remote WorkingTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70985More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: The information requested is not available.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Remote WorkingCabinet OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70984More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information they hold on the number of workdays that were completed remotely in their Department in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving TestsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if her Department will consider the potential merits of extending the validity period for driving theory tests to three years.
Answer: The maximum duration of two years between passing the theory test and a subsequent practical test is in place to ensure a customer’s road safety knowledge and ability to identify developing hazards is current. This validity period is set in legislation, a...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure British (a) embassies and (b) consulates are adequately resourced to support British citizens when abroad.
Answer: Ensuring that we have the right people in the right places to support those who require consular services is a top priority for the UK Government. We regularly review how we resource consular services to ensure we are providing the right support to Britis...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: Territorial WatersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban foreign supertrawlers from UK waters.
Answer: The UK is committed to protecting our marine environment and ensuring sustainable fisheries. We are taking action through Marine Protected Area management and Fisheries Management Plans, which apply to all vessels in UK waters. Any policy changes must be ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with stakeholders from the fishing industry.
Answer: The Fisheries Minister and officials regularly engage with stakeholders across the UK fishing industry through established forums and working groups, including producer organisations, trade associations, and Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities....
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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