Lee Anderson MP: written questions 2025
802 published records · newest first.
Written questions
Lighting: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of light pollution from large industrial units.
Answer: The Government does recognise that good use of artificial light can contribute to preventing accidents; reducing crime and creating safer spaces and promoting the night time economy, benefiting us all in various ways. The Government has put in place a ran...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDemocratic Republic of the Congo: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help tackle anti-Christian violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by an escalation in attacks by Islamic State - Democratic Republic of the Congo (IS-DRC), also known as the Allied Democratic Forces, who primarily target Christians. The UK has repeatedly raised the actions of IS-DRC in the United...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with the Food Standards Agency to help increase levels of public awareness of dangerous food product recalls.
Answer: Food recalls and allergy alerts often receive a high level of engagement depending on the scale and risk associated with each recall. It is the responsibility of businesses to reach the public through displaying in-store notices and notifying consumers th...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: HygieneDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Food Standards Agency on increasing the frequency of food hygiene assessments.
Answer: The Food Law Code of Practice (the Code), which is prepared by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and issued by my rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, provides statutory guidance to local authorities and Port Health Authoritie...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to review his Department's policies on distributing foreign aid to Pakistan.
Answer: We continuously examine all levers at our disposal to deliver for UK interests overseas, including foreign aid. We are currently reviewing allocations to all countries as part of the UK Government's move to reduce aid spending to 0.3 per cent of gross nat...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to review his Department's policies on distributing foreign aid to Afghanistan.
Answer: We are working through detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29. We plan to publish indicative allocations for the next three years in the coming months. This will provide the predictability...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIndia: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to review his Department's policies on distributing foreign aid to India.
Answer: We are currently working through detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used from 2026/27 to 2028/29. We will publish indicative ODA programme allocations for the next three years in due course.The UK has transf...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRoad TrafficDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of traffic congestion on the economy.
Answer: The Department for Transport publishes transport analysis guidance to help assess the economic cost of congestion associated with different policy interventions. It also regularly publishes statistics on speeds, delay and reliability on different types of...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: TicketsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mixed-mode integrated public transport ticketing across the UK.
Answer: The government recognises the value of greater integration between public transport modes, including in relation to ticketing, and will continue to work with local transport authorities, operators and passengers to improve the fares and ticketing offer fo...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRegional AirportsDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support regional airports.
Answer: Regional airports are vital in addressing transport inequity by connecting all regions of the UK to national and international opportunities. They serve our local communities by supporting thousands of jobs while maintaining social and family ties and str...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPeng ShuaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the location of Peng Shuai.
Answer: This Government remains deeply committed to the promotion and protection of human rights globally, including in China. We continue to monitor developments closely and raise issues of concern with Chinese counterparts at senior levels. The Prime Minister, ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applicants for (a) asylum or (b) refugee status who have had their application refused have been granted humanitarian leave to remain in the last 2 years.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on outcomes of claims, including those granted humanitarian leave, is published in table Asy_D02 of the asylum detailed datasets. Information on how to...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which countries were the top 5 recipients of international climate finance from the UK in each of the last 3 years; and how much each of these countries received.
Answer: For detail on live programme information please refer to the UK Government's Development Tracker or for the official source of information on UK Official Development Assistance spend covering previous calendar years, the Statistics on International Develo...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what was his Departments total spend on international climate finance in each of the last 3 years.
Answer: DESNZ ICF supports global clean energy deployment, protects the world’s forests and leverages private investment at scale to help mitigate the impacts of climate change. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s total spend on International Climat...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provides on the assessments used to decide whether to return a dangerous dog to its owner after it has been seized.
Answer: Dogs that are prohibited under section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and which do not have a valid certificate of exemption could be seized by the Police. In these cases, there is an interim exemption scheme which allows suspected prohibited dogs to re...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department provides on the assessments used to decide whether to return a dangerous dog to its owner after it has been seized.
Answer: Dogs that are prohibited under section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and which do not have a valid certificate of exemption could be seized by the Police. In these cases, there is an interim exemption scheme which allows suspected prohibited dogs to re...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Government AssistanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support pubs.
Answer: The Government recognises the vital role pubs play in supporting local economies and fostering community cohesion, as well as the pressures they face.That is why we established the Licensing Taskforce in April, bringing together representatives from the h...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle dog on dog attacks.
Answer: Defra is working with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to encourage responsible dog ownership, to ensure dog control issues are addressed before they escalate and to make sure the full force of the law is applied. As part of this wo...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Office for National Statistics’ dataset entitled Business demography quarterly, UK Quarter 2 April to June 2025 edition, if the Government will make an assessment
Answer: The Government assesses a whole variety of factors that affect UK food supply using readily available data. Two examples include: the Production to Supply ratio last updated in July 2025 (found here Chapter 14: The food chain - GOV.UK) and analysis of the...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70960More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for National Statistics’ dataset entitled Business demography quarterly, UK Quarter 2 April to June 2025 edition, if she will consider the effectiveness of the Family Farm Tax policy.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ClosuresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Office for National Statistics’ dataset entitled Business demography quarterly, UK Quarter 2 April to June 2025 edition, what assessment he has made of trends in
Answer: Defra is aware of the Office for National Statistics' quarterly business openings and closures data. There are many factors unrelated to government policy that might explain why businesses would be shown as "closing" in the data source, includin...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, in what region Afghans resettled through the Afghanistan Response Route have been located.
Answer: The regular quarterly Immigration System Statistics provide details on how many individuals have been resettled to the UK broken down by resettlement route, region and local authority area. The number of people resettled under the Afghanistan Resettlement...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: EqualityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will publish a list of projects focusing on improving equality, diversity and inclusion abroad that have received UK (a) foreign aid and (b) international d
Answer: Data on Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend is available in the Statistics on International Development publications, which are available for 2023 and provisionally for 2024. Data is available broken down by sector for the 2023 publication, includ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: EqualityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the UK has spent in (a) foreign aid or (b) international development funding on projects on improving equality, diversity and inclusion overseas in the last two year
Answer: Data on Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend is available in the Statistics on International Development publications, which are available for 2023 and provisionally for 2024. Data is available broken down by sector for the 2023 publication, includ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of releasing the location of asylum seeker accommodation at the local authority level.
Answer: The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of supported asylum seekers accommodated in each local authority area. These statistics can be found at Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament record
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →