Lee Anderson MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Asylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria the Government has when choosing appropriate hotels for asylum seeker accommodation.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer I gave to Question 71421 on 4 September.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of the repurposing of hotels as asylum accommodation on the number of jobs in the accommodation sector in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered. The Home Office is committed to ensuring that destitute asylum seekers are house...
Answered 26 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on the number of people who were (a) referred to the Prevent programme for an initial assessment and (b) did not live in the UK (i) 3 and (ii) 5 years ago in the late
Answer: Prevent aims to stop people from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It works to ensure that people who are susceptible to radicalisation are offered appropriate interventions and support, and that communities are protected against radicalising i...
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of illegal cross-Channel migration on the safety of women and girls living in the UK.
Answer: The Government’s Plan for Change sets out our ambition to secure borders and control immigration. We have introduced the Border Security Asylum and Immigration Bill which will give law enforcement counter terror-style powers to identify and disrupt people...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70950More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to prevent irregular migrants who are living in hotels from being able to go out into the community freely.
Answer: Asylum seekers living in asylum accommodation are not detained and are free to come and go from their accommodation as they wish.
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Detention CentresHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to house irregular migrants only in secure detention centres.
Answer: Immigration detention plays a key role in maintaining effective immigration controls and securing the UK’s borders. The Home Office detains people initially for examination purposes and for the purpose of removing people who have no right to remain in the...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTuberculosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of tuberculosis have been recorded in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The number of people notified with tuberculosis in England over the last 10 years is published as part of the UK Health Security Agency’s tuberculosis annual report. The latest annual report, released in December 2024, includes data up to the end of 2023....
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInfectious Diseases: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67468 on Diseases: Undocumented Migrants, what information her Department holds on the number of irregular migrants who were found to have an infe
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) does not routinely collect or hold data on communicable disease by visa status for new arrivals to the United Kingdom. However, if an outbreak occurs, data associated with outbreak cases may be collected.There was an ...
Answered 29 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2025 to Question 67468 on Diseases: Undocumented Migrants, what the cost to the public purse was for initial health assessments for irregular migrants in each of t
Answer: The Department and NHS England do not hold the information requested.The Department, NHS England and UK Health Security Agency officials are supporting the Home Office and regional and local health partners to support delivery of reforms to the asylum sys...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department allocated the extra money returned to the Government by local authorities from fines for taking children out of school in each of the last three financial years.
Answer: Over the past three financial years, the department has not received revenue from penalty notices issued for school absences. This reflects the system’s design. It is not intended to generate profit, and local authorities must not set income targets. All ...
Answered 8 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) education about and (b) awareness of endometriosis.
Answer: The Government recognises the challenges faced by women with endometriosis and the impact it has on their lives, their relationships, and their participation in education and the workforce.On 15 July, the Department for Education published the revised Rel...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: Recreation Spaces and WildlifeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on (a) levels of access to green spaces and (b) wildlife.
Answer: The Impact Assessment for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill was published 6 May 2025 and can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanningMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the effectiveness of procedures for opposing local development.
Answer: The Impact Assessment for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill was published 6 May 2025 and can be found on gov.uk here.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPesticides: WildlifeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to introduce a public awareness campaign on the impact of domestic pesticide usage on wildlife.
Answer: All authorised plant protection products have statutory conditions of use that must be followed by all users, and strict, science-based regulation is supplemented with policies to encourage safe and minimal use. In March this year, the government publishe...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTrapping: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enforce the ban on glue traps.
Answer: The Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 bans glue trap use in England in all but the most exceptional, licensable circumstances. It came into force in 2024. Nothing in the law prevents sale of glue traps in England. However, only pest controllers with a licenc...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new housing developments have adequate (a) infrastructure and (b) public service provision.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 65505 on 14 July 2025.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPost OfficesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support post offices.
Answer: The Post Office provides critical services that are valued by communities across the UK and the Government is committed to strengthening the network.We are backing that commitment with over £500 million of investment during this Parliament, including this...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will ensure the long term future of the postal service.
Answer: The government is clear on its commitment to the provision of a comprehensive, reliable and affordable universal postal service that works for customers, workers and businesses.Ofcom has reviewed the future of the universal service obligation (USO) and se...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordKirkby-in-Ashfield Station: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2025 to Question 58049 on Kirkby-in-Ashfield Station: Access, when she next plans to select stations for accessibility upgrades; and whether Kirkby-in-Ashfield station will be
Answer: In May 2024, the previous government identified 50 stations for initial feasibility work to assess their potential for future upgrades under the Access for All programme. This did not include Kirkby-in-Ashfield station.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions her Department has had with local transport authorities on the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of bus drivers.
Answer: The Department for Transport regularly meets with stakeholders, including local transport authorities, to discuss bus policy issues. Bus services in England are predominantly run on a commercial basis by private operators who are ultimately responsible fo...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change ConventionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to the UK taxpayer is for the COP30 climate summit.
Answer: The size and composition of the UK delegation is still being determined, along with various logistical elements. Some costs will only be finalised after the summit concludes.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change ConventionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which delegates the Government plans to take to the COP30 climate change summit.
Answer: The size and composition of the UK delegation is still being determined. In keeping with previous years, the UNFCCC is expected to publish a provisional list of registered participants as COP30 begins, with a final list published a few weeks after COP con...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change ConventionDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many delegates the Government plans to take to the COP30 climate change summit.
Answer: The size and composition of the UK delegation is still being determined. In keeping with previous years, the UNFCCC is expected to publish a provisional list of registered participants as COP30 begins, with a final list published a few weeks after COP con...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: AviationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse for the use of private jets by his Department since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office incurred approximately £3,850,000 in ministerial travel costs between July 2024 and the end of March 2025. This figure is inclusive of all commercial, non-scheduled and RAF flights, as well as associated ...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: International AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to review the suitability of Syria as a recipient of foreign aid.
Answer: The humanitarian situation in Syria is dire, with over 16 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and 90 per cent of the population living in poverty. Our funding provides urgent humanitarian aid, as well as support for Syria's longer-term recov...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
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