Lee Anderson MP: written questions 2025
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Syria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure religious freedom in Syria.
Answer: The UK has consistently advocated for an inclusive political transition and underlined the importance of protecting the rights of all Syrians, regardless of religious or ethnic background. I travelled to Damascus on 27 August, and reiterated this message ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAge: DiscriminationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69430More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department are taking to help tackle ageism in society.
Answer: The UK has a strong history of protecting against direct and indirect discrimination. The Equality Act 2010 (The Act) has protections that enable people to challenge age discrimination across a range of fields, including the provision of services, employm...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordOlder Workers: DiscriminationWomen and EqualitiesTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69429More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle ageism in the workplace.
Answer: The UK has a strong history of protecting against direct and indirect discrimination. The Equality Act 2010 (The Act) has protections that enable people to challenge age discrimination across a range of fields, including the provision of services, employm...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the penalties for antisocial drug smoking.
Answer: The maximum penalty for possession of a Class A drug is up to seven years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.The maximum penalty for possession of a Class B drug is up to five years in prison, an unlimited fine or both.
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle antisocial drug smoking.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour, including drug misuse, is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.That’s why we have committed to recruiting an additional 13,000 neighbourhood police officers and community support of...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his department holds on how much health tourism has cost the NHS in each of the last 5 years.
Answer: The Department does not currently hold data on the overall cost to the National Health Service of treating complications arising from procedures carried out overseas. However, we are actively exploring ways to better understand the scale and impact of the...
Answered 8 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordDiseases: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the potential risk of infectious diseases from immigrants who arrive illegally on boats.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency routinely monitors infectious disease risk across England and manages any public health action required following notification of infectious diseases.The Migrant Health Guide recommends that all new arrivals to the United Kin...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to meet with his counterparts in (a) the EU and (b) Spain to discuss the status of Gibraltar.
Answer: We have no plans to meet with the EU, Spain, or any other party to discuss the status of Gibraltar. This Government is fully committed to the double lock: we will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sover...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailwaysDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve East-West connectivity (a) in the Midlands and (b) nationwide.
Answer: The first phase of Midlands Rail Hub (‘Western’ scope) would enable additional trains each hour between Birmingham and South Wales and the South West, and on Birmingham’s Cross City Line. This includes extending Chiltern services from Moor Street to Snow ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: PaedophiliaMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any convicted paedophiles have been released from prison through the early release scheme; and if she will make it her policy not to release convicted paedophiles through the early release scheme.
Answer: This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. On 10 September 2024, the Government therefore took the unavoidable step to move the release point...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings she has had with the victims of people released from prison through the early release scheme.
Answer: This Government inherited prisons days from collapse. We have had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public safe. SDS40 was a necessary measure introduced to relieve pressure on the prison estate. This invol...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on where Iranian migrants are being housed in asylum hotels.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on a quarterly basis on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation. The data, which can be broken down by nationality, UK region and accommodation type, is located within Asy_D09 tab of the Immigration statistic...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Iranian irregular migrants are currently being housed in hotel accommodation.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on a quarterly basis on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation. The data, which can be broken down by nationality, UK region and accommodation type, is located within Asy_D09 tab of the Immigration statistic...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of deporting all foreign criminals currently in prison.
Answer: The removal of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is an important priority of this Government. We refer all FNOs in receipt of custodial sentences to the Home Office to consider deportation and we are taking decisive steps to increase removals.In the past ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordReparation by OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to recommendation 8 of part 1 report of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, published on 9 July 2025, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of adopting th
Answer: The Government will carefully consider Sir Brian’s recommendations in detail before setting out a full response to the report in the autumn.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRobin Hood LineDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of a direct train service between stations on the Robin Hood Line and London.
Answer: There has been no consideration to East Midlands Railway providing a direct service between London and stations on the Robin Hood Line. However, the Department is happy to work with operators as they develop demand-led timetables that can adapt to passeng...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: PrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has considered the potential merits of requiring prisoners convicted for (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) terrorism offences to work in prison to repay legal aid.
Answer: Legal aid is not paid directly to the defendant. It is paid to lawyers and ensures defendants have a fair trial and can be punished for their crimes.The Legal Aid Agency ensures public money is used efficiently by applying means and merits (the interests ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was for legal aid for cases in relation to immigration offences in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been given legal aid for cases in relation to immigration offences in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was given in legal aid to foreign nationals accused of (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) terrorism offences in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was given in legal aid to people accused of (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) terrorism offences in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting foreign nationals from being eligible for legal aid.
Answer: Decisions about who receives legal aid are made in accordance with the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and regulations made under that Act.Anyone applying for legal aid in England and Wales is subject to strict eligibility criter...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was given in legal aid to foreign nationals in each of the last five years.
Answer: Legal aid expenditure since 2010 is published as part of the Legal Aid Agency’s official statistics. The most recent publication can be viewed here [see table 1.0] and includes expenditure up to 31 March 2025.Information about legal aid expenditure in res...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ExpenditureMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of legal aid in each of the last five years.
Answer: Legal aid expenditure since 2010 is published as part of the Legal Aid Agency’s official statistics. The most recent publication can be viewed here [see table 1.0] and includes expenditure up to 31 March 2025.Information about legal aid expenditure in res...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will consider the potential merits of conducting a review of the legal aid policy.
Answer: The previous Government commissioned the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review (CLAIR), chaired by Lord Bellamy KC in 2021, to provide analysis of the criminal legal aid system and explore the ways in which the Government could support its long-term susta...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
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