Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Department for Work and Pensions: MarketingDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: As one of the largest government departments, our campaigns aim to give people straightforward information about policies and services that make a real difference in their daily lives. We focus on helping some of the UK’s most vulnerable households by sho...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: MarketingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: This information is set out in the department’s annual reports and accounts.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: MarketingDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: The department's combined expenditure on advertising and marketing for the last three financial years is shown below: • 2022/23: £34,652,453.53 • 2023/24: £45,761,086.36 • 2024/25: £ 49,833,936.25This paid marketing activity directly supports operatio...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: MarketingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: Significant payments to companies, £25,000 and over, are published by month as part of the Department’s transparency data. This provides the most up to date data, including the companies used to deliver advertising and marketing. They are available at the...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MarketingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: Total spend with our media buying agency for the last three financial years is as follows: 22/2323/2424/25£2,915,716£3,564,486£1,847,200
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: MarketingMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: We are unable to separate advertising and marketing spend. Total spend with our media buying agency Omnigov and TMP for the last three financial years is as follows:22/23 23/24 24/25 £3,120,675£12,609,151£8,975,058 The Ministry of Justice advertising spen...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: MarketingMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: A full Departmental response could be provided only at disproportionate cost.Full advertising and marketing costs for the Department are not held centrally. The majority of advertising and marketing expenditure is accounted for by advertising for the Roya...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: MarketingHome OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: Determining the amount spent by the Home Office on advertising and marketing specifically is not readily available from our finance system. To try to identify the information under scope would require a manual review of multiple expenditure categories and...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: MarketingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: The requested information is not centrally collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. All spending is subject to standard value for money assessments.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTreasury: MarketingTreasuryTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102840More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: HMT’s spend on advertising and marketing in the last three financial years can be found summarized in the below table: Financial Year(a) Advertising(b) Marketing2023/24£0£02024/25£2,518,240.26*£02025/26 (as at November 2025)£0£0 *All expenditure on adver...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: MarketingCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102839More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: Total spend with our media buying and planning agency for the last three financial years is as follows:22/2323/2424/25£26,662,111.55£10,767,309.92£3,223,020.20
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: ClosuresCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101821More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the number of pubs that have closed in each of the last 5 years.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 2nd of January is attached.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: ClosuresCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101820More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of pubs facing closure.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 2nd January is attached.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101819More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in Rateable Value on pubs.
Answer: I refer the hon. Members to the answer given to UIN 101363.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with (a) police forces and (b) Jewish community leaders about trends in levels of antisemitism.
Answer: Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society, which is why we’re taking a strong lead in tackling it in all its forms. Police recorded 2,873 antisemitic hate crimes in 2024–25, accounting for 29% of all religious hate crimes. We work closely with p...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: IslamHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of trends in levels of Islamic extremism in the UK.
Answer: The UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, provides a comprehensive framework for tackling all forms of terrorism and is kept under constant review to ensure our approach remains fit for purpose in response to emerging risks and challenges.As outlined ...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help tackle the root causes of antisemitism.
Answer: Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society, which is why we’re taking a strong lead in tackling it in all its forms. Police recorded 2,873 antisemitic hate crimes in 2024–25, accounting for 29% of all religious hate crimes. We work closely with p...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalism: IslamHome OfficeTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) identify and (b) detain Islamic extremists.
Answer: This Government takes extremism seriously. We are committed to ensuring we have the required tools and powers to counter the activities of extremists. This includes challenging extremist narratives by taking a more muscular approach to identifying and wat...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101031More
Question: to ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of trends in the level of antisemitism on the Jewish community.
Answer: Antisemitism has absolutely no place in our society, which is why we’re taking a strong lead in tackling it in all its forms. Police recorded 2,873 antisemitic hate crimes in 2024–25, accounting for 29% of all religious hate crimes. We work closely with p...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpiking: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of spiking in each of the last five years.
Answer: Incidents of spiking may be prosecuted under various criminal offences. These offences encompass a broad spectrum of criminal behaviours, not all of which constitute spiking.The Ministry of Justice does not currently collate statistics which show the numb...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during Prime Minister's Questions on 10 December 2025, Official Report, col 306, how many of the 5 million additional NHS appointments have
Answer: We exceeded our pledge to provide an extra two million tests, operations, and other appointments during the first year of Government, as an additional 5.2 million appointments were provided between July 2024 and June 2025.The 5.2 million figure refers to ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services and Health Services: Undocumented MigrantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money is allocated to providing illegal migrants with (a) dental and (b) health care.
Answer: The Department and NHS England do not hold the information requested. The overall management of asylum seekers including provision of health and dental health care is a matter for the Home Office.All asylum seeker accommodation providers have a duty and r...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to close migrant hotels.
Answer: At its peak under the previous government, around 400 hotels were used to accommodate asylum seekers – costing £9 million per day. That figure is now under 200 - the government remains committed no longer using hotels to accommodate asylum seekers by the ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many migrant hotels have been closed in the last year.
Answer: At its peak under the previous government, around 400 hotels were used to accommodate asylum seekers – costing £9 million per day. That figure is now under 200 - the government remains committed no longer using hotels to accommodate asylum seekers by the ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HomelessnessMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to ensure veterans are not (a) homeless and (b) rough sleeping.
Answer: This Government is fully committed to ensuring that all veterans across the UK have access to the support they need on housing. That is why we have committed an additional £12 million to ensure the continuation of the Reducing Veteran Homelessness program...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
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