Lee Anderson MP: written questions 2026
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Glioblastoma: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to improve treatment for glioblastomas.
Answer: The Hon. Member’s specific questions on gliomas and glioblastomas have been extensively dealt with in previous written answers, and I would refer him most recently to the answers of 3 March, 23 June, 29 June, 1 July, 15 July, 16 July and 20 July, in respo...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGlioblastoma: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her department is taking to support research into glioblastomas.
Answer: The Hon. Member’s specific questions on gliomas and glioblastomas have been extensively dealt with in previous written answers, and I would refer him most recently to the answers of 3 March, 23 June, 29 June, 1 July, 15 July, 16 July and 20 July, in respo...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with water companies about the steps they are taking to (a) fix leaks and (b) invest in improved infrastructure.
Answer: The Government is taking action to reduce water wastage, tackle leakage and improve water infrastructure. We have set an interim target to reduce leakage by 30% by 2032 and expect Ofwat to challenge water companies to halve leakage by 2050. Through Price ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: InfrastructureDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve (a) ageing and (b) insufficient water infrastructure.
Answer: The Government is taking action to reduce water wastage, tackle leakage and improve water infrastructure. We have set an interim target to reduce leakage by 30% by 2032 and expect Ofwat to challenge water companies to halve leakage by 2050. Through Price ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle water wastage.
Answer: The Government is taking action to reduce water wastage, tackle leakage and improve water infrastructure. We have set an interim target to reduce leakage by 30% by 2032 and expect Ofwat to challenge water companies to halve leakage by 2050. Through Price ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDroughtsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle droughts.
Answer: Water companies have a statutory duty under the Water Industry Act 1991 to produce and maintain Statutory Drought Plans, which set out how companies operationally respond to droughts. They must also produce Water Resources Management Plans, which outline ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: ShortagesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) suitability and (b) sustainability of water resources in Nottinghamshire in preventing regional water shortages.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) continually assesses water availability and manages abstraction licences to balance the needs of people, industry and the environment. Recognising the long-term impacts of climate change, it supports a national strategy to impr...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: ShortagesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of water shortages on (a) the general population and (b) businesses.
Answer: The threat of climate change is driving more frequent hot and dry summers, increasing the UK’s risk of drought with far-reaching impacts on both water supply for our use and on the natural environment. Government recognises the challenges drought brings a...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to strengthen water security.
Answer: Water companies have a statutory duty under the Water Industry Act 1991 to produce and maintain Statutory Drought Plans, which set out how companies operationally respond to droughts. They must also produce Water Resources Management Plans, which outline ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: ShortagesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent future water shortages.
Answer: Water companies have a statutory duty under the Water Industry Act 1991 to produce and maintain Statutory Drought Plans, which set out how companies operationally respond to droughts. They must also produce Water Resources Management Plans, which outline ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: ShortagesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to address water shortages.
Answer: Water companies have a statutory duty under the Water Industry Act 1991 to produce and maintain Statutory Drought Plans, which set out how companies operationally respond to droughts. They must also produce Water Resources Management Plans, which outline ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordData CentresDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of data centres on the local community near to where they are situated.
Answer: Data centres are critical national infrastructure. They underpin the digital economy, support the development and deployment of AI, and are increasingly important to Britain’s economic and national security. This Government wants more of that infrastructu...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordData Centres: LocationDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what criteria his Department has for deciding on locations for data centres.
Answer: The Government does not determine locations for individual data centres. Decisions on where to locate data centres are made by developers, taking account of factors such as access to power, connectivity, land availability, environmental considerations, an...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordExtracurricular ActivitiesDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the number of extracurricular activities offered to pupils at state schools.
Answer: The department has published a new enrichment framework with clear benchmarks against which schools and colleges can evaluate their own offer and improve provision. Ambassadors have been appointed as experts within their areas, using their expertise to he...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEducation: AshfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her department has made of anticipated future trends in educational attainment at (a) primary and (b) secondary level in the Ashfield constituency.
Answer: Attainment data for both key stage 2 and key stage 4 is published at parliamentary constituency, local authority, regional and national level.‘Every child achieving and thriving’ sets the department’s our plan to deliver improved outcomes for all children...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve educational outcomes for children in deindustrialised areas.
Answer: ‘Every child achieving and thriving’ establishes the department’s plan to deliver improved outcomes for all children, regardless of their background or where they live. Our ambition is for all children to achieve higher standards and for the disadvantage ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure SEND students in mainstream schools receive adequate additional support in their subjects.
Answer: The department is delivering a new, world-leading school curriculum that raises standards for all children and embeds inclusion for all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), or need addition...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArts: Secondary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that secondary schools offer a wide range of creative subjects for pupils at GCSE.
Answer: The government has committed to revitalising arts in schools, and in particular widening access to arts subjects. This is supported by wide-ranging measures, including revising the national curriculum and qualifications, setting clearer expectations on sc...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFree School Meals: AshfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made about the potential relationship between free school meals and educational attainment in Ashfield constituency.
Answer: The department does not routinely assess the relationship between free school meals (FSM) and educational attainment at individual constituency level. However, pupils in Ashfield who are eligible for FSM benefit from the same national programmes and suppo...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPhysical EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 21726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) primary and (b) secondary school students do enough physical activity per week.
Answer: In November 2025, the government responded to the independent Curriculum and Assessment Review, in which we accepted the recommendations made on PE. As part of this, we will revisit the aims of compulsory PE across all key stages and make clear the purpos...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: Multiple OccupationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will legislate for mandatory licensing of all Houses in Multiple Occupation.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 62035 on 4 July 2025.
Answered 23 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSwimming: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that children who didn’t reach the water safety section of national curriculum swimming lessons receive the required teaching on water safety.
Answer: The PE national curriculum makes specific reference to swimming and water safety, stating that all primary pupils must learn to swim competently and confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe se...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordSwimming: Primary EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate the Government has made of the number of children who didn’t reach the water safety section of national curriculum swimming lessons.
Answer: The PE national curriculum makes specific reference to swimming and water safety, stating that all primary pupils must learn to swim competently and confidently over a distance of at least 25 metres, use a range of strokes effectively, and perform safe se...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordInfectious Diseases: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to tackle (a) sepsis, (b) meningitis and (c) pneumonia in newborn babies.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) plays a key role in tackling group B streptococcus (GBS) and other neonatal infections. Through national surveillance systems, the agency monitors the trends, characteristics, and outcomes of GBS infection, to assess ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInfectious Diseases: BabiesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to improve prevention of (a) Group B Strep and (b) serious infections in newborn babies.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) plays a key role in tackling group B streptococcus (GBS) and other neonatal infections. Through national surveillance systems, the agency monitors the trends, characteristics, and outcomes of GBS infection, to assess ...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
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