Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Clive BarracksMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of living conditions at Clive Barracks in Shropshire.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently undertaking an extensive review of its entire Service Family Accommodation (SFA) portfolio, to determine how the department will invest to strengthen housing standards for forces families. The Defence Housing Str...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWood-burning Stoves: ProsecutionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people have been (a) fined and (b) received criminal records for breaking laws on log burning in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs does not hold a centralised record of fines or criminal records related to burning solid fuels, including wood.
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordKirkby-in-Ashfield Station: AccessDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will introduce step free access at Kirkby-in-Ashfield railway station.
Answer: This government is committed to improving the accessibility of the railway and recognises the social and economic benefits this brings to communities.In May 2024, the previous government selected 50 stations for initial feasibility work for potential upgr...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Care Services: Money LaunderingHome OfficeTabled 6 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which areas in the UK are most prevalent for money laundering activity (a) Turkish barbers and (b) other organisations.
Answer: Regional Organised Crime Units and police forces across England and Wales have identified cash intensive business such as barbershops being exploited by criminals seeking to launder money. In March, the National Economic Crime Centre coordinated a three-w...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsraeli EmbassyHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57699More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure the safety of staff at the Israeli embassy in London.
Answer: We take all appropriate steps to ensure the safety of diplomatic staff, however we do not comment on operational and security matters concerning individual locations and personnel.
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAntisemitismHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Jewish people in the UK are not (a) physically and (b) verbally attacked.
Answer: There is no excuse for violence or abuse driven by antisemitic hatred and discrimination, and we support the police in taking the strongest possible action against those crimes.In her speech to the annual dinner of the Community Security Trust on 26 March...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHamas: Hostage TakingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to secure the release of Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity.
Answer: Since day one, this Government has been clear that we need to see an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages cruelly detained by Hamas, better protection of civilians, significantly more aid consistently entering Gaza, and a path to long-term pea...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic TransportDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the proportion of people reliant on public transport in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire, (c) the East Midlands, (d) England and (e) the UK.
Answer: The Department for Transport holds no direct data or estimates of reliance on public transport. The National Travel Survey (NTS), overseen by the Department, collects data on the proportion of households who have no access to a car or van for England (22%...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabisHome OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of legalising recreational cannabis on (a) physical health, (b) mental health, (c) the NHS and (d) antisocial behaviour.
Answer: No.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriverless VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Automated Vehicles Act 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the legalisation of self-driving vehicles on people whose jobs require driving.
Answer: The development of self-driving vehicle technology has the potential to support our Plan for Growth, creating up to 38,000 high-quality jobs, and unlocking £42 billion for the UK economy by 2035. Additional benefits will include reducing human error – whi...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power and Wind Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many hectares of arable farmland have been reallocated to (a) solar panels and (b) wind turbines since July 2024; and how many he plans to reallocate in the next four years.
Answer: The Government does not hold the information requested.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Mobility Scheme: EU CountriesCabinet OfficeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57692More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many young people he expects to (a) come to the UK from Europe and (b) go to Europe from the UK as a result of a youth experience scheme with the EU and UK.
Answer: We have agreed that we will work towards the establishment of a balanced youth experience scheme with the EU. We have agreed that any scheme will be capped as well as time-limited. We have also been clear that it should be in line with the UK’s existing s...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of AI on creative industries.
Answer: The government has laid out its assessment of this issue in several debates this year and has published a consultation on the subject of AI and Copyright. AI is increasingly being used as a tool in the creative process, from music and film production to p...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's long-term strategy is to help tackle the risk of lobular breast cancer.
Answer: Improving early diagnosis of cancer, including lobular breast cancer, is a priority for the Government. The Department will improve cancer survival rates and hit all National Health Service cancer waiting time targets, so that no patient waits longer than...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the difference in funding levels is for research into (a) lobular and (b) ductal breast cancer.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department of Health and Social Care invests over £1.6 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cance...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase funding for research into lobular breast cancer.
Answer: Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department of Health and Social Care invests over £1.6 billion per year in health research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cance...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle (a) low level and (b) county lines drug dealing.
Answer: To deliver our pledge to halve knife crime in the next decade, it is crucial that we tackle all drug supply, including gangs that run county lines through violence and exploitation.County Lines is the most violent model of drug supply and a harmful form o...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademic FreedomDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to defend the right to free speech on university campuses.
Answer: This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom in universities. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, confirmed to Parliament on 15 January the government’s plans for the future of the Higher Educat...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: InternetDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of online taxi app companies on (a) independent taxi companies and (b) their drivers.
Answer: Government supports choice for passengers in the taxi and private hire vehicle sector. It is a matter for taxi drivers if they wish to use a taxi app company as an intermediary between them and the passenger. All private hire vehicle journeys must be pre-...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department holds data on changes in bus usage in (a) Ashfield constituency, (b) Nottinghamshire and (c) England since the increase in the bus fare cap.
Answer: The bus fare cap was increased in January 2025. Currently, the only available data relating to bus usage after this date comes from the Domestic Transport Usage by Mode publication available on GOV.UK, which contains daily figures at the Great Britain out...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce increased (a) sanctions and (b) deterrents to help tackle fly tipping.
Answer: We have committed to forcing fly-tippers to clean up the mess they have created. This will build on existing sanctions which include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000, seizing and crushing of vehicles and prosecution which can lead to a significant fin...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to give the police increased powers to tackle antisocial behaviour.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.Through the Crime and Policing Bill, we are strengthening the powers available to the police, local authorities and other relevant agenc...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBank ServicesTreasuryTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57343More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that people (a) in Ashfield constituency and (b) nationwide have access to face to face banking services.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of face-to-face banking to communities, businesses and high streets in Ashfield and across the UK. This is why the Government is working closely with industry to roll out 350 banking hubs across the UK. The UK bank...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRobin Hood Line: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve (a) reliability and (b) frequency on the Robin Hood Line in Nottinghamshire.
Answer: The Department meets the train operator every four weeks to discuss performance. Last period 89 per cent of Robin Hood Line services arrived on time or within three minutes. Currently, there are no plans to increase the frequency of services on this route...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) the Family Farm Tax and (b) increased solar panel construction on arable land on national food security.
Answer: The Government recognises that food security is national security. We need a resilient and healthy food system that works with nature and supports British farmers and food producers. The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and ...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
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