Lee Anderson MP: written questions 2025
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Asylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has to deport failed asylum seekers.
Answer: Asylum related returns are set out at table Asy_00a of the Asylum summary tables, published at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tablesCaseworker guidance on arranging returns is published on gov.uk at ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who have had their claim refused have been deported in the last 3 years.
Answer: Asylum related returns are set out at table Asy_00a of the Asylum summary tables, published at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tablesCaseworker guidance on arranging returns is published on gov.uk at ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department keeps records of the location of all asylum seekers who have had their application refused in the UK.
Answer: Asylum seekers are not detained and we rely on them to update us about their accommodation if they are not in Home Office accommodation.The Home Office publishes data on asylum-related returns in ‘Returns summary tables(opens in a new tab)’. The latest da...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrantsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dependents of people granted humanitarian leave to remain have come to the UK in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information you have requested is published in the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK Data on grants of humanitarian protection following an asylum claim is published in table Asy_D02 of the asylum detailed datasets. Data on gran...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to (a) effective and (b) timely healthcare support for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is diagnosed by a combination of general practitioners (GPs) and specialist clinicians. GPs can diagnose PoTS in many cases but, if they are unsure of symptoms, or if symptoms are complex, they will refer patients to s...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve training for medical staff on postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is diagnosed by a combination of general practitioners (GPs) and specialist clinicians. GPs can diagnose PoTS in many cases but, if they are unsure of symptoms, or if symptoms are complex, they will refer patients to s...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce incidences of the misdiagnosis of patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is diagnosed by a combination of general practitioners (GPs) and specialist clinicians. GPs can diagnose PoTS in many cases but, if they are unsure of symptoms, or if symptoms are complex, they will refer patients to s...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve maternity safety in hospitals.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced a rapid, national, independent Investigation into National Health Service maternity and neonatal services, chaired by Baroness Amos, to understand the systemic issues behind why so many women...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with families who have experienced baby loss on their experience of (a) maternity services and (b) other healthcare provision.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has held a series of meetings with harmed and bereaved families from across the country to hear about their experiences of maternity care and the wider healthcare system, most recently meeting with familie...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with deaf people on their experience of (a) the healthcare system and (b) social care.
Answer: Both my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and I meet regularly with external sector partners on a variety of issues, including those who represent the deaf community.In May 2025, my Rt Hon. Friend attended a constituency e...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Care Services: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that deaf people can receive appropriate care at home.
Answer: Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their populations, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market to meet the diverse needs of all people, including en...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of (a) care and (b) support for deaf people in care homes.
Answer: The Government is taking steps to improve the quality of adult social care, which will include deaf people in care homes. This includes improvements to better support the vital care workforce through a Fair Pay Agreement backed by £500 million, expanded c...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SmugglingTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78567More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of illegal tobacco revenues on organised crime networks; and what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential impact
Answer: Strong enforcement is essential in tackling the illicit tobacco market. HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force have had illicit tobacco strategies in place since 2000. Our latest strategy, “Stubbing out the problem”, was published in January 2024. The De...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: SalesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78566More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by the Cancer Research UK and University College London entitled Cancer in the UK: Overview 2025, published in July 2025, and her Department's Tobacco statistics commentary, updated on 2
Answer: Strong enforcement is essential in tackling the illicit tobacco market. HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force have had illicit tobacco strategies in place since 2000. Our latest strategy, “Stubbing out the problem”, was published in January 2024. The De...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78565More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the current tobacco excise regime on the budgets of lower-income households.
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government renewed the commitment to a tobacco duty escalator, which increases duty by 2 per cent above RPI inflation at each Budget, until the end of the current Parliament. This is part of the Government’s focus on health prev...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78564More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the current tobacco excise duty regime on the levels of illegal tobacco consumption.
Answer: Strong enforcement is essential in tackling the illicit tobacco market. HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force have had illicit tobacco strategies in place since 2000. Our latest strategy, “Stubbing out the problem”, was published in January 2024. The De...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to improve (a) victim support and (b) communication processes with (i) victims and (ii) victims' families within the (A) court system and (B) criminal justice system.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring victims and victims’ families have the information and support they need to navigate the criminal justice system. Implementation of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 is underway, and once commenced, these measures ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: VictimsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) victim and (b) family support in the (i) the court system and (b) the criminal justice system.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring victims and victims’ families have the information and support they need to navigate the criminal justice system. Implementation of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 is underway, and once commenced, these measures ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking with the Parole Board to ensure that (a) victims and (b) their families have a key role in the decision-making process in early parole release hearings.
Answer: We have interpreted “early parole” to mean a release direction made by the Parole Board once a prisoner serving a parole-eligible sentence has completed the minimum custodial term (tariff) set at the point of sentence and so becomes eligible for release. ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of early parole release decisions on (a) victim wellbeing and (b) public confidence in the criminal justice system.
Answer: We have interpreted “early parole” to mean a release direction made by the Parole Board once a prisoner serving a parole-eligible sentence has completed the minimum custodial term (tariff) set at the point of sentence and so becomes eligible for release. ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits of excluding people convicted of violent offences from early parole eligibility.
Answer: We have interpreted “early parole” to mean a release direction made by the Parole Board once a prisoner serving a parole-eligible sentence has completed the minimum custodial term (tariff) set at the point of sentence and so becomes eligible for release. ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been granted early parole in each of the last five years; and how many prisoners granted early parole subsequently committed (a) violent and (b) sexual offences in each of the last five ye
Answer: We have interpreted “early parole” to mean a release direction made by the Parole Board once a prisoner serving a parole-eligible sentence has completed the minimum custodial term (tariff) set at the point of sentence and so becomes eligible for release.T...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Parole Board on the involvement of victims in early parole release decisions.
Answer: We have interpreted “early parole” to mean a release direction made by the Parole Board once a prisoner serving a parole-eligible sentence has completed the minimum custodial term (tariff) set at the point of sentence and so becomes eligible for release.I...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOpen PrisonsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners serving sentences for (a) violent and (b) sexual offences have been transferred to open prisons in the last five years.
Answer: The relevant data for this PQ has been attached alongside the answer.Prisoners are required to pass thorough risk assessments to become eligible for a move into open conditions, and we retain the ability to return prisoners to closed conditions if there i...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOpen PrisonsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has any plans to review (a) policies on the transfer of prisoners to open prisons and (b) the eligibility criteria for prisoners to be moved to open prisons.
Answer: There are no current plans to revise the policy on transfer of prisoners to open prisons, or the eligibility criteria. As with all prison categories, this matter is kept under continuous review. Changes may be made, as necessary, to adapt the capacity of ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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