Stuart Anderson MP: written questions
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Roads: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department is taking steps to identify long-term solutions to (a) potholes and (b) other road defects.
Answer: The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to enabling local highway authorities to maintain and renew their local highway networks effectively. For this financial year 2025/26 we have already announced a funding upl...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPark HomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to support park home owners.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 39735 on 27 March 2025.
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: Bereavement CounsellingDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help schools support pupils experiencing childhood bereavement.
Answer: It is vital that when a child suffers a bereavement, they are aware of and able to access the support they need. Schools know their pupils best and do an excellent job in supporting them through a range of adverse life experiences, including bereavement. ...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Services: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the capacity of the National Health Service in helping local authorities to improve the social care sector.
Answer: The National Health Service plays an important role by working collaboratively with local authorities to deliver social care.Integrated care partnerships bring integrated care boards and partner local authorities together, alongside wider system partners,...
Answered 10 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast ClubsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many breakfast club early adopters there are in (a) rural and (b) urban areas.
Answer: In order to test and learn about how best to support schools in implementing new free universal breakfast clubs, the department has selected over 750 early adopter schools to deliver from summer term 2025, ahead of national roll out to all schools with pr...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to support women impacted by increases to the State Pension Age in South Shropshire.
Answer: The Government seeks to support people who can work, by helping them to retain, return to or progress in employment. That is why the Government is reforming employment support to ensure it helps everyone who needs it.DWP currently offers employment suppor...
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she has taken to improve funding available for youth sports competitions.
Answer: This Government puts children and young people at the heart of our priorities. This includes breaking down barriers to opportunity for every child to access high-quality sport and physical activity, especially those who are less likely to be active. We ar...
Answered 11 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Rural AreasDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help people in rural areas with energy costs.
Answer: The Government believes that our mission to deliver clean power by 2030 is the best way to break our dependence on global fossil fuel markets and protect billpayers permanently. The creation of Great British Energy will help us to harness clean energy and...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to consult on a statutory target for food production self-sufficiency.
Answer: Our ambitious food strategy will set and deliver clear long-term outcomes that create a healthier, fairer, and more resilient food system. The food strategy will consider the critical role that domestic production plays in our food security. We are develo...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: South ShropshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help improve the water quality of rivers in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: Cleaning up England’s rivers, lakes and seas is a priority for the Government. The Government has taken immediate and substantive action to address the performance of water companies who are not delivering for the environment or their customers. That is w...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour in rural towns and villages.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour (ASB) is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.The Government’s Plan for Change, announced by the Prime Minister on 5 December, sets out how we will reduce ASB. Every police force a...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure Centres: South ShropshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support access to leisure facilities in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: The Government recognises that leisure facilities are important to communities up and down the country.The ongoing responsibility for public leisure facilities lies at Local Authority level. Local Authorities work in partnership with operators who manage ...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth: Cultural RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help increase opportunities for cultural exchange across the Commonwealth.
Answer: The UK works closely with the Commonwealth, its institutions and with our Commonwealth family through our network of High Commissions. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office supports a range of pan-Commonwealth initiatives, including through its...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: South ShropshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to support the tourism sector in South Shropshire.
Answer: With coastal and countryside destinations making up 25% of domestic day trips and 31% of domestic overnight stays in 2023, tourism is recognised as a key sector with the potential to contribute strongly to economic growth and pride in place of an area.The...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic GrowthTreasuryTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41140More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of recent trends in economic growth.
Answer: The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) are the Government’s official economic forecaster. They published their Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO) on 26th March. They forecast GDP growth to be 1.0% in 2025, 1.9% in 2026, 1.8% in 2027, 1.7% i...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: South ShropshireTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40589More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support the hospitality sector in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the hospitality sector and we recognise the significant contribution they have on the UK economy. Delivering on our manifesto pledge, we will introduce permanently lower tax rates for high street retail, hospit...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40588More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that Government procurement focuses on SMEs in local economies.
Answer: The Procurement Act has introduced a number of reforms to make it easier for small businesses to access public sector supply-chains and removing unnecessary burdens and costs, including:a new duty on contracting authorities to have regard to their partici...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of firearms licences and renewals for (a) game keepers and (b) veterinarians.
Answer: On 5 February 2025, increased fees came into effect for firearms licensing applications processed by police forces. This gave effect to a commitment in the Government’s manifesto. A full impact assessment was published alongside the Firearms (Variation of...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Envoy on Freedom of Religion or BeliefForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will put the role of Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief on a statutory footing.
Answer: The UK is committed to championing freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all around the world. However, we do not see additional value in making the role of envoy statutory. No special envoy roles in the UK are enshrined in legislation and legislation ...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPrivate Education: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases to employer's National Insurance Contributions on independent specialist schools.
Answer: The government has taken the decision to increase the rate of employer National Insurance contributions (NIC) from 6 April 2025 by 1.2 percentage points, from 13.8% to 15%, to ensure it can deliver the investment that public services need.From April 2025,...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFamily HubsDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to deliver at least one Family Hub in every local authority area.
Answer: The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give children the best start in life, measured by a record 75% of children starting school ready to learn, measured by the number hitting the early learning goals at the end of reception.Delivering...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Credit: South ShropshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help expedite Pension Credit claims from South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: The Government put in place the biggest ever pension Credit take-up drive. To help ensure it has the capacity to assess all claims within reasonable timeframes, the Department deployed over 500 additional staff. On 27 February 2025 we published Pension Cr...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Cost EffectivenessHome OfficeTabled 21 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the projected savings that will be raised via the police collaboration and efficiency programme.
Answer: In her Written Ministerial statement of 19 November (Statement UIN HCWS232) the Home Secretary set out her intention to work with policing on a package of reforms to ensure it can operate efficiently and effectively, deliver the Safer Streets Mission and ...
Answered 31 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic LibrariesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help public libraries expand outreach work.
Answer: Public libraries are funded by local authorities. Each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a delivery model to meet those requirements within available resources. This could include a mobile and ...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to focus public sector procurement on locally produced food.
Answer: The new national procurement policy statement sets out requirements for Government contracts, favouring high-quality products that we believe British producers are well-placed to supply, aiding our ambition for half of food supplied into public sector cat...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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