Stuart Anderson MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Energy: Public BuildingsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase energy efficiency in (a) hospitals, (b) schools and (c) other public sector buildings.
Answer: The Government continues to improve the energy efficiency of hospitals, schools and other public buildings primarily though the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, which provides public sector organisations a funding stream to help them install low carb...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of resources to support the further education sector in (a) South Shropshire and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: Further education (FE) plays a critical role in delivering the government’s missions and ensuring that everyone has access to the opportunities they need, breaking down the barriers to their success and boosting economic growth.FE funding, including the a...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCommunity HospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to (a) increase funding available and (b) improve recruitment for community hospitals.
Answer: Departmental budgets for 2025/26 will be confirmed at my Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s next Budget, on 30 October 2024. We are committed to training the staff we need to ensure patients are cared for by the right professional, when and...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Election 2024: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9623More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to respond formally to the Electoral Commission's report entitled Voter ID at the 2024 UK general election.
Answer: Yes – the Government intends to respond to the Electoral Commission’s interim report on the UK Parliamentary General Election. We understand that the Commission will publish their full report later this year, and we intend to respond to both reports toget...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForestry England: Public ConsultationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to increase engagement with public consultations undertaken by Forestry England.
Answer: Forestry England remains committed to ensuring the public has the opportunity to comment on its future plans, such as in cases of new woodland creation. Forestry England will continue to make sure that its consultation process supports its duty to balance...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help improve gigabit broadband connectivity in (a) South Shropshire constituency and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: According to the independent website ThinkBroadband.com, 99% of premises in the South Shropshire constituency have access to superfast broadband speeds (>=30 Mbps) and 48% can access a gigabit-capable (>1000 Mbps) connection.Remaining premises that ...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the potential health impacts of means-testing the winter fuel payment.
Answer: No such discussions took place. The Government is committed to a preventative approach to public health. Keeping people warm and well at home and improving the quality of new and existing homes will play an essential part in enabling people to live longer...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing defence expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 for small businesses in supply chains.
Answer: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in a vibrant and flexible UK defence industry, delivering innovation and supporting a wide variety of high quality jobs across the United Kingdom. The Strategic Defence Review and the Defence Ind...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with the (a) Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) Minister for the Cabinet Office on establishing a compensation scheme for women affected by changes to the state pension age
Answer: In the course of conducting the business of her Department, the Secretary of State has many discussions with Cabinet colleagues. As stated on 07 October (Women’s State Pension Age: Compensation - Hansard - UK Parliament), I am the first Minister in eight ...
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many recruits for the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been trained by (a) UK armed forces and (b) international partners based in the UK since 2014.
Answer: This Government is proud of the role UK forces have played in training Ukrainian Armed Forces recruits. Since Putin's invasion of Crimea in 2014, the UK has trained over 77,000 Ukrainian personnel. This includes. · Op ORBITAL (2015-2022) - Over 22,000 Ukr...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future of Operation Interflex.
Answer: On 6 September 2024 at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group the Defence Secretary announced that the hugely successful UK led Op INTERFLEX, which has trained over 47,000 Ukrainian personnel, will continue until at least the end of 2025.The announcement highl...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of NHS provision for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of ADHD and ASD in South Shropshire.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services, in line with rele...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure as many people as are eligible sign up for Pension Credit in (a) South Shropshire, (b) the West Midlands and (c) across England.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions wrote to all local authorities on 20 August. The letter acknowledged the vital role local authorities play in supporting their communities. The Government recognises that many loca...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence and Security ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review will conclude in its entirety before the next Spending Review commences.
Answer: The reviewers will report regularly on progress to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Defence and will make their final report to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the Defence Secretary - with recommendatio...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date he expects UK defence spending to reach 2.5 per cent of GDP.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 22 July to Question 117.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his proposed timetable is for UK defence spending reaching 2.5% of GDP.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 22 July to Question 117.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Police Air Service: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the sufficiency of funding to the National Police Air Service.
Answer: The National Police Air Service (NPAS) provides borderless, round-the-clock, crewed police air support across England and Wales.The Home Office supports NPAS through the provision of an annual capital grant. For the Financial Year 2024/25, this grant is £...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospices in (a) South Shropshire constituency and (b) the West Midlands receive (i) adequate and (ii) sustainable funding.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs), including those in Shropshire and the wider West Midlands, must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in p...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to continue the Libraries Improvement Fund.
Answer: Any decision as to the future of the Fund is a matter for the current Spending Review process.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to publish a land use framework.
Answer: The Government will publish a Land Use Framework for England in due course in the form of a Green Paper, accompanied by a public consultation.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include (a) shotgun licences and (b) veteran ID cards as accepted forms of voter identification in (i) general and (ii) local elections.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 1157 on 30 July 2024.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue the Half-Term Activities Fund in (a) Shropshire and (b) the UK.
Answer: The future of the holiday activities and food programme beyond 31 March 2025 is subject to the next government Spending Review taking place this autumn and the department will communicate the outcome of that process in due course.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for rural schools (a) in South Shropshire constituency and (b) nationally.
Answer: The national funding formula (NFF) accounts for the challenges faced by small schools in rural areas through the lump sum and sparsity factors. The lump sum provides a fixed amount of £134,000 that is unrelated to pupil numbers, and so is particularly ben...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFarmers: PayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that farmers are fairly remunerated for their produce.
Answer: The Government will deliver a resilient and healthy food system, with a new deal that ensures fairness in the supply chain across all sectors. Farmers should always receive a fair price for their products and the Government is committed to tackling contra...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: PayHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional funding will be provided to Police and Crime Commissioners (a) to deliver above-inflation pay rises and (b) long term.
Answer: Police officer pay is determined by the Home Secretary, following advice from the independent Police Remuneration Review Body and Senior Salaries Review Body. On 29 July, the Government announced it had accepted the Review Bodies’ recommendations to award...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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