Stuart Anderson MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Public Health: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) innovation and (b) collaboration in improving public health outcomes in rural areas.
Answer: Upper and single tier local authorities have a statutory duty to take steps to improve the health of local people. Under this duty, local authorities commission a range of public health services and are responsible for determining the most effective appro...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: South ShropshireDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve services for young people in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: Local authorities play a key part in delivering youth services, reflected in their statutory duty to provide sufficient leisure-time activities and facilities in line with local needs. In 25/26 we are investing £8m in the Local Youth Transformation (LYT) ...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAcademies: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to restore the academy conversion support grant.
Answer: The department has no plans to restore the academy conversion support grant. Voluntary conversion is a choice for schools and trusts to make.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMidlands Air Ambulance CharityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help support Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.
Answer: The Department does not directly fund air ambulance services on a routine basis. Air ambulances in England operate as independent charities and are supported by the National Health Service through the provision and training of key clinical staff.
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the planned timetable for gigabit rollout on rural areas.
Answer: According to the independent website, Thinkbroadband.com, 89% of premises in the UK already have access to a gigabit-capable broadband connection. The government is still committed to ensuring 99% of premises receive gigabit coverage by 2032.The funding, ...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the land use framework will support sustainable food production on farms.
Answer: The Land Use Consultation launched this year was underpinned by analysis of land use change for nature restoration and other objectives. This included analysis of potential spatial distributions of change to 2050, taking account of land’s suitability for ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the time taken to implement gigabit rollout in rural areas on those areas.
Answer: More than £2.4 billion of Project Gigabit contracts have already been signed to connect over one million more premises with gigabit-capable broadband. These premises fall predominantly in rural areas. As of the end of March 2025, over 1.2 million premises...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to introduce a young cancer patients travel fund.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the answer given to the Rt Hon. Member for Clapham and Brixton Hill on 1 April 2025 to Question 42011.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: South ShropshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) high streets and (b) town centres in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: This Department is committed to support constituencies like South Shropshire grow their high streets and town centres. Our Plan for Small Businesses sets out how government will work across departments to tackle high street decline.This year 500 towns inc...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Ownership FundMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding is available for community ownership projects.
Answer: The government is committed to supporting community ownership and empowering local people to take control of valued community assets.As part of the forthcoming English Devolution Bill, this government will legislate to introduce a new Community Right to B...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPride in Place Programme: South ShropshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department plans to provide through the Plan for Neighbourhoods to (a) towns and (b) villages in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: On 25 September the government announced the Pride in Place Programme, supporting 244 of Great Britain’s most in need neighbourhoods with up to £20 million each over the next decade. This will serve as the cornerstone of this government’s support for comm...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support households that are off the (a) gas and (b) electricity grid to improve their energy efficiency.
Answer: We expect transitioning to clean heat will involve installing a heat pump for most off-gas-grid properties as these are cost-effective, proven technologies. The government has announced measures to support consumers with heat pump installations. The gover...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVillage Halls: GrantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to launch a smaller village halls grants scheme.
Answer: While there are currently no plans to launch a new smaller village hall grants scheme, we continue to support village halls through the Platinum Jubilee Village Halls Fund. This scheme has provided grants to help modernise facilities, improve accessibilit...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Social ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of the NHS in social care delivery.
Answer: Social care delivery is part of our vision for a Neighbourhood Health Service that shifts care from hospitals to communities, with more personalised, proactive and joined-up health and care services that help people stay independent for as long as possibl...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) financial and (b) legal support has been made available for local nature recovery strategies.
Answer: Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) were established by the Environment Act 2021. Responsible authorities must follow the LNRS regulations and have regard to LNRS statutory guidance when preparing the LNRS for their area. Over FY23/24 and FY24/25, Def...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity AssetsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for community land projects.
Answer: The government recognises that the community-led housing sector delivers a wide range of benefits including strengthening community participation in local decision-making, engendering community cohesion, achieving high quality design and strengthening the...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the number of police forces.
Answer: This Government is committed to addressing the strategic challenges policing faces. We specifically recognise the problems around fragmentation and resultant inefficiencies across the 43 police forces, which many police system leaders have highlighted.The...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPark Homes: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to publish a call for evidence on park home sales commission.
Answer: The government recognise that there are longstanding concerns about the requirement to pay site owners a commission upon sale of a park home.The previous government published a report in June 2022 on the impact of a change in the maximum park home sale co...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGambling: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69039More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a single remote gambling duty on the sustainability of the horseracing sector.
Answer: The Government consultation on proposals to simplify the current gambling tax system by merging the three current taxes that cover remote (including online) gambling into one closed on 21 July 2025. The proposed changes are intended to reduce complexity a...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: South ShropshireMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking as part of the Valour programme to support veterans in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: This Government remains committed to delivering on our manifesto promise to ensure that veterans in South Shropshire and across the country achieve the recognition, support and opportunities they deserve.That is why we recently launched VALOUR, our commit...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: Permitted Development RightsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending permitted development rights on farm productivity.
Answer: The Government’s commitment to farming and food security remains steadfast, which is why the government is investing £2.7 billion a year into sustainable food production and nature’s recovery, with funding for our Environmental Land Management schemes inc...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWales Office: ApprenticesWales OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether she is taking steps to increase the number of apprenticeships within her Department.
Answer: Apprenticeships are available to new and existing Wales Office staff and my Department promotes these opportunities through Ministry of Justice (MoJ) intranet bulletins and Wales Office staff newsletters. When vacancies arise, the Department also consider...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: ApprenticesScotland OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he is taking steps to increase the number of apprenticeships within his Department.
Answer: We remain committed to supporting the use of apprenticeships across the civil service to break down barriers to opportunity. The Scotland Office considers the use of apprenticeships for all relevant recruitment campaigns.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: ApprenticesNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he is taking steps to increase the number of apprenticeships within his Department.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office remains committed to supporting the use of apprenticeships to break down barriers to opportunity. This includes supporting the Government’s commitment to 2,000 digital apprenticeships through its TechTrack scheme by 2030 to imp...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses and Social ClubsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department is taking steps to help increase the number of community (a) pubs and (b) social clubs.
Answer: This Government recognises the crucial role that pubs and social clubs play in our communities, supporting local economies, providing a sense of community pride, and fostering belonging and connection. We want to support communities to take ownership of a...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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