Stuart Anderson MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Crime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) increase prosecution rates for perpetrators of rural crime and (b) protect victims of those crimes.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of tackling rural crime. We are committed to safeguarding rural communities, with tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, strengthened neighbourhood policing, and stronger laws to prevent farm thef...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) the theft of high value agricultural machinery and (b) other rural crime.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of tackling rural crime. We are committed to safeguarding rural communities, with tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, strengthened neighbourhood policing, and stronger laws to prevent farm thef...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Retail TradeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the number of empty retail units on high streets in (a) Ludlow and Bridgnorth and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: This Government is fully committed to rejuvenating our high streets and supporting the businesses and communities that make our town centres successful.Through the English Devolution Bill we will introduce a strong new ‘right to buy’ for valued community ...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to help support economic growth in (a) Craven Arms and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: Craven Arms lies within Shropshire County Council area which has been allocated a total of £10.8m of core UK Shared Prosperity Funding, as well as a total allocation of £2.6m in Rural Prosperity Funding. Under the UKSPF delegated delivery model, Shropshir...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to help increase agricultural productivity.
Answer: Through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), we fund and support interdisciplinary research linking agriculture, nutrition and health to food security, environmental sustainability, and biodiv...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department plans to spend its budget allocated to agriculture in the 2024-25 financial year; and how much and what proportion of that budget will be spent on support for farmer
Answer: We will deliver a resilient and healthy food system, with a new deal for farmers that works for farmers, food security and nature. The only way to do this effectively is to listen to farmers and others with a stake in our food system, countryside and natu...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: South ShropshireDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the planned 6,500 new teachers will be delivered in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: Delivering the government’s agenda to break down the barriers to opportunity relies on a highly skilled workforce in schools. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England, but the department needs to do more to re...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: South ShropshireHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many youth hubs South Shropshire constituency will receive from the plan to establish a new network of youth hubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to intervening early to stop young people being drawn into crime with an ambition to half knife crime in a decade, accompanied by a new, increased focus on crime prevention.Fundamental to this will be the delivery of our Youth ...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: South ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is on using the Local Transport Fund to help fix potholes across South Shropshire constituency; and what progress her Department has made on fixing potholes since the Local Transpor
Answer: The previous Government made a number of funding commitments in the Network North Command Paper and these will be examined closely by this Government in the coming months.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide £153 million funding for local highways maintenance in Shropshire.
Answer: This Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing our road network as a priority, on which Ministers will say more in future. The previous Government made a number of funding commitments in the ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordHospitals: ShropshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to provide £312 million in funding for Shropshire's Hospital Transformation programme.
Answer: We are committed to delivering the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Transformation Programme as part of the wider National Health Service upgrades programme.This is backed by £312 million of capital investment and will improve services and patient flow acr...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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