Andrew Mitchell MP: written questions
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Dementia: Clinical TrialsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the availability of clinical trials for dementia patients.
Answer: Government responsibility for delivering dementia research is shared between the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with research delivered via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and the Department for Science, Innovatio...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArthur Terry Learning PartnershipDepartment for EducationTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide further (a) financial and (b) other support to the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership in the West Midlands.
Answer: The department continues to work closely with The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership to ensure rapid and sustained improvement across its schools. This includes weekly meetings focused on stabilising learning and supporting both staff and pupils across the...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, whether additional monitoring is in place to ensure that the recommendations fr
Answer: Natural England is in regular dialogue with Birmingham City Council, Severn Trent Water and other partners to review progress with the implementation of its recommendations relating to the condition of Sutton Park SSSI. This is in addition to its conditio...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what housing developments in the vicinity of Sutton Park have been discussed be
Answer: I am not aware of discussions between Defra officials and Birmingham City Council.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordZimbabwe: CommonwealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with her counterparts in the Commonwealth to help support Zimbabwe rejoin the Commonwealth.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer he received on 23 June 2025 in response to Question 57617. We will update the House if there are any new developments.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployment Schemes: Birmingham and SolihullDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has set a target for the number of job starts to be offered to long-term unemployed 18–21-year-olds on Universal Credit in Birmingham and Solihull during the first 6 months of the Jobs Guaran
Answer: The government is investing over £1.5 billion in tackling youth unemployment and inactivity, including £820 million for the expanded Youth Guarantee and £725 million for the Growth and Skills Levy. This will provide young people aged 16–24 with greater su...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: BirminghamDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce concentrations of fine particulate matter in the Birmingham City Council area.
Answer: Birmingham City Council is responsible for reviewing and assessing air quality in its area. The 2025 Birmingham Air Quality Annual Status Report notes continued action to reduce PM2.5 through implementation of the Birmingham Clean Air Zone, fleet renewal ...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPollution Control: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what recent discussions her Department has had with Severn Trent on how sewage
Answer: The most recent discussion Natural England has had with Severn Trent regarding how sewage infrastructure failures can be avoided in Sutton Park was a meeting on 13 November 2025 in conjunction with the Environment Agency. This discussion was part of ongoi...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what official guidance has been issued by the Forestry Commission to Birmingham
Answer: The Forestry Commission has approved a Felling Licence based on a management plan, which includes permissions for both thinning and conditional felling, alongside 4.99 hectares of heathland restoration. This plan was approved for a 10-year period in Septe...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what steps her Department has taken since the decline in the condition of the p
Answer: Natural England (NE) and the Forestry Commission are working with Birmingham City Council (BCC) to review on-site management to address the decline in habitat condition. This includes: improved grazing; addressing scrub and bracken encroachment; managemen...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, on what date a decline in the condition of the park’s woodland and heathland ha
Answer: The woodland feature has been recorded as unfavourable since 2012, and was first identified as declining in the condition assessment published in March 2025. The heathland feature has been unfavourable since 2000, and was first identified as declining in ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: SurchargesTreasuryTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100313More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2025 to Question 97744 on Council Tax: Sutton Coldfield, if she will publish the evidential basis for the claim that the surcharge will raise £400m in revenue in 2028/29.
Answer: The policy costing note for the High Value Council Tax Surcharge is available on page 51 of the Budget 2025 policy costings document: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692872fd2a37784b16ecf676/Budget_2025-Policy_Costings.pdf
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHotels: West MidlandsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to support hoteliers in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the hospitality sector as a valuable contributor to the UK economy. The Government recognises the significant pressures facing the hospitality industry, including hotels, and is providing support through various m...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArts: West MidlandsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support growth within the creative industries in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Creative Industries Sector Plan is a new 10-year plan to tackle barriers to growth and maximise opportunities across the creative industries sector, with the aim of making the UK the number one destination for creativity and innovation by 2035.The Cre...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHedgehogs: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support hedgehog conservation initiatives in the West Midlands.
Answer: Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are being prepared by responsible authorities to agree on priorities that help nature recover and support species of local and national importance. Responsible authorities are required to consider national environme...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: BirminghamHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to allocate additional police resources to tackle antisocial behaviour in the Birmingham City Council area.
Answer: Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour is a top priority for this Government, and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.Under the Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, we are putting neighbourhood officers back into communities. £200 million has been m...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDiabetes: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle inequalities in (a) waiting times and (b) access to treatment for diabetes in the West Midlands.
Answer: Action is being taken across the West Midland integrated care boards (ICBs) to address inequalities in waiting times and access to treatment for diabetesThis action includes strengthening monitoring of data and to identify delays and variation, improving ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSerious Violence Reduction OrdersHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99709More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 70321 on Stop and Search: West Midlands, when she will publish the evaluation of the Serious Violence Reduction Orders pilot.
Answer: Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were piloted for two years throughout Merseyside, Sussex, Thames Valley and West Midlands police force areas. The pilot took place between 19 April 2023 and 18 April 2025.The pilot has been independently evaluated...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBreastfeeding: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve breastfeeding support in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government is committed to giving every child the best start in life and support for breastfeeding plays an important role in achieving this.Most families will receive breastfeeding information and support from midwives and health visitors. We are cur...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordReoffenders: West MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to help reduce levels of reoffending in the West Midlands.
Answer: HMPPS Area Executive Directors (AEDs) are responsible for leading a joined-up approach to prisons and probation in their region, alongside working with criminal justice partners such as the police and local authorities to address the causes of offending a...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPreventive Medicine: Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support community-based preventative services for older people in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: As part of a broader strategy to improve quality of care and prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, the National Health Service is implementing various preventative services to support older people in maintaining their health and independence. For examp...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: TaxationTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99159More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential savings to the public purse of the closure of the online filing service to support small businesses with simple tax affairs.
Answer: I understand the impact the closure of this service for filing company accounts and tax returns may have on small, unrepresented businesses.The service is closing because Companies House is modernising its accounts filing requirements under the Economic C...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: TaxationTreasuryTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99151More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with small business owners on the closure of the online filing service to support small, unrepresented businesses with simple tax affairs.
Answer: I understand the impact the closure of this service for filing company accounts and tax returns may have on small, unrepresented businesses.The service is closing because Companies House is modernising its accounts filing requirements under the Economic C...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBiodiversity and Pollution: Sutton ParkDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with Birmingham City Council on (a) pollution and (b) decreasing biodiversity in Sutton Park.
Answer: Sutton Park is both a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a National Nature Reserve. Natural England (NE) has an ongoing constructive dialogue with Birmingham City Council (BCC), which manages the park, about its management of the park’s import...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSutton ParkMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Birmingham City Council on the devolution of the management of Sutton Park to the Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council.
Answer: Ministers meet regularly with external stakeholders. Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly on GOV.UK. MHCLG is working closely with Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council on the Pride in Place Pro...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
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