Andrew Mitchell MP: written questions
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Stop and Search: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 July 2025 to Question 69007 on Stop and Search: West Midlands, whether the number of times stop and search powers were used under Serious Violence Reduction Orders in the
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 SVRO pilot has been independently eval...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGreen Belt: Birmingham City CouncilMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions her Department has had with Birmingham City Council on the potential impact of proposed changes to green belt protections on (a) access to green space and
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework is clear about the importance of conserving and enhancing the natural and environment Planning policies and decisions should contribute to, and enhance, the natural and local environment by minimising impacts on and ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTree Planting: West MidlandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding from tree planting schemes has been granted to the West Midlands in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Government is working towards the statutory target to reach 16.5% tree canopy and woodland cover in England by 2050. Defra and the Forestry Commission are funding a significant package of grants and supporting activity across England to increase tree ...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTraining and Vocational Education: West MidlandsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding she has allocated to expand (a) vocational and (b) technical training routes in the West Midlands.
Answer: This government is making a substantial investment in skills, with £3 billion of additional funding across the Spending Review period, including an additional £1.2 billion a year by 2028/29.This includes continuing to invest in apprenticeships and the gro...
Answered 4 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Sutton ColdfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Sutton Coldfield constituency have access to mental health support teams.
Answer: The government will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school by expanding mental health support teams (MHSTs) by the end of 2029/30, so every child and young person has access to early support to address problems before the...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Charging PointsDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many public electric vehicle charging points have been installed in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Sutton Coldfield constituency in the last 12 months.
Answer: Data on public electric vehicle charging devices in the UK, held by the Department for Transport, are sourced from the electric vehicle charging platform Zapmap. These statistics show when charging devices were added to the data source, which is not neces...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to (a) autism and (b) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder assessments in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: The Government has recognised that, nationally, the demand for assessments for autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has grown significantly in recent years, and that people are experiencing severe delays in accessing such assessments...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Public PlacesHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the police on tackling illegal motorbike driving in public spaces in the West Midlands.
Answer: Tackling anti-social behaviour is a top priority for this Government and a key part of our Safer Streets Mission.Our Crime and Policing Bill will give the police greater powers to clamp down on all vehicles, including motorbikes, involved in anti-social b...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage business investment in (a) Sutton Coldfield constituency and (b) the West Midlands.
Answer: This department is taking significant steps to encourage business investment across the West Midlands, including Sutton Coldfield constituency. For 2025/26, we have committed £490,700 in core funding to Business Growth West Midlands through the West Midla...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUrban Areas: Sutton ColdfieldMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help support economic growth in Sutton Coldfield town centre.
Answer: Sutton Coldfield is receiving up to £20 million of funding and support over the next decade through the Plan for Neighbourhoods. This initiative aims to transform the area by unleashing its full potential, investing in improved community services such as ...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands on tackling knife crime.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission and I have regular engagement with policing colleagues, including Police and Crime Commissioners, on how we can collectively achieve this ambition.During Knif...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Orders: West MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of community service hours offenders have completed in the West Midlands in each of the last five years.
Answer: Between July 2021 and December 2024, a total of 1,272,250 hours of unpaid work were worked in the West Midlands.YearUnpaid work hours workedJuly to December 2021143,360January to December 2022352,660January to December 2023371,915January to December 20244...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStop and Search: West MidlandsHome OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many times stop and search powers have been used under Serious Violence Reduction Orders in the West Midlands.
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 is being independently evaluated...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: VacanciesMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many vacancies for prison officers there were in the West Midlands in the latest period for which figures are available.
Answer: In the latest published figures as of 31 March 2025, there were 89 FTE fewer staff in post compared to the target staffing level. This relates to the full-time equivalent, adjusted for different contracted hours, for Band 3 to 5 Prison Officers working in...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEndometriosis: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for endometriosis treatment in the West Midlands.
Answer: As of the end of May 2025, the latest available data, the Gynaecology Service waiting list, which includes those waiting for endometriosis treatment, for the West Midlands stood at 64,594, with 52.1% of patient pathways within 18 weeks.As set out in the P...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual and Reproductive Health: Sutton ColdfieldDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the capacity of sexual health services in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: Local authorities in England, including Birmingham, which is the upper tier local authority for Sutton Coldfield, are responsible for commissioning comprehensive, open access to most sexual health services (SHSs) funded through the Public Health Grant. In...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times in hospitals in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government recognises that urgent and emergency care performance has fallen short in recent years and is committed to restoring accident and emergency waiting times to the National Health Service constitutional standard across England, including in th...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: Older PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help ensure that older people can engage in community sports in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, including older people, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities.Sport and physical activity play a vital role in driving positive public health outcome...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the punctuality of (a) Avanti West Coast, (b) CrossCountry and (c) West Midlands Railway.
Answer: Punctuality (percentage of station calls made within three minutes of schedule) for these three operators were as follows in the most recent rail period 3 (25 May to 21 June): Avanti West Coast – 60.1 per cent period 3, 59.1 per cent moving annual average...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Sutton ColdfieldDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the provision of SEND services in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: The constituency of Sutton Coldfield falls under Birmingham City Council.A recent inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) of the Birmingham Local Area Partnership’s arrangements for children and young people with special educational nee...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: West MidlandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of measures in place to tackle fly-tipping in the West Midlands.
Answer: No specific assessment of the effectiveness of measures to tackle fly-tipping in the West Midlands has been made. However, local authorities are required to report the number of fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, this data is publishe...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64404More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people were waiting for treatment from community mental health services in the West Midlands in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: Since July 2023, NHS England has included waiting time metrics for referrals to community-based mental health services in its monthly mental health statistics publication, to help services target the longest waits. Data in the Mental Health Services Datas...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: EmploymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64403More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) male and (b) female ex-offenders found employment within six months of release in the West Midlands in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The latest data available (April 2023-March 2024) shows that 13.0% of females and 21.8% of males in the West Midlands region were employed six months after release from custody, a gap of 8.8 percentage points. This represents 30 females and 715 males from...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: EmploymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of effectiveness of her Department's programmes for supporting offenders in returning to employment in Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Answer: We know that finding employment after release reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. That is why the Government’s manifesto commits to break the cycle of reoffending by better supporting prisons to link up with e...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: West MidlandsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of Foreign Direct Investment projects in the West Midlands.
Answer: The Office for Investment (OfI) collaborates with stakeholders across the West Midlands to promote strategic foreign investment opportunities and to drive high-quality jobs growth in the region. Through a strategic initiative, the OfI provides funding to ...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
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