Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions
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BRIC CountriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential geopolitical implications of the expansion of BRICS.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary made a speech on 9 January at the FCDO regarding the future of UK foreign policy, where he underlined that we are facing an increasingly volatile world. It remains important for us to understand geopolitical shifts, and ensure the UK...
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of reports of the detention and subsequent release of María Corina Machado; and what represen
Answer: The reported arbitrary detention of Maria Corina Machado was unacceptable. The UK already strongly condemns the ongoing repression against civil society and members of the opposition in Venezuela. We regularly call this out in our public statements and we...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFaroe Islands and Greenland: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark on (a) Greenland and (b) the Faroe Islands since taking office.
Answer: The UK values its strong partnerships with all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark and engages accordingly. On 13 January, I held my second meeting with Greenland's Foreign Minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, in London, to discuss bilateral relations. This followed o...
Answered 20 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDenmark: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) the Minister of State (Europe, North America and Overseas Territories) has met the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark since taking office.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have met the Danish Ambassador through our engagements with the European diplomatic community in London.
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWestern Sahara: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on Western Sahara of Morocco’s autonomy plan.
Answer: The UK continues to support UN-led efforts to reach a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution, based on compromise, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. The UK strongly supports the work of Staff...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Labour TurnoverMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to improve retention of officers in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force.
Answer: The new Government’s work in improving retention and recruitment is part of a package of measures aimed to renew the contract between the nation and those who serve. We are modernising and refining our policies and processes to attract, and then retain th...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBahrain: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will increase funding to the UK Maritime Component Command based at the Naval Support Facility in Bahrain.
Answer: Future funding decisions are subject to the ongoing Spending Review, and the outcome of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: NavyMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to ensure the continued presence of Royal Navy assets in the Middle East maritime theatre.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence keeps its force posture in the Middle East under continual review to safeguard the UK’s national security interests and operational requirements. We remain committed to working with our partners across the region. The Strategic Def...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordPupils: AttendanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken with relevant authorities to impove school attendance in Romford constituency.
Answer: This government is determined to tackle the generational challenge of school absence, which is a fundamental barrier to learning and life chances. Missing school regularly is harmful to a child’s attainment, safety and physical and mental health, which li...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: RomfordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she has taken with relevant authorities to support armed forces veterans with (a) housing and (b) financial support in Romford constituency.
Answer: On 18 December 2024, the government brought into force regulations to exempt all former members of the regular armed forces from local connection and residency tests to facilitate their access to social housing. The regulations removed the five-year limit...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken help improve rates of early diagnosis of lung cancer.
Answer: The National Health Service is taking crucial steps to improve cancer outcomes across England, including for lung cancer. The Targeted Lung Health Check is a national NHS screening programme which is designed to identify cancers at an earlier stage with t...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: RomfordDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with relevant authorities to help tackle drink driving in Romford constituency.
Answer: The Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. The Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will share more deta...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Driving: RomfordDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with relevant authorities to help tackle dangerous driving in Romford constituency.
Answer: The Government takes road safety seriously, and we are committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. The Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will share more deta...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCars: AccidentsDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking with relevant authorities to help reduce the number of fatal car crashes in outer London boroughs.
Answer: Since the general election, the Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy, the first in over a decade. The Department will share more details in due course. Local government is the main delivery agent of road safety. The responsibility to im...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22584More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Institution of Civil Engineers' Roundtable Discussion on the Construction Playbook, published on 15 May 2024, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of aligni
Answer: Cabinet Office officials regularly engage with the ICE and other industry leading organisations, many of which are signatories to our ‘Compact with Industry’. The Construction Playbook is regularly refreshed in collaboration with industry and the public s...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22583More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Institution of Civil Engineers on releasing a new edition of the Construction Playbook.
Answer: Cabinet Office officials regularly engage with the ICE and other industry leading organisations, many of which are signatories to our ‘Compact with Industry’. The Construction Playbook is regularly refreshed in collaboration with industry and the public s...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has taken steps to notify British pensioners retiring abroad that their pension may be frozen.
Answer: The UK's policy on the up-rating of the UK State Pension for recipients living overseas is a longstanding one. The UK state pension is payable worldwide without regard to nationality and is uprated abroad where we have a legal requirement to do so. Up-rat...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: British Nationals AbroadDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have returned to the UK from countries where their state pension has been frozen in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information to be able to answer this question.
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations: British National (Overseas) and Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of requiring Electronic Travel Authorisation on (a) BN(O) and (b) Hong Kong passport holders seeking sanctuary.
Answer: Electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) have been introduced to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK.ETAs were expanded to BN(O) passport holders on 27 November 2024 and are currently...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: ImmigrationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November to Question 12402 on Turks and Caicos Islands: Illegal Immigration, if he would ask the Turks and Caicos Islands government to to make a
Answer: In line with the Turks and Caicos (TCI) Constitution, immigration is a devolved matter for the TCI Government. Following a 2012 census, the latest published figures recorded the number of citizens from Haiti and the Dominican Republic as 10,928 and 1,541 ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: Undocumented MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of the capabilities and (b) effectiveness of support for the Turks & Caicos Islands relating to illegal small boat
Answer: Whilst immigration is a devolved responsibility of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Government, the UK continues to support TCI in tackling irregular migration challenges and illicit maritime activity. I visited TCI in November 2024 and was briefed by N...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: SmugglingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking in the Turks and Caicos Islands to implement preventative measures against potential (a) human, (b) weapons and( c) drugs trafficking linked to illega
Answer: Whilst immigration is a devolved responsibility of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Government, the UK continues to support TCI in tackling irregular migration challenges and illicit maritime activity. I visited TCI in November 2024 and was briefed by N...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: Undocumented MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve (a) communication and (b) coordination with the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands in response to small boat incursions.
Answer: Whilst immigration is a devolved responsibility of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Government, the UK continues to support TCI in tackling irregular migration challenges and illicit maritime activity. I visited TCI in November 2024 and was briefed by N...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: Crimes of ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the measures in place in the Turks and Caicos Islands to prevent the overspilling of violent crime from Haiti.
Answer: The UK Government is resolutely committed to supporting the security of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), including in addressing the impact of ongoing violent crime and its links to instability in Haiti. I visited TCI in November 2024 to understand bet...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTurks and Caicos Islands: Undocumented MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to enhance the capacity of border security forces in the Turks and Caicos Islands to prevent the illegal arrival of small boats.
Answer: Whilst immigration is a devolved responsibility of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Government, the UK continues to support TCI in tackling irregular migration challenges and illicit maritime activity. I visited TCI in November 2024 and was briefed by N...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
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