Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions
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Universal Credit: FraudDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of fraudulent Universal Credit claims.
Answer: This government will not tolerate fraud or waste anywhere in public services, including in the social security system.We are determined to reduce fraud and error and are currently exploring all options on how best to achieve our goal. Latest estimates, in...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordObesity: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle rising levels of obesity among people under 25 years old.
Answer: Supporting people to stay healthier for longer is at the heart of the Government’s Health Mission. We face a childhood obesity crisis, and the Government will take action to tackle it head on, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHM Courts and Tribunals Service: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for tribunal hearings.
Answer: We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload in the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal including the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal. Reducing outstanding caseloads is the key measure to bringing down the waiting times for ...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Rented HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to ensure that British citizens are prioritised in social housing allocation.
Answer: The Government published a response to the consultation on reforms to social housing allocations on 2 September. It is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-reforms-to-social-housing-allocations/outcome/government-respo...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2771More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure that high street banks and building societies are incentivised to provide bank hubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK’s world-leading financial services sector enables all people to have access to affordable products and services. That’s why the Government is working closely with industry to ensure that 350 banking hubs...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefibrillatorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide a sufficient number of public defibrillators to ensure that one is always accessible within five minutes of a cardiac arrest.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. We have made a further £500,000 available to fulfil existing applications to the...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHeat BatteriesTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2769More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will grant heat batteries Energy Saving Material status.
Answer: The installation of qualifying energy-saving materials in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a relevant charitable purpose benefits from a temporary VAT zero rate until March 2027, after which they will revert to the reduced rate of V...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHeat Batteries: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of heat batteries on decarbonising homes.
Answer: Heat batteries are one of the most promising alternative electric heating technologies because they utilise time of use tariffs, do not require outside space and are cheaper to install than heat pumps in some circumstance. However, heat batteries are also...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLeasehold: Property Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to regulate services provided by management agencies to leaseholders.
Answer: The Government will act quickly to provide homeowners with greater rights, powers, and protections over their homes by implementing the provisions of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, including those designed to increase service charge transpare...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTransport for London: StaffDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions her Department has had with Transport for London on staff shortages.
Answer: Transport in London is devolved and is the responsibility of the Mayor of London and TfL. DfT Officials work closely with TfL on a range of issues.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to support artificial intelligence projects.
Answer: The DSIT Secretary of State is committed to enabling the public sector to better adopt AI safely and in a way that saves people time, and the department’s role as the Digital Centre of Government is critical to that. There is a range of expertise within D...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHamas: RussiaMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the extent of relations between Hamas and Russia.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence continues to assess the international relationships of terrorist organisations on regional and global security, alongside the potential policy implications.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: AsylumForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people claiming asylum in the UK are being detained on the British Indian Ocean Territory as of 30 August 2024.
Answer: 64 migrants remain under the care of the BIOT Administration. The BIOT Administration is considering their claims for protection i.e. non-refoulement back to Sri Lanka.
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the security situation in Israel.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence has regular discussions with his Israeli counterpart regarding the security situation in Israel.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: SecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the security situation in Israel.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has visited Israel and discussed the security situation with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Katz. We continue to urge Israeli and other regional actors to engage with the US-led discussions to reach a political settlem...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: Private Military and Security CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department has spent on private security companies in the British Indian Ocean Territory in each of the last five years.
Answer: The FCDO provides financial support to the BIOT Administration to enable it to discharge its responsibilities. We are not aware of the FCDO itself having spent any money on private security companies in BIOT in the last five years.
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: Press FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure press freedom in the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer: Issues relating to media regulation on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) are a matter for the BIOT Administration.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: British Overseas TerritoriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to visit British Overseas Territories within the next six months.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary is keen to visit the Overseas Territories, where diary demands allow. The Foreign Secretary and the Minister for the Overseas Territories, will continue to engage directly with the Overseas Territories, including during the November ...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAustralia: Foreign RelationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has met his Australian counterpart since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence met his Australian counterpart, the Hon. Richard Marles MP, on 13 July 2024 when the Minister joined the Secretary of State on a visit to Sheffield Forgemasters.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: SwitzerlandDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with her Swiss counterpart on the potential merits of direct rail connections between London and Basel.
Answer: The Government fully supports the growth of international rail passenger services, including potential new direct connections, and recognises the socio-economic benefits that these provide for UK citizens and businesses. DfT officials regularly engage wit...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVisas: SwitzerlandHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has met her Swiss counterpart to discuss facilitated mobility for Swiss and British professionals to travel to the UK and Switzerland.
Answer: The Secretary of State for the Home Department has had no meetings to date with her Swiss counterpart. Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has met his Swiss counterpart, but it would not be appropriate to comment on the detail of those discussi...
Answered 4 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHereditary Peers: By-electionsCabinet OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2754More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Government has a planned timetable for the removal of the right for hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords and (b) his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of (i) endi
Answer: As a first step in reform of the House of Lords, the Government has introduced the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, which will remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords. The Government is committed to other reforms ...
Answered 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSwitzerland: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met his Swiss counterpart since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and Federal Councillor, Ignazio Cassis, who is head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, had an introductory meeting at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on 26 and 27 July 2024.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: RohingyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on engaging with the government of Bangladesh on the matter of the Rohingya people in Bangladesh.
Answer: As a leading donor to the Rohingya refugee response, the UK Government has provided over £391 million in Bangladesh to the Rohingya and host communities since 2017. We are committed to supporting the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh including ongoing suppo...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to implement procurement deals agreed with the government of Bangladesh.
Answer: In August, the UK Government welcomed the appointment of the Interim Government in Bangladesh, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The British High Commission continues to engage with the Interim Government in Bangladesh on key priorities. The ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
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