Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions
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Tobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58169More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the decrease in tobacco duty as set out in HMRC's annual tax receipts bulletin with the ONS smoking prevalence data in (a) 2023 to 2024 and (b) 2024-2025.
Answer: In 2023/24 tobacco duty receipts totalled £8,804 million. In 2024/25, tobacco duty receipts fell 10% to £7,926 million. ONS smoking prevalence data is published by calendar year. In 2023 approximately 12% of over 18s in the UK were current smokers. The ON...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAdditional Curates Society: FinanceChurch CommissionersTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57216More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Commissioners have received reports of financial impropriety at the Additional Curates Society.
Answer: The Church Commissioners have not received any reports regarding the Additional Curates Society. As a separate charity, the Additional Curates Society does not come under the remit or management of the Church Commissioners or the National Church Instituti...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmokingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56705More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made towards Smokefree 2030.
Answer: Smokefree 2030 was Government policy prior to and until the July 2024 General Election. The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill will help deliver our current ambition to create a smoke-free generation, gradually ending the sale of tobacco products across the ...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54690More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of (a) HMRC tobacco duty receipts with (b) ONS smoking prevalence data in (i) 2023-2024 and (ii) 2024-2025
Answer: In 2023/24, tobacco duty receipts totalled £8,804 million. In 2024/25, tobacco duty receipts fell 10% to £7,926 million.ONS smoking prevalence data has been published up to the calendar year 2023. In that year, approximately 12% of over 18s in the UK were...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Dogs: Social Rented HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to re-issue guidance to local authorities on requests from owners who have exempted their XL Bully dogs to keep their pets in social housing.
Answer: Guidance on the ban on XL Bullies is available on GOV.UK In relation to keeping XL Bully dogs in social housing, or other rented accommodation, it is for the housing provider to decide their own policies on whether they permit tenants to keep exempted ban...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: Public AppointmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena has a Public Service Commission to advise the Governor when making appointments to the public service.
Answer: St Helena does not have a Public Service Commission. The Governor works closely with the St Helena Government on public service appointments and in accordance with the St Helena Constitution.
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: Bank Services and Financial ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to provide (a) financial and (b) technical support to enable the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena to deliver (i) financial and (
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) continues to work closely with the Government of St Helena to strengthen its financial sector and banking services, which have been identified as potential growth sectors.The FCDO provides financial ...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon North Eastern RailwayDepartment for TransportTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) she and (b) officials in her Department had discussions with LNER on the (i) commissioning and (ii) publication of the report entitled “Impact of Open Access Operations on LNER – at stations with di
Answer: Train operators are not required to seek the Department for Transport’s approval for business-as-usual research funded within their approved budgets.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordLondon North Eastern RailwayDepartment for TransportTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much LNER paid for the report commissioned from Jacobs consultancy entitled Impact of Open Access Operations on LNER – at stations with direct LNER services, published on 10 April 2025.
Answer: The Department does not hold this information.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: PoliceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Governor of Saint Helena decides which positions in the police service are filled by Technical Cooperation Officers.
Answer: The budget for all Technical Cooperation Officers (TCO) is set by Saint Helena Government Ministers. The St Helena Government's Technical Cooperation Monitoring Group oversees the budget and TCO appointments. In line with St Helena's Constitution, the Chi...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: Public ExpenditureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2025 to Question 49725 on Saint Helena: Public Finance, what initiatives other than the Tourism Development Fund his Department supports to im
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is providing £35.79 million in financial aid to St Helena for the 2025/26 fiscal year. The St Helena Government (SHG) allocates a portion of this funding to advance its policy objectives, including a...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: AviationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49901 on Saint Helena: Aviation, whether the weather causing delayed flights includes wind shear; and whether this was ident
Answer: Poor weather including cloud cover, high winds and wind shear has on occasion caused delays to scheduled flight services to St Helena Airport. Prior to the airport's construction, the initial expert advice provided to the former Department for Internation...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: PoliceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2025 to Question 49724 on Saint Helena: Police, whether the national average salary for locally recruited police constables includes the salar
Answer: The national average salary provided in response to Question 49724 did not include salaries for Technical Cooperation Officers (TCO). The St Helena Government sets TCO salaries to compete with the overseas job market and secure candidates with the advance...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 16 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52846More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2025 to Question 22583 on Government Departments: Procurement, what further discussions he has had with the Institution of Civil Engineers on releasing a new edition of the C
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 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many regularisation of unauthorised building work applications the Building Safety Regulator rejected in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 47 pa
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision t...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many regularisation of unauthorised building work applications the Building Safety Regulator approved in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 47 pa
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision t...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many regularisation of unauthorised building work applications received by the Building Safety Regulator were withdrawn at the applicant’s request in each month between Octob
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision t...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many regularisation of unauthorised building work applications the Building Safety Regulator received in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 47 of
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision t...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many emergency repair notices the Building Safety Regulator received in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 10 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildi
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. The BSR will shortly be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times fo...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications were rejected by the Building Safety Regulator in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 44 of the Building (Higher-Risk Buildings
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision t...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many approvals of applications were received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within and (b) after the statutory timeframe of eight weeks in each month between October 20
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, the BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decisi...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many completion certificate applications to the Building Safety Regulator were withdrawn at the applicants request in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under reg
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. The BSR will shortly be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times fo...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many completion certificate applications the Building Safety Regulator received in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 40 of the Building (Higher-
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. The BSR will shortly be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision times fo...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications were rejected by the Building Safety Regulator in each month between October 2023 and April 2025 under regulation 15 of the Building (Highe
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decision t...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: SafetyMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many building control applications were received by the Building Safety Regulator (a) within and (b) after the statutory timeframe of eight weeks in each month between Octobe
Answer: The Department and the Building Safety Regulator recognise the value to the sector in providing performance data. From this quarter, the BSR will be publishing quarterly data demonstrating the volumes of applications received, recorded outcomes and decisi...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
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