Callum Anderson MP: written questions
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Trade Agreements: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of UK-India trade talks in supporting advanced manufacturing.
Answer: The UK-India FTA is estimated to increase bilateral trade by £25.5 billion, and UK GDP by £4.8 billion each and every year in the long term. As part of this agreement, India will cut tariffs on a number of advanced manufacturing goods such as automotives,...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Gulf StatesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support investment into key growth sectors through the UK-Gulf economic partnerships.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade maintains strong relations with Gulf investors and encourages them towards opportunities in key growth sectors through the Strategic and Sovereign Investment partnerships coordinated by the Office for Investment. We a...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: New ZealandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-New Zealand trade agreement on SME exporters located in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
Answer: The UK-New Zealand FTA benefits every region of the UK including Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. It also includes commitments to support SMEs to trade, including through a standalone SME chapter. Data is not collected centrally on the impact of the UK-...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to increase trade and investment opportunities for food and drink producers in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade has significantly increased trade and investment opportunities for food and drink producers through several trade agreements, including the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agre...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: JapanDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support businesses in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency to benefit from the UK-Japan strategic partnership.
Answer: The Government is taking forward a new Industrial Strategy Partnership with Japan to support all UK businesses, including those from Buckingham and Bletchley through joint initiatives in innovation, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing and furthering ...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: Capital MarketsTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55727More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of capital markets reform on fintech firms.
Answer: The government is committed to reinvigorating our capital markets to deliver growth across the UK and is pursuing ambitious reforms to make our markets even more competitive. These reforms, including the FCA’s new UK Listings Rules and the government’s pr...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: JapanTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55726More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to evaluate the long-term fiscal impacts of the UK-Japan partnership.
Answer: The Treasury does not produce official economic and fiscal forecasts. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is responsible for producing forecasts of the UK economy. The relationship has strengthened in recent years, following the 2020 Co...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: Indo-Pacific RegionTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55725More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the UK’s fiscal resilience in the context of trade liberalisation with Indo-Pacific partners.
Answer: The Treasury does not produce official economic and fiscal forecasts. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility is responsible for producing forecasts of the UK economy. Growth is the central mission of the government and can support the stability ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment in UK: United Arab EmiratesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure regional access to investment under the UK-UAE Investment Partnership.
Answer: As part of the UK-UAE Sovereign Investment Partnership, the Office for Investment has worked with Emirati investors to explore investment opportunities across the UK and UAE investment can be found across the UK, driving growth and prosperity across key s...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCapital Markets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55723More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure investor protection is maintained alongside regulatory reform in capital markets.
Answer: The government is committed to reinvigorating our capital markets to deliver growth across the UK and is pursuing ambitious reforms to make our markets even more competitive. These reforms, including the FCA’s new UK Listings Rules and the government’s pr...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPISCESTreasuryTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55722More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the introduction of the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System on SME listings on UK capital markets.
Answer: The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) seeks to complement the government’s wide ranging and ongoing reforms to boost the UK as a listing destination. PISCES aims to make private secondary markets more transparent and eff...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for TransportTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of available driving tests in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport Se...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sexual Violence Advisers: BuckinghamshireMinistry of JusticeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of demand for independent sexual violence advisers in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice recognises the important role that Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) play in supporting victims of sexual violence.The Department provides annual grant funding to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wale...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: Victim Support SchemesHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to allocate the £20 million fund to services supporting victims of abuse in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes.
Answer: On Monday 12 May, we announced a £19.9m funding boost to support thousands more victims of violence against women and girls (VAWG). This funding will help victims access specialist services . This includes £6m for specialist helplines to support victims o...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Milton KeynesHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support schools in Milton Keynes in delivering anti-violence education programmes.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission. Driving down youth-related violence across the UK, including in Milton Keynes, will play a key role in meeting this ambition.Through the Young Futures Progra...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: Milton KeynesHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support community groups in Milton Keynes to prevent youth involvement in violent crime.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission. Driving down youth-related violence across the UK, including in Milton Keynes, will play a key role in meeting this ambition.Through the Young Futures Progra...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffensive Weapons: Milton KeynesHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to remove dangerous weapons from the streets in Milton Keynes.
Answer: Halving knife crime over the next decade is a key part of the Government’s Safer Streets Mission. Driving down youth-related violence across the UK, including in Milton Keynes, will play a key role in meeting this ambition.Through the Young Futures Progra...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Milton KeynesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of elective care in Milton Keynes.
Answer: As of March 2025, performance against the 18-week standard stood at 59.8% nationally. For Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, it stood at 47.79%.The Government has committed to achieving the NHS Constitutional standard that 92% of pati...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the revised national policy statements for energy infrastructure on energy infrastructure development in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: Energy National Policy Statements are not spatial and therefore do not include reference to specific geographical impacts. National Policy Statements provide the framework for decision-making on development consent orders and include clear guidance for de...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: Milton KeynesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55713More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support colleges in Milton Keynes to utilise new technologies to (a) tackle workload and (b) improve outcomes.
Answer: The department has promised to take up a new era in technology, to back our teachers and deliver better life chances for students across the country.We are investing millions of pounds in further evidence generation on the safe and effective use of EdTech...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: BuckinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55712More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the four per cent pay award for teachers in 2025/26 on retention rates in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child’s educational outcome. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made in recruiting additional expert teachers in (a) secondary schools, (b) special schools and (c) colleges in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the in-school factor that has the biggest positive impact on a child’s educational outcome. Recruiting and retaining more qualified, expert teachers is critical to the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity and...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many live Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements were in place in Buckinghamshire as of 11 March 2025.
Answer: As of 11 March 2025, there are 323 farmers who have accepted a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement (SFI Pilot, SFI 23 and SFI EO) in Buckinghamshire.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the 3,000 farming businesses that started but did not submit applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2024 scheme after 12 January 2025 are based in Buckinghamshir
Answer: There are 34 farming businesses in Buckinghamshire that started but did not submit an application to the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2024 scheme after 12 January 2025.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPre-school education: BuckinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of five-year-olds in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire who met a good level of development in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile in the most recent
Answer: Information on the proportion of five year-olds who have a good level of development by local authority is published annually in the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results statistics release. The release is available here: https://explore-education-...
Answered 22 May 2025
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