Callum Anderson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Pre-school education: AdmissionsDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of early years providers in England that may increase their capacity through the use of free flow outdoor space under the proposed changes to the early years
Answer: The expansion of funded childcare is continuing to support families. The department is exploring new ways to help providers offer more high-quality childcare places for working families, which includes access to outdoor space. Therefore, the department ha...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: BuckinghamshireDepartment for EducationTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursery places she expects the programme to deliver 6,000 new school-based early years places to create in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.
Answer: Of the 300 schools which received funding under the School-Based Nurseries Capital Grant 2024/2025, three are in Milton Keynes and one is in Buckinghamshire. These projects are all expanding their existing nursery provision to provide additional childcare...
Answered 7 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordContraceptives: PharmacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many community pharmacies provide Pharmacy Contraception Services as of May 2025 in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: The most recent available data from January 2025 showed that there were 15 community pharmacies providing services in Buckingham and Bletchley. The contraception service is an additional service that contractors can choose to provide. The latest full set ...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Low Income Scheme: BuckinghamshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire are eligible for free NHS prescriptions under the low-income scheme.
Answer: The information requested is not held. Eligibility for the NHS Low Income Scheme and the amount of help an individual can get depends on their weekly income and necessary outgoings, plus any savings or investments they have at the time of application. Giv...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrescriptions: Fees and ChargesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of prescription items dispensed in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire were exempt from charges for each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested has been provided by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA). It has not been possible to collate data for the Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire area alone as this would require the NHSBSA to hold postcodes for all addresses...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of SMEs in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes that have secured angel investment in the last 24 months.
Answer: Business angels are a significant source of equity investment for start-up and early-stage businesses. Angel investments are typically private arrangements and therefore there is no requirement for them to be publicly reported. The British Business Bank s...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCompanies: FinanceDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies in the scale-up category have accessed British Business Bank-backed debt finance in the last 24 months.
Answer: The British Business Bank publishes performance data on the Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) on a quarterly basis. Up to 31 December 2024, GGS has been utilised by accredited lenders to enable 13,447 scheme facilities, totalling £2.11 billion. The data is br...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on lending approval rates for SMEs applying for finance to invest in (a) technology, (b) commercial premises and (c) workforce training since 2022.
Answer: Earlier this year, DBT launched a call for evidence on access to finance to better understand the barriers that SMEs experience when applying for loans. However, currently available results from the SME Finance Monitor provides the following data on SMEs ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many SMEs located in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes in receipt of British Business Bank support in the last 12 months also sought finance from high street banks.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not hold data relating to businesses also seeking finance from high street banks.
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of trends in the level of tiered lending rate structures in SME finance products offered by UK-regulated banks since 2022.
Answer: Tiered interest rates relate to retail deposits and personal loans, not commercial finance. Bank of England data shows that interest rates on lending by banks to UK SMEs are as follows:In March 2025, effective interest rates for new SME loans were 6.75%In...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: LoansDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what data his Department holds on the proportion of British Business Bank-backed loans which include personal guarantee requirements from borrowers.
Answer: The British Business Bank utilises accredited delivery partners to deliver its schemes. Under the Growth Guarantee Scheme (formerly the Recovery Loan Scheme), delivery partners are required to apply personal guarantees where they would in the course of th...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Capture and Storage: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of how many jobs carbon capture and storage network initiatives will create in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes over the next five years.
Answer: A strong UK CCUS sector will support well paid, highly skilled jobs across the UK, supporting 50,000 jobs in the 2030s across the CCUS industry. Whilst there are no projects that are currently being negotiated with HMG through the cluster sequencing proce...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the potential change in renewable energy capacity in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire over the next five years.
Answer: The Department does not forecast changes in renewable electricity capacity at this level. The progress of UK renewable electricity projects over 150 kW through the planning system are published in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD).
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon Emissions: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49840More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the contribution to the UK's 2030 net zero target of (a) Milton Keynes and (b) Buckinghamshire.
Answer: Central Government does not set net zero targets for local government, however, Government recognises the important role of local places, including Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire, to help realise our national 2050 net zero target. Great British Energy,...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the current capacity is of renewable energy generation in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: Renewable electricity generation statistics for each local authority are published in Regional Renewable Statistics. At the end of 2023, Buckinghamshire’s recorded electricity generation capacity was 223 MW.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: BuckinghamshireTreasuryTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49838More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes she estimates will be affected by changes to the Income Tax Self Assessment criteria.
Answer: The information is not available. HMRC does not hold unitary authority-level estimates of taxpayers who could be affected by changes to the Income Tax Self-Assessment following the criteria review.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxationTreasuryTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49837More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the estimated administrative cost savings to HMRC are from tax simplification measures announced in Spring 2025.
Answer: The tax simplification measures announced will support economic growth by reducing burdens on businesses, employers and employees. The ongoing Spending Review will, once collectively agreed by Cabinet, set out HMRC’s settlement, including the administrati...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: BuckinghamshireTreasuryTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49836More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many taxpayers in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes are expected to be removed from Income Tax Self Assessment following the recent criteria review.
Answer: HMRC does not hold unitary authority-level estimates of taxpayers who could be removed from Self-Assessment following the criteria review.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPension Funds: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Financial Reporting Council’s review of the Stewardship Code on pension schemes' decarbonisation goals.
Answer: The UK Stewardship Code is voluntary and provides signatories with an opportunity to report in a transparent and comparable way for clients and beneficiaries on how the signatory is delivering on the investment approaches mandated by their clients. The Fi...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average funding is allocated per pharmacy in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency under the 2025–26 contractual framework.
Answer: In 2025/26, funding for the core community pharmacy contractual framework will be increased to £3.073 billion. This represents the largest uplift in funding of any part of the National Health Service, at over 19% across 2024/25 and 2025/26. There is also ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: BuckinghamshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GPs in (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes have been recruited through the increase to the Additional Roles Reimbursement Sc
Answer: As of 31 March 2025, the number of general practitioners (GPs) who had been recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) was 26 in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB), and 58 in the NHS Buckingha...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many GP practices in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency have received funding for estate upgrades.
Answer: The Buckingham and Bletchley constituency falls into the areas of two integrated care boards (ICBs). No practices in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) ICB, part of the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency, will be receiving money from ...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: Buckingham and BletchleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the GP-to-patient ratio is in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: As of 31 March 2025, the median number of full time equivalent doctors in general practice per 10,000 registered patients in the Buckingham and Bletchley constituency was 4.5.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: BuckinghamshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many recently qualified GPs have been recruited in (A) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme since April 2024.
Answer: As of 31 March 2025, the number of general practitioners (GPs) who had been recruited through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) was 26 in the NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (ICB), and 58 in the NHS Buckingha...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStrokes: Bedfordshire and Thames ValleyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to allocate capital funding to improve stroke care infrastructure within the (a) Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire Integrated Care Board and (b) Bedfordsh
Answer: The Government is committed to shifting the focus of the National Health Service out of hospitals and into the community through our 10-Year Health Plan, and recognises that delivering high-quality NHS healthcare services requires the right infrastructure...
Answered 4 Apr 2025
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