Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Universities: Freedom of ExpressionDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help support students to challenge issues of free speech on university campuses.
Answer: Higher education (HE) must be a space for robust discussion, intellectual rigour and exposure to new ideas. These expectations on our universities are long standing and not negotiable.There are already routes of redress for students where they believe tha...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversities: Freedom of ExpressionDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help ensure free speech is maintained on university campuses.
Answer: This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom. We commenced provisions from the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 on 1 August 2025 that strengthen provider duties on free speech, including a requirement to p...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: Rural AreasDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure people in rural communities can access library services.
Answer: The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 requires all local authorities in England to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service. Each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library se...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTennis: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help improve access to public tennis courts.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone, regardless of background, should have access to and benefit from quality sport and physical activity opportunities. That has to mean delivering a range of facilities across the country based on what e...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Foreign NationalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the total cost to the public purse of universal credit payments for foreign nationals in the last 5 years.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Foreign NationalsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he has considered the potential merits of preventing foreign nationals from being able to claim universal credit.
Answer: Most migrants with temporary visas cannot access public fund benefits such as Universal Credit. Access is usually at the point of settlement, which for most people will be after they have lived in the UK legally for five years, and the Home Office plans t...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: CharitiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the long-term financial viability of animal rescue centres and sanctuaries which are not registered charities.
Answer: As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, Defra will launch a consultation on licensing domestic rescue and rehoming organisations. This consultation will consider the potential impacts on the sector, including any financial implications.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: CharitiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of taxation policy on animal rescue centres and sanctuaries.
Answer: As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, Defra will launch a consultation on licensing domestic rescue and rehoming organisations. This consultation will consider the potential impacts on the sector, including any financial implications.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: CharitiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support animal rescue centres and sanctuaries.
Answer: As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, Defra will launch a consultation on licensing domestic rescue and rehoming organisations. This consultation will consider the potential impacts on the sector, including any financial implications.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPupils: AbsenteeismDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle persistent absence at (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
Answer: The department is taking a range of measures to tackle persistent absence in both primary and secondary schools. The statutory guidance ‘Working together to improve school attendance’ requires schools to take a support-first approach, including appointing...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEducationDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve educational opportunities in former coalfield areas.
Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed. Our mission is to make this a reality across the country, including in former coalfield areas.We’re investing £9.5 billion into early years next year to help families access affordabl...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGCSE: DisadvantagedDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help improve GCSE pass rates among pupils eligible for free school meals in the Ashfield constituency.
Answer: The ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper sets out our plans to build a system that supports every child to achieve and thrive.It sets a clear path to raising standards and broadens children’s education. This includes a refreshed curriculum, im...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve standards in schools.
Answer: The ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ White Paper sets a clear path to ensuring every child can achieve and thrive, from tackling the scourge of child poverty to securing the highest school standards for all young people.When children born under this g...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: CurriculumDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure all secondary schools offer a wide range of GCSE subject options.
Answer: As part of their duty to teach a broad and balanced curriculum, schools are expected to offer a range of subject options to help meet the aspirations of all pupils.On 23 February, the department published a consultation which includes proposals to improve...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of guidelines on support for SEND children in the mainstream education system.
Answer: To support children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), we will help mainstream settings to make the necessary changes to embed inclusive practice. We will develop new National Inclusion Standards to bring greater clarity and evidence ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDisease Controls: AirportsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what procedures are in place to help prevent the inward transmission of diseases to through international airports.
Answer: The UK Biological Security Strategy provides the overarching national strategic framework for biological risks.The Public Health Aircraft Regulations (1979) require commanders of incoming aircraft to notify authorities if there is any suspicion of infecti...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will provide an estimate of the total cost of legal aid for foreign nationals in the last 5 years.
Answer: This information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department hold data on the number of foreign nationals who have received legal aid.
Answer: This information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available prison spaces.
Answer: As set out in the December 2024 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, this Government is committed to delivering an additional 14,000 prison places and aims to do so by 2031. Our build programme consists of the construction of four new prisons, including HMP ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: ChildrenDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders in education to discuss antisocial behaviour amongst school children.
Answer: The department engages regularly with teachers and headteachers and their representative bodies on a range of issues, including pupil behaviour.All schools are required by law to have a behaviour policy which outlines effective strategies that encourage g...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of in person GP appointments.
Answer: The Government has committed to guarantee a face-to-face appointment for all those who want one. The National Health Service is clear that general practices must provide face-to-face appointments, alongside remote consultations, and patients’ input into c...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHospitals: Power FailuresDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure backup energy generators at hospitals are well maintained.
Answer: It is the responsibility of each National Health Service provider to have resilience plans and procedures in place. Guidance is provided to the NHS within the Health Technical Memorandum 06 series, namely Health Technical Memorandum 06-01: Electrical serv...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRetail Trade: Urban AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support high street businesses.
Answer: Our Small Business Plan sets out how government will support high street businesses in the everyday economy. Later this year, MHCLG will publish a new High Streets Strategy setting out how we can support high streets to thrive.This will build upon MHCLG's...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of levels of homelessness.
Answer: The government regularly publishes data on homelessness on gov.uk here.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she engaged with (a) the Security Service and (b) other security agencies prior to the approval of the planned Chinese Embassy by the Secretary of State for Housing,
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Security Minister on 20 January.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
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