Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Undocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have crossed the English Channel in small boats have been linked to proscribed terrorist groups in each of the last three years.
Answer: The first priority of Government is protecting national security and the safety of UK citizens. All applications for UK immigration status, including for all those arriving through illegal migration routes, are subject to comprehensive checks.It would not...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: EqualityMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds data on much money the Armed Forces have spent on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programmes in each of the last three years.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 6 May 2025 to Question 49058 to the hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay.
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made about the potential merits of making all Ofsted inspections unannounced.
Answer: Ofsted typically gives a short period of notice of its inspections. This supports the effective conduct of the inspection visit. Ofsted also has the ability to inspect without notice where it has concerns about a provider.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSleep: Health EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase awareness among parents of safe sleeping practices for babies.
Answer: Advice on safe sleeping is provided to parents through health visitors, midwives and early years professionals at key points during pregnancy and a child’s early months, in line with nationally recognised guidance. Best Start Family Hubs act as a front do...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made about the effectiveness of the Early years foundation stage statutory framework in offering sufficient guidance on safe sleep for babies.
Answer: The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which all early years providers are required to follow, includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidanceThe Early Years qualificati...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPre-school Education: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government has plans to increase levels of safe sleep regulations for babies in the Early years foundation stage statutory framework.
Answer: The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which all early years providers are required to follow, includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidanceThe Early Years qualificati...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNurseries: SleepDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her department is taking to ensure all nursery staff receive sufficient training regarding safe sleep for babies.
Answer: The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework, which all early years providers are required to follow, includes a requirement for babies to be placed down to sleep in line with the latest government safety guidanceThe Early Years qualificati...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChildcare: ProtectionDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve safeguarding practices at (a) nurseries and (b) childcare centres.
Answer: The safety of our youngest children is our utmost priority, and the department continually monitors and strengthens safeguarding requirements across early years settings, including nurseries and childcare centres.In September 2025, we implemented changes ...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will declare a national emergency regarding the cross Channel small boat migration crisis.
Answer: The number of small boat crossings is too high and this Government is taking action. The Home Secretary has announced the most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in decades, removing the incentives that bring illegal migrants to the UK and scali...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an estimate on the number of international students in British universities she expects to be part of Erasmus scheme exchanges after the UK rejoins the scheme.
Answer: In 2018/19, there were approximately 31,000 inbound higher education student mobilities via the Erasmus+ Programme. There were approximately 16,000 outbound higher education student mobilities in the same year.The department expects there will be a greate...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under InfluenceHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on trends in the number of offences for driving under the influence of (a) alcohol and (b) drugs.
Answer: The Home Office collects information on the number of notifiable offences recorded by the police in England and Wales, including the number of ‘Causing death by careless driving under influence of drink or drugs’ offences. These are published on a quarter...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMotorcycles: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on trends in the level of antisocial behaviour relating to nuisance bikers.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes quarterly data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on the percentage of respondents who reported antisocial behaviour in their area, broken down by type of ASB. This includes “Drink related...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnti-social Behaviour: NoiseHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on trends in the level of antisocial behaviour relating to noise.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes quarterly data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on the percentage of respondents who reported antisocial behaviour in their area, broken down by type of ASB. This includes “Drink related...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on trends in the level of alcohol related antisocial behaviour.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes quarterly data from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) on the percentage of respondents who reported antisocial behaviour in their area, broken down by type of ASB. This includes “Drink related...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on trends in the level of drug misuse crime.
Answer: The ONS publishes data from Crime Survey in England and Wales on the extent and trends of illicit drug use and it can be found here:https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/drugmisuseinenglandandwalesappendixtableThe Ho...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Anti-social BehaviourHome OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will give police further powers to combat antisocial drug smoking within houses.
Answer: The police, local authorities and other relevant agencies already have a range of flexible tools and powers that they can use to respond to anti-social behaviour, including drug misuse. This includes the powers provided by the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNigeria: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to raise at the United Nations the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the written ministerial statement published on 27 November 2025 (HCWS1105).
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWales Office: MarketingWales OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: Over the last three financial years, the department spent the following on advertising: 2023-24: Nil2024-25: £20,248.402025-26 to date: £26,751.60 The advertising spend was on the UK Government campaign to promote the availability of the UK Government and...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordScotland Office: MarketingScotland OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Department has spent the following on advertising and marketing over the last three financial years.Financial YearAdvertising £’000Marketing £’0002024-2550,277.07-2023-2420,570.85-2022-232,806.24-
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Office: MarketingNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Northern Ireland Office’s expenditure on (a) advertising and (b) marketing for the last three complete financial years, and the current financial year to date, is set out below: Financial YearArea(a) Advertising(b) Marketing2022-23NIO Core£5,709.84£0....
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: MarketingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: Total spend with our media buying and planning agencies for the last three financial years is as follows: Financial years under the previous government 22/2323/24£313,854£110,81823red (creative agency, media planner); OmniGov (media buyers)OmniGov (media ...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: MarketingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: The table below details Defra’s advertising and marketing costs for the 22/23, 23/24 and 24/25 financial years. Defra publishes details on spend on a monthly basis on GOV.UK as part of routine government transparency arrangements. 22/2323/2424/25Advertis...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: MarketingDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Department has spent the following amounts in each of the last three financial years on advertising and marketing: FY22/23FY23/24FY24/25Advertising£1,041,149.81£1,546,059£927,082.90Marketing£331,874.93£343,914.01£336,125.07
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: MarketingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: The advertising and marketing spend will be as follows, ‘24-25 £3m (Core & Agencies), 23-24 restated figures £6m (Core & Agencies) & 22-23 restated figures £1m (Core & Agencies).’ All figures can be found in the annual reports. Core and Ag...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: MarketingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their Department has spent on (a) advertising and (b) marketing in each of the last three years.
Answer: Government marketing supports the effective communication of operational and policy objectives by effectively understanding and meeting the needs of citizens and businesses, changing behaviours for personal, societal and economic benefit.Total advertising...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
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