Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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NHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the cost to the NHS of wasted medicines.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of a coordinated approach to reduce medicine wastage, improve efficiencies, and lower costs for taxpayers. NHS England leads a medicine optimisation programme to enhance patient outcomes, ensure medication is taken...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce medicine wastage in the NHS.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of a coordinated approach to reduce medicine wastage, improve efficiencies, and lower costs for taxpayers. NHS England leads a medicine optimisation programme to enhance patient outcomes, ensure medication is taken...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate his Department has made of levels of medicine wastage in the NHS.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of a coordinated approach to reduce medicine wastage, improve efficiencies, and lower costs for taxpayers. NHS England leads a medicine optimisation programme to enhance patient outcomes, ensure medication is taken...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: EspionageDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how well prepared the UK transport sector is to combat espionage activity.
Answer: The Government takes its commitment to national security extremely seriously, including for the transport sector. The National Security Act 2023 overhauled previous espionage laws and created a suite of measures designed to enable our law enforcement and ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTransport: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment his Department has made about the potential risk of (a) domestic and (b) international espionage activity impacting transport infrastructure.
Answer: The Department for Transport takes national security extremely seriously. We work with partners across government, internationally, and with industry to understand, mitigate and respond to the full range of threats to the transport sector, including espio...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: EspionageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how well prepared the UK energy sector is to combat espionage activity.
Answer: National Security is a key priority for the government. The Department takes the threat of espionage against the energy sector extremely seriously and works closely with industry, regulators and Government partners to ensure a strong and coordinated appro...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy: EspionageDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made on the potential risk of (a) domestic and (b) international espionage activity impacting energy infrastructure.
Answer: The Government keeps the threat of both domestic and international espionage to UK energy infrastructure under regular review. This includes assessments of the threat picture undertaken with industry, security agencies and international counterparts, draw...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRadicalismHome OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made about the level of threat from far-left extremism.
Answer: The UK’s counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, provides a comprehensive framework for tackling all forms of terrorism and is kept under constant review to ensure our approach remains fit for purpose in response to emerging risks and challenges.As outlined ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTravel: Power FailuresDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency measures the Government has in place for instances of major power outages impacting people’s ability to travel by (a) personal private car transport and (b) public transport.
Answer: The Department for Transport considers the risks and potential impacts from power outages through ongoing robust resilience assessment and planning processes. The challenges presented by a range of different vehicle types and modes of transport, including...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Power FailuresDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made about the potential impact of power outages on the ability of people the travel, in the context of the transition to electric cars.
Answer: The Department for Transport considers the risks and potential impacts from power outages through ongoing robust resilience assessment and planning processes. The challenges presented by a range of different vehicle types and modes of transport, including...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Power FailuresDepartment for TransportTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment they have made about the potential impact of power outages on public transport networks using electric vehicles.
Answer: The Department for Transport considers the risks and potential impacts from power outages through ongoing robust resilience assessment and planning processes. The challenges presented by a range of different vehicle types and modes of transport, including...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment the Government has made about the potential merits of using in-ovo sexing technology as an alternative to male chick culling in the egg industry.
Answer: As stated in the recently published Animal Welfare Strategy1 we will encourage industry to end the practice of culling male laying hen chicks. In recent years there has been rapid global progress in a range of technologies that could help end the routine ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Dental Services and Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much money is allocated to providing illegal migrants with (a) dental and (b) health care.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England do not hold the information requested. The overall management of people seeking asylum is a matter for the Home Office.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Dental Services and Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many illegal migrants received (a) dental and (b) healthcare in the each of the last three years.
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England do not hold the information requested. The overall management of people seeking asylum is a matter for the Home Office.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve lessons about (a) financial responsibility and (b) budgeting in schools.
Answer: The government is committed to strengthening pupils’ foundational understanding of financial education in mathematics and citizenship, with digital resources to support teaching, following publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review final report i...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made about the adequacy of teaching in schools on (a) financial responsibility and (b) budgeting.
Answer: The government is committed to strengthening pupils’ foundational understanding of financial education in mathematics and citizenship, with digital resources to support teaching, following publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review final report i...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: CybersecurityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the readiness of the NHS to respond to co-ordinated cyber attacks.
Answer: In the past year, we have invested £37.6 million across health and social care, building on the £338 million invested since 2017. Through our ambitious Cyber Improvement Programme, we are tackling the changing cyber risk head-on, expanding protection and ...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUrban AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support non-metropolitan area towns.
Answer: Economic growth is the number one mission of this government. Across the country growth has stagnated, leading our towns and cities to underperform and living standards to fall. This government will drive growth and unlock investment across the country by...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Labour TurnoverDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase teacher retention.
Answer: A strong retention strategy is at the heart of the government’s pledge for 6,500 more expert teachers, as part of its Plan for Change. The department has already implemented a near 10% pay award over two years and we are offering the Targeted Retention In...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMedicine: Higher EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to increase the number of places for domestic students on medical courses in universities.
Answer: In England, the Office for Students (OfS) sets the maximum fundable limit for medical school places on an annual basis. OfS will publish its intake target for the 2026/27 academic year in due course.For the 2025/26 academic year, OfS has published its int...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the cost of the local government reorganisation programme.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 77631 on 13 October 2025.
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal Mail: StandardsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with Royal Mail on standards of service.
Answer: Ministers and officials have discussions with Royal Mail on a regular basis in its capacity as the universal service provider. Last November, I met the CEOs of Royal Mail and International Distribution Services and raised concerns about Royal Mail’s perfo...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordParents: Cost of LivingTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103854More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support working parents with rising household costs.
Answer: The Government recognises that everyday costs remain too high for many households, including working parents. This is why, at the Budget, the Government took action to bear down on prices and help cut cost of living pressures by targeting everyday expense...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordParents: Cost of LivingTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103853More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of rising household costs on working parents.
Answer: The Government recognises that everyday costs remain too high for many households, including working parents. This is why, at the Budget, the Government took action to bear down on prices and help cut cost of living pressures by targeting everyday expense...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the scale of illegal migration to the UK.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on detected arrivals via illegal routes to the UK in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on detected arrivals by illegal routes is published in table Irr_D01 of the ‘Irregular migration to the U...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
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