Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Health Services: Foreign NationalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the cost to the public purse of treatment for people who came to Britain only for (a) health and (b) medical treatment in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Department does not collect or hold the information requested.
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will reinstate the winter fuel payment in full.
Answer: The Government has increased the level at which Winter Fuel Payments are means-tested in England and Wales from winter 2025/26 so that the vast majority of pensioners – around 9 million individuals – will benefit from them.
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTourism: PublicityDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86304More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to promote UK tourism in other countries.
Answer: DCMS works with the national tourism agency, VisitBritain, to champion visits to Britain to a worldwide audience with the aim of ensuring that the economic benefits of tourism are felt by all regions and nations.To drive more inbound visits across Britain...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: AshfieldDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure there is adequate mental health support in Ashfield constituency.
Answer: NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board is responsible for commissioning National Health Service mental health services to meet the needs of people in Ashfield.Nationally, the Government is committed to creating an environment that promot...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Post-traumatic Stress DisorderDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure veterans receive appropriate support for PTSD.
Answer: In addition to the mainstream mental health services commissioned by integrated care boards, NHS England commissions Op COURAGE which is the bespoke integrated veterans’ mental health and wellbeing service. The service provides a fully integrated mental h...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to remove interest rates on student loans.
Answer: Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree. To consider both students and taxpayers, and ensure the real value of the loans over the repayment term, interest rates are lin...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: AshfieldDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve availability of grassroots football facilities in Ashfield constituency.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that communities across the UK benefit from high-quality sport facilities - including new and improved pitches, changing rooms, goalposts and floodlights - to help enable people to get active and build pride in plac...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParoleMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have successfully applied for parole before their minimum sentence has been served.
Answer: We have interpreted “eligible for parole” to mean that a prisoner must lawfully be referred to the Parole Board of England & Wales to assess whether they can be safely released into the community on licence.The statutory framework on parole for both i...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Transfers: HomicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making people convicted of murder ineligible for transfer to open prisons.
Answer: Public protection is the Government’s foremost priority when considering any progression within the custodial estate.There are no current plans to restrict those convicted of murder from being held in open prison conditions, as long as it safe to do so.A ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParoleMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of (a) murder, (b) other violent offences, and (c) sexual offences have successfully applied for parole in each of the last 3 years.
Answer: I must clarify that prisoners serving parole eligible sentences do not apply for parole. By law, the Secretary of State for Justice must refer such prisoners to the independent Parole Board at the point of earliest eligibility in line with the sentence be...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParoleMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how are victims' opinions taken into account in parole decisions for prisoners before they have served their minimum term.
Answer: Prisoners may not be considered for release by the Parole Board until they have served the minimum custodial term imposed by the court. Victims have important rights when it comes to prisoners who are eligible for release via direction from the Parole Boa...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParoleMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85323More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of making prisoners ineligible for parole until after they have served their minimum term in prison.
Answer: Prisoners may only be considered for release by the Parole Board once their minimum term has been served; this is known as the parole eligibility date (or tariff expiry date for indeterminate sentences). This statutory safeguard guarantees that no prisone...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordParoleMinistry of JusticeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons prisoners can become eligible for parole before their earliest potential release date.
Answer: We have interpreted “eligible for parole” to mean that a prisoner must lawfully be referred to the Parole Board of England & Wales to assess whether they can be safely released into the community on licence.The statutory framework on parole for both i...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUnadopted RoadsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to enforce time limits for development companies of newbuild housing estates to have roads adopte
Answer: I refer the hon. and Rt Hon. Members to the answer given to Question UIN 80700 on 20 October 2025.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on trends in the level of incidents of (a) violence and (b) abuse towards public transport workers.
Answer: The British Transport Police are responsible for policing the railway in England, Scotland and Wales and they record the number of incidents of violence and abuse against rail workers. Analysis by the Department of Violence Against the Person offences sho...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Crimes of ViolenceDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the safety of public transportation workers from (a) violence and (b) other abuse.
Answer: Violence or abuse against public transport workers is unacceptable. The Government is committed to ensuring that staff across the network not only feel safe but are safe while carrying out their duties. The Department for Transport works closely with the ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Anti-social BehaviourDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce antisocial behaviour on public transport.
Answer: The Department is working across government and with partners, including the British Transport Police (BTP), the transport industry and local authorities, to ensure that everyone feels and is safe when travelling.This includes proposals in the Bus Service...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: Anti-social BehaviourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce antisocial behaviour from visitors to countryside areas.
Answer: Natural England (NE) continues to actively promote the Countryside Code through a range of public information campaigns. Recent initiatives have included educational outreach in schools and broader public campaigns aimed at raising awareness of responsibl...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing Estates: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October to Question 80700 on Property Management Companies: Repairs and Maintenance, whether newbuild housing estate developers can apply for County
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 80700 on 20 October 2025.
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve the (a) autonomy and (b) wellbeing of deaf residents in care homes.
Answer: Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population. That is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market and to commission a range of high-quality, sustainable,...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: Care HomesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) staff training on support for and (b) support available to deaf residents in care homes.
Answer: The Government is taking steps to improve the quality of adult social care, which will include deaf people in care homes.The Department is committed to enhancing the skills of staff working in adult social care. To this end, the Department launched the Ad...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: Mental CapacityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that deaf people are not wrongly identified as lacking mental capacity due to communication barriers.
Answer: The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 already provides a legislative basis for providing interpreters, including British Sign Language interpreters, for people with specific communication needs. One of the foundational principles of the MCA is that individua...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHearing Impairment: Mental CapacityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many deaf individuals have been wrongly assessed under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 as a result of communication barriers in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department does not hold the requested data.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Capacity: Sign LanguageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take legislative steps to ensure that BSL interpreters are provided during mental capacity assessments.
Answer: The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 already provides a legislative basis for providing interpreters, including British Sign Language interpreters, for people with specific communication needs. One of the foundational principles of the MCA is that individua...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCare Homes: Sign LanguageDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that British Sign Language services are provided in care homes in England.
Answer: Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their population. That is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market and to commission a range of high-quality, sustainable,...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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