Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Bus Services: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve the (a) frequency and (b) and latest timed of bus services in rural areas.
Answer: The Government knows how important, reliable bus services are enabling people to access education, work and vital services. The Government is committed to delivering better bus services across the country, including in rural areas across England. The Gove...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrax Group: North LincolnshireDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he is taking steps to prevent job losses at the Lindsey Oil Refinery.
Answer: The insolvency process at Prax Lindsey is led by the court-appointed Official Receiver, who must act in accordance with his statutory duties and independently of government. On 30 September, the Official Receiver made the independent decision to issue 125...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTolls: Cost of LivingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of road tolls on the cost of living in areas near toll bridges.
Answer: The Government has not carried out a formal assessment of the impact of bridge tolls on the cost of living in nearby areas. While tolls are an additional cost, users also enjoy significant benefits from the availability of such bridges, without which jour...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: DisinformationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives from (a) YouTube and (b) other social media platforms on tackling dangerous (i) DIY, (ii) lifestyle and (iii) recipe
Answer: The Online Safety Act is being implemented by this government and introduced measures to tackle illegal content online and harmful content for children.The child safety duties in the Act are clear on protecting children from harmful content – including da...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYouTube: AdvertisingDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives from YouTube on tackling inappropriate advertising on its platform.
Answer: The Online Safety Act is being implemented by this government and introduced measures to tackle illegal content online and harmful content for children.The child safety duties in the Act are clear on protecting children from harmful content – including da...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Workers: Gig EconomyHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with companies in the gig economy on tackling illegal working.
Answer: The Government is working closely with food delivery platforms in the gig economy to ensure they understand their responsibilities in preventing illegal working. As a result, Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat are undertaking right to work checks on all of...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses to decide which projects to fund through UK foreign aid.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) uses the Programme Operating Framework (PrOF), which is publicly available at this link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-programme-operating-framework
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNew TownsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how he plans to determine which proposed sites for new towns will go ahead.
Answer: On 28 September 2025, the government published the independent New Towns Taskforce report as well as its initial response to that report. Both can be found on gov.uk here.As set out in the initial government response, we warmly welcome all 12 of the locat...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: MigrantsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with humanitarian leave to remain have (a) applied for and (b) received universal credit in each of the last 3 years.
Answer: The information requested for part (i) is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.The Department publishes Universal Credit (UC) immigration status and nationality statistics as part of the Universal Credit statistics pub...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: MigrantsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost to the public purse was for universal credit payments to people with humanitarian leave to remain in each of the last 3 years.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: English LanguageHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to refuse (a) asylum and (b) humanitarian leave to remain to anyone who does not speak English to a proficient level.
Answer: It is not possible to impose language requirements as a prerequisite for being granted protection in the UK.Every asylum claim admitted to the UK asylum system is carefully considered on its individual merits. Protection is normally granted where a claima...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Translation ServicesHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the total cost to the public purse was for the translation of immigration and asylum (a) letters and (b) documentation into foreign languages in each of the last 3 years.
Answer: The Home Office does not provide a document translation service for immigration and asylum letters and documentation. Where documentary evidence is submitted in evidence, it must be translated into English in order for the contents to be taken into accoun...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected were in receipt of Home Office accommodation support on 10 October 2025.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the number of asylum seekers in receipt of support, by support type, is published in table Asy_D11 of the ‘Asylum support detailed datasets’.Individ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what process her Department follows after an asylum seekers’ claim has been rejected.
Answer: Asylum claims can be refused with a right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) or refused without a right of appeal (certified). Those who do not exercise, or do not have, a right of appeal are expected to leave the United...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what procedures her Department has to deport failed asylum seekers.
Answer: Asylum related returns are set out at table Asy_00a of the Asylum summary tables, published at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tablesCaseworker guidance on arranging returns is published on gov.uk at ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers who have had their claim refused have been deported in the last 3 years.
Answer: Asylum related returns are set out at table Asy_00a of the Asylum summary tables, published at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tablesCaseworker guidance on arranging returns is published on gov.uk at ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department keeps records of the location of all asylum seekers who have had their application refused in the UK.
Answer: Asylum seekers are not detained and we rely on them to update us about their accommodation if they are not in Home Office accommodation.The Home Office publishes data on asylum-related returns in ‘Returns summary tables(opens in a new tab)’. The latest da...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrantsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dependents of people granted humanitarian leave to remain have come to the UK in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information you have requested is published in the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK Data on grants of humanitarian protection following an asylum claim is published in table Asy_D02 of the asylum detailed datasets. Data on gran...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to (a) effective and (b) timely healthcare support for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is diagnosed by a combination of general practitioners (GPs) and specialist clinicians. GPs can diagnose PoTS in many cases but, if they are unsure of symptoms, or if symptoms are complex, they will refer patients to s...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve training for medical staff on postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is diagnosed by a combination of general practitioners (GPs) and specialist clinicians. GPs can diagnose PoTS in many cases but, if they are unsure of symptoms, or if symptoms are complex, they will refer patients to s...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPostural Tachycardia Syndrome: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce incidences of the misdiagnosis of patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
Answer: Postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is diagnosed by a combination of general practitioners (GPs) and specialist clinicians. GPs can diagnose PoTS in many cases but, if they are unsure of symptoms, or if symptoms are complex, they will refer patients to s...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMaternity Services: SafetyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve maternity safety in hospitals.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has announced a rapid, national, independent Investigation into National Health Service maternity and neonatal services, chaired by Baroness Amos, to understand the systemic issues behind why so many women...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had recent discussions with families who have experienced baby loss on their experience of (a) maternity services and (b) other healthcare provision.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has held a series of meetings with harmed and bereaved families from across the country to hear about their experiences of maternity care and the wider healthcare system, most recently meeting with familie...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services and Social Services: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with deaf people on their experience of (a) the healthcare system and (b) social care.
Answer: Both my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and I meet regularly with external sector partners on a variety of issues, including those who represent the deaf community.In May 2025, my Rt Hon. Friend attended a constituency e...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Care Services: Hearing ImpairmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that deaf people can receive appropriate care at home.
Answer: Local authorities are best placed to understand and plan for the needs of their populations, which is why, under the Care Act 2014, local authorities are tasked with the duty to shape their care market to meet the diverse needs of all people, including en...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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