Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) support research into and (b) improve healthcare for young people with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
Answer: A primary goal of the Complex Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Service, which is commissioned by NHS England, is to educate clinicians about the diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients with complex and atypical forms of EDS. While the service foc...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for the diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
Answer: A primary goal of the Complex Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Service, which is commissioned by NHS England, is to educate clinicians about the diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients with complex and atypical forms of EDS. While the service foc...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEhlers-Danlos SyndromeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase (a) awareness and (b) understanding of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome among (i) GPs and (ii) NHS staff.
Answer: A primary goal of the Complex Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Service, which is commissioned by NHS England, is to educate clinicians about the diagnosis, investigation, and management of patients with complex and atypical forms of EDS. While the service foc...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a breakdown of the number of Personal Independence Payments claims by type of mental health condition for the last 3 years for which data is available.
Answer: The complete breakdown of PIP claims by type of mental health condition from April 2013 to July 2025 (the most recent available data) is available on Stats-Xplore (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/jsf/login.xhtml). Guidance on how to use PIP data on ...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisability Living Allowance: Mental IllnessDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a breakdown of spending on Disability Living Allowance on children with (a) neurodevelopmental and (b) mental health disorders in each of the last 3 years for which data is available.
Answer: The information is in the table: Financial Year2022/232023/242024/25Neurodevelopmental Expenditure (£ millions)1,7702,2102,660Mental Health Expenditure (£millions)5608501,230 Points to note:Figures are for England and Wales only.Figures are rounded to t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWorld Heritage SitesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria her Department uses to choose sites for the tentative list for nominative UK sites to become UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Answer: DCMS carried out a review of the UK’s Tentative List in 2022/23 under the previous government. The process and application forms are available online, outlining the information required for assessment and the need to demonstrate the potential for Outstand...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: Urban AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase urban wildlife habitat.
Answer: Nature Towns and Cities, a new initiative, supported by Defra, is committed to bringing the benefits of nature and greenspace to everyone in the UK. It has recently awarded £15.4 million to 19 partnerships, covering 40 towns/cities, enabling local authori...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCurling: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her Department will take steps to increase the number of venues offering curling rinks in England.
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. High-quality, inclusive facilities, including curling rinks, help people get active....
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRecycling: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce disparities in accepted materials for recycling across different local authorities.
Answer: The Simpler Recycling reforms will ensure that across England, people will be able to recycle the same materials, whether at home, work or school. Every household and workplace (businesses and relevant non-domestic premises like schools and hospitals) acr...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTaxis: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the safety of women and girls in taxis.
Answer: The primary purpose of the taxi and private hire vehicle licensing regime is public safety. Since coming into Government, we have been actively looking at ways to improve the existing licensing regime. We have committed to legislate to address the issues ...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: MenHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to encourage male victims of domestic abuse to report that abuse to the authorities.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that male victims and survivors get the support that they need and are encouraged to come forward to report abusive and violent crimes - such as stalking, domestic abuse, and sexual violence - to the authorities. T...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: AshfieldDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help preserve Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Ashfield constituency.
Answer: Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) continue to be one of the most effective tools for protecting and enhancing biodiversity and deliver a wide range of health and socio-economic benefits. Natural England has an ongoing programme to assess the co...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to end the culling of badgers.
Answer: Work is progressing at pace on a comprehensive new bovine TB strategy, to drivedown bovine TB rates to save cattle and farmers’ livelihoods and end the badger cull by the end of this parliament.
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLanguages: Adult EducationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department are taking to encourage language learning in adults.
Answer: The Department for Work and Pensions supports adults aged 19+ in England who speak English as a second or additional language to access English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision. ESOL is funded through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF), subject t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: ReadingDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department are taking to promote reading in children.
Answer: The government's Opportunity Mission will help every child to achieve and thrive at school through excellent teaching and high standards. It aims to break the link between young people’s background and their future success. Reading is central to this miss...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic LibrariesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to support public libraries.
Answer: Public libraries are funded by local authorities and each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources. The government is committed to gett...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to provide funding for (a) adult and (b) children’s hospices for the next ten years.
Answer: We are supporting the hospice sector with a £100 million capital funding boost for eligible adult and children’s hospices in England to ensure they have the best physical environment for care. We are also providing £26 million of revenue funding to suppor...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: Freedom of ExpressionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to prevent the removal of lawful content online.
Answer: Safeguards for freedom of expression have been built into the framework of the Online Safety Act. Ofcom is independent but must act in a way that is compatible with the European Convention of Human Rights, including in relation to freedom of expression. T...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: Freedom of ExpressionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure Ofcom regulation does not lead to censorship of lawful content online.
Answer: Safeguards for freedom of expression have been built into the framework of the Online Safety Act. Ofcom is independent but must act in a way that is compatible with the European Convention of Human Rights, including in relation to freedom of expression. T...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: Freedom of ExpressionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent discussions her Department has had with social media platforms on the impact of content removal policies on freedom of speech.
Answer: The Online Safety Act ensures accountability for tech companies for the safety of their users while upholding freedom of expression online. Ofcom and social media platforms have freedom of expression duties for which they can be held accountable. The Act ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: Freedom of ExpressionDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76628More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with Ofcom on the protection of lawful free speech online.
Answer: The Online Safety Act ensures accountability for tech companies for the safety of their users while upholding freedom of expression online. Ofcom and social media platforms have freedom of expression duties for which they can be held accountable. The Act ...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76627More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with hospice providers on the increase in financial pressures they face.
Answer: We are supporting the hospice sector with a £100 million capital funding boost for eligible adult and children’s hospices in England to ensure they have the best physical environment for care. We are also providing £26 million of revenue funding to suppor...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support hospices with the increase in (a) the level of inflation and (b) staffing costs and (c) energy prices.
Answer: We are supporting the hospice sector with a £100 million capital funding boost for eligible adult and children’s hospices in England to ensure they have the best physical environment for care. We are also providing £26 million of revenue funding to suppor...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the funding model for hospices in England.
Answer: We are supporting the hospice sector with a £100 million capital funding boost for eligible adult and children’s hospices in England to ensure they have the best physical environment for care. We are also providing £26 million of revenue funding to suppor...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRadiotherapy: Waiting ListsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for radiotherapy treatment.
Answer: Radiotherapy is vital in cancer care, and it remains a key priority for the Government to reduce radiotherapy waiting times and provide the highest quality of treatment available. This is why the Government has invested £70 million of central funding on 2...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
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