Lee Anderson MP: written questions
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Asylum: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on where Iranian migrants are being housed in asylum hotels.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on a quarterly basis on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation. The data, which can be broken down by nationality, UK region and accommodation type, is located within Asy_D09 tab of the Immigration statistic...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: HotelsHome OfficeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Iranian irregular migrants are currently being housed in hotel accommodation.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on a quarterly basis on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation. The data, which can be broken down by nationality, UK region and accommodation type, is located within Asy_D09 tab of the Immigration statistic...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of deporting all foreign criminals currently in prison.
Answer: The removal of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is an important priority of this Government. We refer all FNOs in receipt of custodial sentences to the Home Office to consider deportation and we are taking decisive steps to increase removals.In the past ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordReparation by OffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to recommendation 8 of part 1 report of the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts, published on 9 July 2025, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of adopting th
Answer: The Government will carefully consider Sir Brian’s recommendations in detail before setting out a full response to the report in the autumn.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRobin Hood LineDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered the potential merits of a direct train service between stations on the Robin Hood Line and London.
Answer: There has been no consideration to East Midlands Railway providing a direct service between London and stations on the Robin Hood Line. However, the Department is happy to work with operators as they develop demand-led timetables that can adapt to passeng...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: PrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has considered the potential merits of requiring prisoners convicted for (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) terrorism offences to work in prison to repay legal aid.
Answer: Legal aid is not paid directly to the defendant. It is paid to lawyers and ensures defendants have a fair trial and can be punished for their crimes.The Legal Aid Agency ensures public money is used efficiently by applying means and merits (the interests ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was for legal aid for cases in relation to immigration offences in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ImmigrationMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been given legal aid for cases in relation to immigration offences in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was given in legal aid to foreign nationals accused of (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) terrorism offences in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was given in legal aid to people accused of (a) murder, (b) rape and (c) terrorism offences in each of the last five years.
Answer: The requested information relating to legal aid expenditure in respect of specific criminal offences could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of exempting foreign nationals from being eligible for legal aid.
Answer: Decisions about who receives legal aid are made in accordance with the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and regulations made under that Act.Anyone applying for legal aid in England and Wales is subject to strict eligibility criter...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was given in legal aid to foreign nationals in each of the last five years.
Answer: Legal aid expenditure since 2010 is published as part of the Legal Aid Agency’s official statistics. The most recent publication can be viewed here [see table 1.0] and includes expenditure up to 31 March 2025.Information about legal aid expenditure in res...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid Scheme: ExpenditureMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse was of legal aid in each of the last five years.
Answer: Legal aid expenditure since 2010 is published as part of the Legal Aid Agency’s official statistics. The most recent publication can be viewed here [see table 1.0] and includes expenditure up to 31 March 2025.Information about legal aid expenditure in res...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLegal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will consider the potential merits of conducting a review of the legal aid policy.
Answer: The previous Government commissioned the Criminal Legal Aid Independent Review (CLAIR), chaired by Lord Bellamy KC in 2021, to provide analysis of the criminal legal aid system and explore the ways in which the Government could support its long-term susta...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Translation ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67138More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages were.
Answer: DCMS does not hold information to the level of detail requested within its finance system or procurement system.Language service needs and spend are assessed to ensure these services offer good value for money for taxpayers while maintaining high standard...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Translation ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67137More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages w
Answer: The amount of expenditure recorded for translation services in the 2023/24 financial year, which runs from 1 April to 31 March, is £1,699.13. For the 2024/25 financial year, the provisional expenditure is £2,703.84.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Translation ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67136More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages were.
Answer: The Department has spent £212,027.69 on translation services since 2023 (this covers the period from 1st January 2023 to 18 July 2025). The table below outlines the split of costs by calendar year.It should be noted that information is not held at the lev...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Translation ServicesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages we
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have awarded two contracts for the total value of £97,848.94 since 2023 on translating documents into languages other than English and other native UK languages.These languages were: French, Korean, Ar...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Translation ServicesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages were.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade does not routinely record the costs for translation of documents into other languages separately from other translation and interpretation costs. We can confirm the Department for Business and Trade spent £14,085.54 o...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Translation ServicesDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages were.
Answer: Spend: YearTotal2023£ 707,777.122024£ 882,118.002025£ 546,323.38 Languages: AlbanianHebrewCroatianAmharicTamilSomaliArabicUrduItalianBahasa IndonesiaNepaliCatalanBengaliFarsi (Persian)SwedishBSL (British Sign Language)SomaliPortuguese (Brazilian)Bulgari...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Translation ServicesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages were.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not record this data in a way in which we can determine what proportion of the spend on translation services was for translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK l...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Translation ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67131More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages were.
Answer: The total cost incurred by the department in providing translation services from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, other than English and languages native to the UK, is £16,594.18 and these are broken down as follows:LanguageTotalArabic10,904.45Bangla (Bangl...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Translation ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages were.
Answer: There has been no expenditure by the Department on translating documents into any languages other than English and other languages native to the United Kingdom since 2023.
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Translation ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these langu
Answer: MHCLG has spent £76,995 on translating documents since 2023. The languages that documents were translated into are: Amharic, Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Italian, Pashto, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese. Language ser...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: Translation ServicesMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 67128More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much their Department has spent on translating documents into languages other than (a) English and (b) other native UK languages in each year since 2023; and what these languages were.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice has a statutory duty to provide Language Services to enable access to justice for users for whom English is not their first language and those who require visual and tactile services, under the provision of the Equality Act.Languag...
Answered 21 Jul 2025
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