Stuart Anderson MP: written questions
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Empty Property: Compulsory PurchaseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to help local authorities in rural areas effectively use compulsory purchase orders to bring derelict buildings back into community use.
Answer: Local authorities have various compulsory purchase powers which they can use to acquire and develop derelict or empty properties. To assist them in the use of their powers, the government has implemented the package of reforms in the Levelling-up and Rege...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: South ShropshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will increase funding for flood defence schemes in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: We are investing £2.65 billion over two years to March 2026 to maintain, repair, and build flood defences. We’re committing a further £4.2 billion over three years from April 2026, an increase of 5% per year, as announced at Spending Review 2025. We are c...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59470More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) air conditioning systems, (b) solar panels and (c) other energy-efficient installations within the scope of Improvement Relief in the context o
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, the government published the Transforming Business Rates Discussion Paper, which set out priority areas for reform. This paper invited industry to help co-design a fairer business rates system that supports investment and is fit for ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmall Businesses: Business RatesTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59469More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of businesses that will no longer be eligible for Small Business Rate Relief as a result of rateable value increases at the 2026 revaluation.
Answer: Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) is available to businesses with a single property below a set rateable value (RV). Eligible properties under £12,000 will receive 100 per cent relief, which means over a third of businesses in England (more than 700,000) ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support vulnerable households with energy costs in off-grid communities.
Answer: The Government believes the only way to protect billpayers permanently is to speed up the transition towards homegrown clean energy. The creation of Great British Energy will help us harness clean energy, reduce our reliance on volatile fossil fuel market...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to healthcare facilities in rural areas.
Answer: Since June 2022, the 42 integrated care boards (ICBs) across England have been responsible for arranging National Health Service healthcare services which meet the needs of their respective populations, reflecting the diversity of need within these. The l...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSports: FacilitiesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what support is available for community sports organisations to help modernise (a) running tracks and (b) other facilities.
Answer: The Government recognises that sports clubs and facilities are important to communities up and down the country. High-quality, inclusive facilities help people get active. Everyone, no matter who they are or where they live, should have access to them and...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCombined Authorities: Operating CostsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the operating costs are for Mayoral Combined Authorities for (a) the 2025-26 and (b) each of the next five financial years.
Answer: The costs for operating Mayoral Combined Authorities can vary depending on their size, the responsibilities they exercise, and local political and financial decisions. Mayoral Combined Authorities are best placed to make assessments of the allocation of f...
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: West MidlandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of bathing water sites in (a) Shropshire and (b) the West Midlands.
Answer: Bathing waters are a vital public amenity, and we are continually working to improve and modernise our bathing waters system. As such, the government announced planned reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 on 12 March following a public consultati...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve rural road safety.
Answer: The Government treats road safety seriously and is committed to reducing the numbers of those killed and injured on our roads. To this end, my Department is developing its Road Safety Strategy and will set out more details in due course. Local authorities...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the delivery of public services in rural areas.
Answer: The Government believes that it is important that rural communities have the opportunity to help shape decisions that affect them. As rural affairs lead, Defra continues to encourage all Government Departments to rural proof their policies, including enga...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: Permitted Development RightsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Energy Networks Association’s report entitled Our common sense plan for planning, published in December 2023, if he will make it his policy to (a) amend permitted develo
Answer: The Government will consult this year on an ambitious package of reforms to land rights and consents processes for electricity network infrastructure based on responses to a 2022 Call for Evidence and proposals put forward by the Energy Network Associatio...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPlanning: ElectricityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans his Department has to accelerate complementary reforms on the electricity distribution network to ensure that grid connections are accelerated, in addition to reforms to the planni
Answer: The Government will consult this year on an ambitious package of reforms to land rights and consents processes for electricity network infrastructure based on responses to a 2022 Call for Evidence and proposals put forward by the Energy Network Associatio...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: TransportDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking support (a) schools and (b) parents with school transport in rural areas.
Answer: The department’s home-to-school travel policy aims to make sure that no child is prevented from accessing education by a lack of transport. Local authorities are responsible for arranging free home-to-school travel for eligible children. A child is eligib...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: South ShropshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the agriculture budget will be spent in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: At February’s NFU Conference, the Secretary of State announced a raft of new policies to put money in the pockets of farmers in South Shropshire, and across the country.We remain committed to a farming budget of £2.4 billion for 2025/25 and are on track t...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific InterestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to improve the condition of Sites of Specific Scientific Interest.
Answer: 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. Defra is working with Natural England to improve the efficiency of SSSI monitoring and drive del...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBreakfast Clubs: Rural AreasDepartment for EducationTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure rural schools are able to access the Breakfast Clubs Early Adopters scheme.
Answer: In order to test and learn about how best to support schools in implementing new free universal breakfast clubs, the department has selected over 750 early adopter schools who began delivering from the start of the 2025 summer term, ahead of national roll...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDentistry: Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the retention and recruitment of dentists in rural areas.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, particularly in rural and coastal areas. The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 mor...
Answered 22 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLeisure CentresDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to improve the long-term viability of local authority-owned leisure centres.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring public access to leisure facilities which are vital spaces for people of all ages to stay fit and healthy, and which play an important role within communities. The ongoing responsibility of providing ac...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordActive Travel: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help increase active travel options in rural areas.
Answer: The Department for Transport recently announced almost £300 million of funding to boost active travel across England. This includes £222.5 million to local authorities outside of London, including rural areas. Active Travel England (ATE) supports local au...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBroadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to improve mobile reliability in rural areas.
Answer: 4G geographic coverage from at least one mobile network operator (MNO) has now reached over 95% of the UK landmass, but our ambition is for all populated areas of the UK to benefit from high quality, reliable, 5G standalone coverage by 2030; this includes...
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 5 December 2024 from the hon. Member for South Shropshire, inviting him to meet farmers in his constituency.
Answer: Thank you for your invitation. Ministers regularly engage and visit farmers across England and have met with farming organisations and representatives nearly every week since coming into Government, and I hope to visit farmers in your constituency soon.
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51939More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support the sustainability of bus services in rural areas.
Answer: The government introduced the Bus Services (No.2) Bill on 17 December as part of its ambitious plan for bus reform. The Bill puts the power over local bus services back in the hands of local leaders and is intended to ensure bus services reflect the needs...
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: VeteransDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will reduce the cost of the Veterans Railcard.
Answer: We are not planning to reduce the price of the Veterans’ Railcard. Any long-term changes or concessions made to rail fares policy will require balancing against the potential impacts on passengers, taxpayers and the railway.
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether funding will be allocated to roll out hotspot policing in rural areas.
Answer: This Government has awarded £66.3m in 2025/26 to all 43 Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales for the Hot Spot Action Fund. This funding is for high-visibility patrolling in the areas with the highest densities (‘hotspots’) of knife c...
Answered 20 May 2025
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