Stuart Anderson MP: written questions
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Ukraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future of Operation Interflex.
Answer: On 6 September 2024 at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group the Defence Secretary announced that the hugely successful UK led Op INTERFLEX, which has trained over 47,000 Ukrainian personnel, will continue until at least the end of 2025.The announcement highl...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordNeurodiversity: Mental Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the availability of NHS provision for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of ADHD and ASD in South Shropshire.
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards (ICBs) to make available appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) services, in line with rele...
Answered 8 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure as many people as are eligible sign up for Pension Credit in (a) South Shropshire, (b) the West Midlands and (c) across England.
Answer: The Deputy Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions wrote to all local authorities on 20 August. The letter acknowledged the vital role local authorities play in supporting their communities. The Government recognises that many loca...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence and Security ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Strategic Defence Review will conclude in its entirety before the next Spending Review commences.
Answer: The reviewers will report regularly on progress to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary of State for Defence and will make their final report to the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the Defence Secretary - with recommendatio...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by what date he expects UK defence spending to reach 2.5 per cent of GDP.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 22 July to Question 117.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his proposed timetable is for UK defence spending reaching 2.5% of GDP.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South Suffolk on 22 July to Question 117.
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordNational Police Air Service: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the sufficiency of funding to the National Police Air Service.
Answer: The National Police Air Service (NPAS) provides borderless, round-the-clock, crewed police air support across England and Wales.The Home Office supports NPAS through the provision of an annual capital grant. For the Financial Year 2024/25, this grant is £...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHospices: West MidlandsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that hospices in (a) South Shropshire constituency and (b) the West Midlands receive (i) adequate and (ii) sustainable funding.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services that integrated care boards (ICBs), including those in Shropshire and the wider West Midlands, must commission. This promotes a more consistent national approach and supports commissioners in p...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Libraries: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department plans to continue the Libraries Improvement Fund.
Answer: Any decision as to the future of the Fund is a matter for the current Spending Review process.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to publish a land use framework.
Answer: The Government will publish a Land Use Framework for England in due course in the form of a Green Paper, accompanied by a public consultation.
Answered 19 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordElections: Proof of IdentityMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will include (a) shotgun licences and (b) veteran ID cards as accepted forms of voter identification in (i) general and (ii) local elections.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer given to Question UIN 1157 on 30 July 2024.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHoliday Activities and Food ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to continue the Half-Term Activities Fund in (a) Shropshire and (b) the UK.
Answer: The future of the holiday activities and food programme beyond 31 March 2025 is subject to the next government Spending Review taking place this autumn and the department will communicate the outcome of that process in due course.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of funding for rural schools (a) in South Shropshire constituency and (b) nationally.
Answer: The national funding formula (NFF) accounts for the challenges faced by small schools in rural areas through the lump sum and sparsity factors. The lump sum provides a fixed amount of £134,000 that is unrelated to pupil numbers, and so is particularly ben...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFarmers: PayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that farmers are fairly remunerated for their produce.
Answer: The Government will deliver a resilient and healthy food system, with a new deal that ensures fairness in the supply chain across all sectors. Farmers should always receive a fair price for their products and the Government is committed to tackling contra...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: PayHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether additional funding will be provided to Police and Crime Commissioners (a) to deliver above-inflation pay rises and (b) long term.
Answer: Police officer pay is determined by the Home Secretary, following advice from the independent Police Remuneration Review Body and Senior Salaries Review Body. On 29 July, the Government announced it had accepted the Review Bodies’ recommendations to award...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to (a) increase prosecution rates for perpetrators of rural crime and (b) protect victims of those crimes.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of tackling rural crime. We are committed to safeguarding rural communities, with tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, strengthened neighbourhood policing, and stronger laws to prevent farm thef...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCrime: Rural AreasHome OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle (a) the theft of high value agricultural machinery and (b) other rural crime.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of tackling rural crime. We are committed to safeguarding rural communities, with tougher measures to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, strengthened neighbourhood policing, and stronger laws to prevent farm thef...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordEmpty Property: Retail TradeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the number of empty retail units on high streets in (a) Ludlow and Bridgnorth and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: This Government is fully committed to rejuvenating our high streets and supporting the businesses and communities that make our town centres successful.Through the English Devolution Bill we will introduce a strong new ‘right to buy’ for valued community ...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordEconomic Growth: Rural AreasDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to help support economic growth in (a) Craven Arms and (b) other rural areas.
Answer: Craven Arms lies within Shropshire County Council area which has been allocated a total of £10.8m of core UK Shared Prosperity Funding, as well as a total allocation of £2.6m in Rural Prosperity Funding. Under the UKSPF delegated delivery model, Shropshir...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to help increase agricultural productivity.
Answer: Through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), we fund and support interdisciplinary research linking agriculture, nutrition and health to food security, environmental sustainability, and biodiv...
Answered 1 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department plans to spend its budget allocated to agriculture in the 2024-25 financial year; and how much and what proportion of that budget will be spent on support for farmer
Answer: We will deliver a resilient and healthy food system, with a new deal for farmers that works for farmers, food security and nature. The only way to do this effectively is to listen to farmers and others with a stake in our food system, countryside and natu...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: South ShropshireDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many of the planned 6,500 new teachers will be delivered in South Shropshire constituency.
Answer: Delivering the government’s agenda to break down the barriers to opportunity relies on a highly skilled workforce in schools. There are now 468,693 full-time equivalent teachers in state-funded schools in England, but the department needs to do more to re...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: South ShropshireHome OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many youth hubs South Shropshire constituency will receive from the plan to establish a new network of youth hubs.
Answer: The Government is committed to intervening early to stop young people being drawn into crime with an ambition to half knife crime in a decade, accompanied by a new, increased focus on crime prevention.Fundamental to this will be the delivery of our Youth ...
Answered 24 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: South ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's policy is on using the Local Transport Fund to help fix potholes across South Shropshire constituency; and what progress her Department has made on fixing potholes since the Local Transpor
Answer: The previous Government made a number of funding commitments in the Network North Command Paper and these will be examined closely by this Government in the coming months.
Answered 22 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: ShropshireDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to provide £153 million funding for local highways maintenance in Shropshire.
Answer: This Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing our road network as a priority, on which Ministers will say more in future. The previous Government made a number of funding commitments in the ...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
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