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Written questions by Rosindell.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Andrew Rosindell this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (1,864)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (421)Department of Health and Social Care (204)Ministry of Defence (190)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (150)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (146)Department for Transport (133)Home Office (125)Treasury (93)Department for Education (90)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (58)Department for Business and Trade (58)Cabinet Office (42)

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9 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What steps he is taking with the NHS to help reduce instances of foreign objects being left inside patients during surgery.

Reply

“Never Events”, including wrong-site surgery, are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if healthcare providers have implemented existing national guidance or safety recommendations.Providers are urged to foster a pos...

9 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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What steps he is taking with the NHS to help reduce instances of wrong-site surgery.

Reply

“Never Events”, including wrong-site surgery, are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if healthcare providers have implemented existing national guidance or safety recommendations.Providers are urged to foster a pos...

8 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of supporting the Vantara wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre in India within the framework of the Convention on I

Reply

The UK has not undertaken a specific assessment of support for this facility. International trade in endangered species is regulated through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Decisions on imports ...

4 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What guidance her Department has given to police forces regarding the enforcement of hate crime legislation.

Reply

The police are operationally independent and work in line with College of Policing guidance to respond to hate crime.However, the Government expects the police to take strong actions against these crimes and work with the Crown Prosecution Service to ensu...

4 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What steps she is taking to improve the (a) efficiency and (b) response time of the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Reply

The Home Office’s senior sponsorship board monitors the IOPC’s performance against key perform indicators. The targets include times taken to respond to referrals and to carry out independent investigations. Rolling twelve-month figures are published on t...

4 Jun 2026·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on a) local and b) national infrastructure improvements in the context of the Universal United Kingdom Resort.

Reply

DCMS has been working closely with the Department for Transport on delivering the infrastructure that will bring visitors to the park as well as provide benefits for both local communities and those travelling through Bedford. This includes upgrades on th...

4 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

How many a) arrests and b) convictions for hate crimes there have been in England and Wales in each year since 1998.

Reply

Arrests dataThe data is not held by the Home Office.The Home Office collects and publishes data on arrests in England and Wales as part of the ‘Police Powers and Procedures’ statistical series, available here: Police powers and procedures England and Wale...

4 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What guidance her Department has given to police forces regarding Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion.

Reply

The Home Office has not issued any guidance to forces on this matter. Policing is operationally independent and the College of Policing is the body responsible for setting clear national standards, including the Code of Ethics, and issuing Authorised Prof...

4 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
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If she will make it her Department’s policy to remove Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion training from police forces in England and Wales.

Reply

The Home Office has not issued any guidance to forces on this matter. Policing is operationally independent and the College of Policing is the body responsible for setting clear national standards, including the Code of Ethics, and issuing Authorised Prof...

4 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
Asked

What steps he has taken to tackle illegal gasworks on private properties.

Reply

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the enforcing authority for gas businesses and engineers (including self- employed gas engineers) who work in private properties. Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 (GSIUR) requires engineers undert...

4 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

If she will make it her Department’s policy to remove religious exemptions from section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

Reply

The Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes it an offence to have an article with a blade or point in a public place. The law allows for a person found in possession of a bladed article to claim a defence of having a good reason for having the article in public. ...

4 Jun 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
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How many a) deaths and b) injuries have been caused by illegal gas works in i) England and ii) London in each year since 2020.

Reply

Flammable gas incidents resulting in death and injury are reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) under Regulation 11(1) of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR). RIDDOR Reports notify HSE of dea...

4 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
Asked

What steps she has taken to increase economic productivity in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

Reply

The Government is committed to increasing productivity as a central driver of sustainable economic growth and rising living standards.To support this, at the 2026 Mais Lecture, the Chancellor announced the government is going further with three big choice...

4 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What steps he has taken to procure Simens Sola MRI scanners for hospitals.

Reply

The Government is committed to transforming diagnostic services and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity to bring down the size of the list and reduce waiting times, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. ...

3 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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If he will make a statement on the enforcement capacity of Trading Standards in respect of the proposed high-caffeine energy drinks ban.

Reply

The Government has a commitment to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to children aged under 16 years old. This has been subject to consultation.In the consultation, we proposed that local authorities would be responsible for enforcing any ban. L...

3 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

How many judges he plans to recruit to help speed up Section 8 repossession orders.

Reply

The Ministry of Justice (including its executive agency His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service) is working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to make sure that the courts have sufficient capacity to manage the impac...

3 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
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Whether county courts will have additional sitting hours to deal with Section 8 possession orders following the commencement of the Renters Rights Act.

Reply

The Ministry of Justice (including its executive agency His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service) is working closely with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to make sure that the courts have sufficient capacity to manage the impac...

3 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

Whether there are additional sitting hours for first tier tribunals after 1 May 2026.

Reply

The Ministry of Justice confirmed in February 2026 the sitting day allocations and funding envelope for His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service for the period 2025-26 to 2028-29, including high allocations for the First Tier Tribunals: Courts and Tribu...

3 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
Asked

Communities and Local Government, which estate agencies does his Department consult with regularly in large urban areas.

Reply

My Department engages regularly with stakeholders from across the home buying and selling sector, including estate agent membership organisations and individual estate agent businesses from across the country.

3 Jun 2026·Ministry of Justice·Answered
Asked

Whether his Department has made an assessment of reducing the qualification time for people to sit on a first tier tribunal.

Reply

Judges of the First-Tier Tribunal are required by statute (the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007) to have a specific legal qualification and appropriate legal experience. This must be five years’ post qualification experience (PQE), with a minimum...

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