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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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3 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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How many employees there were in London and North Eastern Railway in 2019-20, 2022-23, 2023-34 and 2024-25.

Reply

London North Eastern Railway had total Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees in the following years: Year2019/202022/232023/242024/25Total FTEs3,044.03,037.93,167.93,379.7

3 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What the London and North Eastern Railway has paid to sponsor horseracing events in the past five years.

Reply

London North Eastern Railway has not sponsored any horseracing events in the last five years.

3 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

What budgetary guidance is provided to nationalised passenger train operators concerning their marketing, advertising and sponsorship spending arrangements.

Reply

The guidance to publicly owned train companies is the same as to the companies operating under National Rail Contracts. All passenger train operators are expected to act in a commercial and agile manner in encouraging more people to catch the train, inclu...

3 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
Asked

When she last met with the Managing Director of the London and North Eastern Railway to discuss its marketing, advertising and sponsorship spending and subsidy support.

Reply

As a publicly owned operator London and North Eastern Railway is managed by the DfT Operator (DfTO). The Minister of State for Rail recently met with David Horne, Managing Director of LNER and officials from DfTO routinely discuss how London North Easter...

3 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What the London and North Eastern Railway has paid to sponsor and partner with York City Football Club, Lincoln City Football Club, Heart of Midlothian Football Club, Hibernian Football Club, Newcastle United F

Reply

The amount spent by London North Eastern Railway is commercially sensitive given competition on the route. As public bodies, all DfT Operator train companies are held to Managing Public Money guidelines to ensure investment made represents value for money...

3 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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How much was spent by the London and North Eastern Railway on marketing, advertising and public relations in 2019-20, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2023-25.

Reply

The amount spent by London North Eastern Railway is commercially sensitive given competition on the route. As public bodies, all DfT Operator train companies are held to Managing Public Money guidelines to ensure investment made represents value for money...

2 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities in addressing crime at British airports.

Reply

Border Force conducts checks on 100% of passengers arriving at the UK border on scheduled services, enabling officers to identify individuals who may pose a risk to the UK and take action to prevent criminality at the border.Border Force works closely wit...

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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If he will make it his Department’s policy to increase the number of operational submarine bases.

Reply

There are no current plans to increase the number of operational submarine bases. For reasons of operational security, further details on specific basing arrangements cannot be disclosed.

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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What steps he has taken to support the development of new defence shipbuilding infrastructure in British shipyards.

Reply

After the underinvestment and hollowing out of our Armed Forces by the previous administration the Government recognises the importance of developing new infrastructure and continued investment to our sovereign shipbuilding sector, supporting the delivery...

2 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Answered
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What steps she has taken to work with local authorities to reduce traffic congestion in Greater London.

Reply

The Government is working closely with local authorities in Greater London to support efforts to reduce traffic congestion. We have provided significant funding to support improvements to the capital’s road network. For example, we have provided £54.3 mil...

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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What steps his Department has taken to help ensure that the training of Armed Forces personnel keeps pace with technological development in systems.

Reply

Defence Training and Education policy, set out in JSP 822, embeds Training, Education and Learning (TEL) and digital capability as core enablers of modern training. This is currently under review and an updated version is expected to be published in the a...

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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What steps his Department has taken to improve the operational readiness of the Type a) 45 Destroyer and b) 23 Frigate.

Reply

The Ministry of Defence keeps the readiness of its Destroyer and Frigate fleets under continual review to meet operational tasking. For security reasons, we do not routinely disclose elements of the Fleet's schedule and readiness profiles.

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

Whether his Department plans to extend the operational life of the remaining Type 23 Frigate Fleet.

Reply

The Royal Navy is carefully managing a surface fleet transition plan to ensure maximum availability maintained through the 2020s and into the next decade. We are replacing our ageing Type 23 Frigates with eight of the world’s most advanced anti-submarine ...

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
Asked

What steps he has taken to facilitate investment in defence infrastructure at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

Reply

Ministers and officials regularly meet with Navantia UK to discuss a range of topics including Harland and Wolff shipyard.

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to help ensure that new social housing is architecturally fitting to relevant localities.

Reply

Exemplary development should be the norm not the exception so that more communities feel the benefits of new development and welcome it. As we act to boost housing supply, we are also taking steps to improve the design and quality of the homes and neighbo...

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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Whether his Department plans to extend the operational life of the Type 45 Destroyer.

Reply

All decisions on capabilities will be made in the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) which the Prime Minister is determined to publish before the NATO summit. The DIP will lay out the plan, leveraging Atlantic Shield under the Hybrid Navy construct to ensure t...

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, what steps he has taken to support local authority preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

Reply

The preparation for, response to and recovery from extreme weather sits across a number of organisations, including the Cabinet Office, UK Health and Security Agency, and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). Local Resilience...

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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What steps he has taken to ensure that the Royal Fleet Auxiliary has adequate support capacity pending the fulfilment of the Fleet Solid Support Ship Programme.

Reply

The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) continues to play a vital role in sustaining Royal Navy operations worldwide, and the Department remains committed to ensuring that sufficient support capacity is maintained ahead of the delivery of the Fleet Solid Support ...

2 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help improve water company preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.

Reply

Water companies are Category Two Responders under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) and legally required to cooperate and share information with Category One Responders. Water companies are also required under the Security and Emergency Measures Directio...

2 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his Department’s policy to take steps to strengthen planning regulations so that local authorities must take greater consideration of local architectural chara

Reply

Exemplary development should be the norm not the exception so that more communities feel the benefits of new development and welcome it. As we act to boost housing supply, we are also taking steps to improve the design and quality of the homes and neighbo...

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