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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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14 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to extend funding for the (a) Night Shelter Transformation Fund and (b) Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme.

Reply

As announced by the Chancellor on 29 July, spending plans for 2025-26 will be set alongside the Budget on 30th October. Following departmental review and processes, funding allocations for rough sleeping services will be announced via gov.uk.

14 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, for how many hours raw sewage was discharged into the River Ravensbourne in the London Borough of Havering in the first nine months of 2024.

Reply

There are no Combined Sewer Overflows or Sewage Treatment Works on the River Ravensbourne, meaning that no raw sewage has been discharged into the river from these types of assets. However, the Environment Agency (EA) is aware of the issue of potential mi...

14 Oct 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
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Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps to increase funding for Trading Standards officers.

Reply

For 2024/25, the Local Government Finance Settlement made available £64.7 billion. The majority of this funding is unringfenced for local authorities to use as they wish, including funding for Trading Standards officers.Future local authority funding deci...

14 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect Christians from persecution in Ghana.

Reply

The UK champions freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all abroad; no one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. We work to uphold the right to FoRB through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilateral fora and in our im...

14 Oct 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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How many Albion-class amphibious assault ships are (a) operationally available and (b) undergoing upgrades.

Reply

I can confirm that since 2010, one Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ship has been held in extended readiness so that she can be regenerated if required. HMS Albion has taken HMS Bulwark’s position in extended readiness so that HMS Bulwark can undergo regenerat...

14 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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How long the 20 longest delays between (a) occurrence date and (b) registration date were for covid-19 related deaths in England that (i) occurred in 2020 and (ii) were subject to an inquest.

Reply

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 14th October is attached.

14 Oct 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
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If he will publish the 20 earliest covid-19 related deaths in the UK by (a) five year age-cohort, (b) sex, (c) nation, (d) week of occurrence and (e) week of registration; and whether each of those deaths were (

Reply

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 14th October is attached.

14 Oct 2024·Treasury·Answered
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What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's polices on rates of tobacco duty of the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Dynamic scoring of policy measures in OBR fo

Reply

The Government is unable to speculate on tax measures outside of fiscal events. As with all taxes, the Government keeps tobacco duty rates under review during its Budget process. The government accounts for the behavioural impact of tax changes when makin...

14 Oct 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to mandate that fact-of-death is reported to the Office for National Statistics in England within eig

Reply

There is a legal responsibility to register a death within a five-day time period, from when a medical examiner submits the medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD) to the registrar. The Office for National Statistics compiles their mortality data fro...

14 Oct 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
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What steps she is taking to modernise public transport in Essex.

Reply

The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the governmen...

14 Oct 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
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Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help local authorities fund public libraries.

Reply

Public libraries are funded by local authorities and each local authority is responsible for assessing the needs of their local communities and designing a library service to meet those needs within available resources.I will work with my colleagues in th...

7 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure good relations with countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council and (b) encourage investment from such countries in the UK economy.

Reply

The UK's partnerships with the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are historic and enduring. These are underpinned by shared prosperity, security interests and deep people-to-people links. This government has committed to deepening cooperation w...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to work with relevant bodies to (a) assess and (b) improve the quality of tap water in Romford constituency.

Reply

The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has a statutory duty to monitor water companies’ compliance with the regulations in place in England to protect drinking water quality, and to take enforcement action where necessary. To ensure we continue to maintain...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the illegal smuggling of cats into the UK.

Reply

The Government is committed to introducing the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation.  We are considering the most effective ways to deliver this and will be setting out next steps in due course.

4 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of placing restrictions on the movement of dogs from countries that are endemic for diseases that are not considered end

Reply

The Government takes biosecurity very seriously. Disease risk is monitored carefully and is kept under constant review. Where necessary we have the powers in legislation to introduce preventive health measures to protect animal or public health by control...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle cases of bluetongue virus in farm animals.

Reply

Defra acted quickly to contain bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) when the first case this season was detected on 26 August, implementing zones with movement controls on susceptible livestock to prevent spread. These disease control restrictions have been adap...

4 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle violence against women and girls in conflict zones.

Reply

FCDO's work on the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative continues to be a priority. In addition, the UK is a founding member of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies, where we advocate for more effective a...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
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What steps she has taken to reduce work-related injuries in Romford constituency.

Reply

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the workplace regulator for Great Britain and their mission, set out in a 10-year strategy, is to protect people and places, which includes reducing work related injury. HSE undertakes a range of activities to redu...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

Whether she plans to reform the national headship qualification to include a focus upon improving schools in deprived communities.

Reply

The National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) content framework includes evidence-based statements regarding school improvement, including around setting a strong culture, establishing and sustaining continuous improvement and sharing effect...

4 Oct 2024·Department for Education·Answered
Asked

What guidance will be issued to schools to assist with the new Ofsted framework for inspection.

Reply

This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member for Romford and a copy of his reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

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