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.
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Sudanese counterpart on the ongoing civil war.
The UK continues to pursue all diplomatic avenues to end the violence in Sudan. FCDO officials regularly engage the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as well as a wide range of civil society actors to further the UK's objectives ...
How many people in the Romford constituency will be impacted by the end of universal winter fuel payments.
The Pension Credit data that is used is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024, in order to be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payments statistics. It is estimated that around 15,000 people in Romford constituency will be aff...
What steps he is taking to reduce accident and emergency waiting times at Queen’s Hospital, Romford.
The provision and configuration of local services, including hospital bed capacity, is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners to consider, to best meet the needs of their local population and patients.The Government has committed to supp...
Whether he plans to increase bed capacity in Queen’s Hospital, Romford.
The provision and configuration of local services, including hospital bed capacity, is a matter for local National Health Service commissioners to consider, to best meet the needs of their local population and patients.The Government has committed to supp...
Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timescale is for the delivery of animal health and welfare pathway grants to the pig farming sector.
The Government will work closely with the pig farming sector to deliver high standards of animal health and welfare. The Government is currently listening to farmers, as well as assessing data and information about what’s working and what isn’t before set...
Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the answer of 26 July 2024 to Question HL226 on Animal Products: Imports, what his Department’s planned timescale is for banning the import of hunting trophies.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to PQ 591.
Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the Animal Welfare Committee to (a) complete and (b) publish its review of responsible sourcing of fur.
Defra is continuing to build the evidence base on the fur sector. The Animal Welfare Committee’s opinion on the sustainable sourcing of fur is due to complete in 2025 and will be published on GOV.UK thereafter.
Food and Rural Affairs, what is his planned timescale for introducing legislation to ban the use of snares in England.
This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare...
Innovation and Technology, when his Department plans to publish the roadmap to phase out the use of animals in testing; who will be involved in development of the roadmap; what the first practical steps of the ro
The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasin...
Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to continue the previous Government’s work on accelerating the (a) development, (b) validation and (c) update of (i) technologies and (ii) methods to reduce reliance on
The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasin...
Innovation and Technology, what his policy is on future funding of the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research.
In our commitment to accelerate the development, validation, and enhancement of technologies and methodologies aimed at reducing reliance on animal testing in scientific research, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is currently investing £50m for investmen...
Innovation and Technology, what plans his Department has to replace the use of animals in science.
The Government has committed to partnering with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the requirements for phasing out of animal testing and discussions on this subject are already underway. It is not yet possible to replace all anima...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to publish the responses to his Department’s consultation entitled Fairer food labelling, which closed on 7 May 2024; and whether he plans to bring forward legislation
A public consultation on fairer food labelling was undertaken between March and May 2024 by the previous Government. This sought views on proposals to improve and extend current mandatory method of production labelling. We are now carefully considering al...
What the value of trade was between the UK and Taiwan in (a) each year since 2020 and (b) the latest period for which data is available.
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 04/09/2024 is attached.
What steps she is taking to reduce waiting times for tribunal hearings.
We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload in the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal including the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal. Reducing outstanding caseloads is the key measure to bringing down the waiting times for ...
What steps his Department is taking to tackle rising levels of obesity among people under 25 years old.
Supporting people to stay healthier for longer is at the heart of the Government’s Health Mission. We face a childhood obesity crisis, and the Government will take action to tackle it head on, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating ...
If she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of fraudulent Universal Credit claims.
This government will not tolerate fraud or waste anywhere in public services, including in the social security system.We are determined to reduce fraud and error and are currently exploring all options on how best to achieve our goal. Latest estimates, in...
What steps she is taking to tackle the increase in shoplifting.
Shoplifting has increased to an unacceptable level in recent years, with more and more offenders using violence and abuse against shopworkers to do this. We will not stand for this. Everybody has a right to feel safe on the job.This Government will end th...
If he will take steps to provide a sufficient number of public defibrillators to ensure that one is always accessible within five minutes of a cardiac arrest.
The Government is committed to improving access to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and reducing inequalities in access to these life saving devices. We have made a further £500,000 available to fulfil existing applications to the Department’s Community AED Fund, launched in September 2023. The criteria specified for the original £1 million grant continues to apply, and this additional funding will go to those applications for AEDs where there is greatest needed, including in areas of high footfall, hot spots for cardiac arrest, and areas that already have low access to AEDs.
Whether she has met her Swiss counterpart to discuss facilitated mobility for Swiss and British professionals to travel to the UK and Switzerland.
The Secretary of State for the Home Department has had no meetings to date with her Swiss counterpart. Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has met his Swiss counterpart, but it would not be appropriate to comment on the detail of those discussions.