Every parliamentary written question tabled by Lee Anderson this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Whether he plans to help increase the use of geothermal energy for heating in (a) domestic and (b) commercial spaces.
We know that to achieve net zero, we must look at how we can accelerate the potential of all low carbon technologies including geothermal. The Government understands that geothermal can play a role in our decarbonisation ambitions particularly as a low ca...
If his Department will consult on the use of energy standing charges.
Although standing charges are a commercial matter for suppliers, and are regulated by Ofgem, we know that too much of the burden of the bill is placed on them. The Government has worked constructively with the regulator on the issue of standing charges, a...
What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the roll out of the early prison release scheme.
SDS40 is a necessary measure to avoid the collapse of the Criminal Justice System. In designing the measure, we took every possible step to mitigate risk including an 8-week implementation period, clear offence exclusions, and a huge amount of collaborati...
What steps he is taking to help reduce the number of pharmacy closures.
Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by communi...
Whether he plans to take steps to increase funding for pharmacies.
Pharmacies play a vital role in our healthcare system. We are committed to expanding the role of pharmacies and better utilising the skills of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. That includes making prescribing part of the services delivered by communi...
Whether her Department is taking steps to help ensure school children are educated about knife crime.
Keeping children safe is a top priority for this government. Education plays a key role in ensuring children can lead safe and fulfilling lives, and it provides opportunity to intervene early, to prevent young people being drawn into crime.Relationships, ...
If he will run a national campaign to raise awareness of sepsis.
Local National Health Service trusts may already choose to run local public awareness campaigns on sepsis.Recent evidence suggests that there is high awareness of sepsis among the general public. The Department is focused on improving the clinical awarene...
What recent progress has been made on negotiating new trade agreements.
Economic Growth is the first priority of this government. To deliver on this, one of our first steps after taking office was to announce that we were resuming Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council, India, Israel, South Korea,...
What plans her Department has to inform victims of the early release of prisoners.
Victims and survivors who are eligible for and have opted into either the Probation Service’s Victim Contact Scheme or Victim Notification Scheme are provided with updates about an offender who perpetrated crime(s) against them, including when these offen...
Whether her Department plans to review the business rates system for pubs.
The government is committed to delivering a fairer business rates system by levelling the playing field between the high street and online giants, better incentivising investment, tackling empty properties and supporting entrepreneurship. Any decisions on...
Whether her Department plans to expand the eligibility criteria for free school meals to include all primary school children.
The government is driving an agenda of change to break down the barriers to opportunity and to reduce child poverty, working across local and national government to bring about change. Child poverty has increased by 700,000 since 2010, with over four mill...
Communities and Local Government, how many people claimed the single person discount on council tax in (a) the UK (b) the East Midlands, (c) Mansfield and (d) Ashfield in the latest period for which data is avail
The latest available data for October 2023 shows there were approximately 8.6 million households in receipt of a single person discount. This data is available here: Council Taxbase 2023 in England. The most recent local authority level data on the number...
What steps her Department taking to improve the provision of SEND support for children in Ashfield constituency.
Nottinghamshire received a joint local area special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in February 2023 under the current Area SEND Inspection framework. Ofsted and CQC found widespread and...
What steps he is taking to help ensure that mental health services are accessible to secondary school children.
There are currently approximately 65 locally funded early support hubs in England offering early easy access mental health interventions to thousands of children and young people aged 11 to 25 years old, including secondary school children. The Department...
What steps his Department is taking to help improve rates of early detection of sepsis in (a) hospitals and (b) primary care settings.
In hospitals, clinicians are supported to recognise sepsis by using the National Early Warning Score, now used in 99% of acute trusts and 100% of ambulance trusts in England. Several trusts have also implemented the National Paediatric Early Warning Score...
What steps he is taking to develop a long-term strategy to ensure sustainable access to NHS dental services for all people; and how this strategy will be implemented.
The Government is committed to tackling the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and to recruit new dentists to areas that need them most. To reb...
What steps his Department takes to ensure the acceptance of gifts and hospitality by civil servants comply with Civil Service guidance.
The Civil Service Code states that Civil Servants must not accept gifts or hospitality from anyone which might reasonably be seen to compromise their personal judgement or integrity. As under the previous government, the Department holds a comprehensive p...
What support is available for carers of people with dementia; and whether his Department has plans to (a) review and (b) increase funding for that support.
Local authorities have duties to support people caring for their family and friends. The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities to deliver a wide range of sustainable, high-quality care and support services, including support for carers of people with d...
How many irregular migrants are housed in Ashfield constituency; what accommodation is used to house those migrants; and what the cost is of housing those migrants.
The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all ac...
On what evidential basis she set levels of means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment.
Pension Credit (and the other qualifying income-related benefits payable to pensioners) is the most practical proxy to target Winter Fuel Payments at those on a low-income. Linking entitlement to Pension Credit ensures that we can pay almost all eligible ...