Written questions

Lee Anderson

1,705 written questions tabled, most recent first.

8 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Financial Services: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made about the adequacy of teaching in schools on (a) financial responsibility and (b) budgeting.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Cybersecurity

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the readiness of the NHS to respond to co-ordinated cyber attacks.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Urban Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support non-metropolitan area towns.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

Teachers: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase teacher retention.

7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Medicine: Higher Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to increase the number of places for domestic students on medical courses in universities.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the cost of the local government reorganisation programme.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Royal Mail: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with Royal Mail on standards of service.

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Parents: Cost of Living

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support working parents with rising household costs.

7 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Parents: Cost of Living

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of rising household costs on working parents.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the scale of illegal migration to the UK.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of asylum seekers who have voluntarily visited their country of origin while their asylum claim is being processed.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment: Raw Materials

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of raw materials used in the production of equipment for the armed forces are sourced in Britain.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Utilities: Prices

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent steps he is taking to support households with the cost of utility bills.

7 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of equipment used by the British armed forces is made in the UK.

7 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of the cost of energy bills on households.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase transparency in the way immigration applications are processed.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of illegal migration on risks to the public.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what vetting her Department undertakes into people who arrived in the UK illegally who subsequently apply for leave to remain.

7 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Crime: Statistics

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve transparency in the way crime data is published.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Elections

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has considered the potential impact of delaying local elections in 2026 on levels of public trust in (a) the Government and (b) the UK’s democratic system.

6 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what background checks her Department conducts on migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.

6 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people living in Home Office supported asylum accommodation have been accused of a crime.

6 Jan 2026 · Home Office

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people who have crossed the English Channel in small boats have been linked to proscribed terrorist groups in each of the last three years.

6 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds data on much money the Armed Forces have spent on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programmes in each of the last three years.