Information between 23rd May 2024 - 11th August 2024
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Division Votes |
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22 Jul 2024 - Economy, Welfare and Public Services - View Vote Context Fleur Anderson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 377 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 111 Noes - 390 |
23 Jul 2024 - Immigration and Home Affairs - View Vote Context Fleur Anderson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 373 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 382 |
23 Jul 2024 - Immigration and Home Affairs - View Vote Context Fleur Anderson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 361 Labour No votes vs 7 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 103 Noes - 363 |
23 Jul 2024 - Immigration and Home Affairs - View Vote Context Fleur Anderson voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 374 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 117 Noes - 384 |
Speeches |
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Fleur Anderson speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Fleur Anderson contributed 5 speeches (305 words) Wednesday 24th July 2024 - Commons Chamber Northern Ireland Office |
Written Answers |
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Pancreatic Cancer: Research
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve (a) research into treatments for and (b) (i) emotional and (ii) financial support for people living with pancreatic cancer. Answered by Andrew Stephenson Research is crucial in tackling cancer, which is why the Department invests £1.3 billion per year in health research, through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). NIHR research expenditure for all cancers was £121.8 million in 2022/23, and the NIHR spends more on cancer than any other disease group. |
Digital Technology: Disadvantaged
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle digital exclusion. Answered by Saqib Bhatti - Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology) The Government has been clear that no one should be left behind in the digital age. Digital inclusion is a cross-cutting issue that spans education, employment, access to services and more. The Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy chairs the cross-Whitehall Ministerial group for digital inclusion, which aims to drive progress and accountability across Government. In DSIT, we are taking steps to ensure support for some of the most urgent priorities such as investing £5 billion through Project Gigabit to bring gigabit-capable broadband to hard-to-reach communities or working with the telecoms industry to ensure provision of social tariffs. |
Coroners
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to help tackle delays at Coroners’ Courts. Answered by Mike Freer It is important that the inquest process is as swift and efficient as possible to avoid additional distress for bereaved families at such a difficult time in their lives.
Whilst the Ministry of Justice is responsible for coroner law and policy, this Department does not have operational responsibility for coroner services as they are a local service, funded and administered by individual local authorities. However, we are keen to understand the factors underlying the length of time for the completion of inquests, and to provide support where possible and appropriate.
To that end, we have introduced a raft of statutory measures to help streamline coroner processes, and intend to take forward further measures when Parliamentary time allows.
In addition, on 9 September 2024, the Government is implementing the statutory Medical Examiner scheme which, by providing a more robust framework for the scrutiny of cause of death, is expected to decrease the number of deaths which are unnecessarily referred to the coroner, thereby reducing pressure on coroner services.
I am also engaging with Ministerial colleagues to identify and implement an action plan to address the complex issues underlying the shortage of coronial pathology provision, which contributes significantly to inquest delays. As a first step, the Ministry of Justice is undertaking a review of the statutory fees for coronial pathology work.
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Coroners
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has had recent discussions with the Coroners Courts Support Service on taking steps to improve the (a) practical and (b) emotional support provided to (i) families and (ii) other witnesses attending the Coroners’ Courts. Answered by Mike Freer The Government is grateful for the important and valuable work that the Coroners Courts Support Service (CCSS) does in providing practical and emotional support for bereaved families in many coroner areas across England and Wales. This work is key to the Government’s objective of ensuring that the bereaved are placed at the heart of the inquest process. We are keen to see support services in every coroner’s court in England and Wales, subject to affordability. Following the Justice Committee’s recommendation in the 2021 report on its Inquiry into the Coroner Service, the Ministry of Justice is taking forward an engagement plan, including with the CCSS, to better understand the support services currently available in coroners’ courts in England and Wales, and what is needed going forward. We aim to complete this assessment in as soon as practicable. We are also undertaking a factual update of our Guide to Coroner Services for Bereaved People, which will be followed by a more fundamental review to take account of forthcoming changes which will impact on coroner services, including implementation of the statutory Medical Examiner scheme and the Independent Public Advocate. The review will also look at ways of improving the accessibility of the Guide, so that bereaved people are better able to engage with it at what is inevitably a very difficult time in their lives. |
Coroners
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the (a) practical and (b) emotional support provided to (i) families and (ii) other witnesses attending the Coroners’ Courts. Answered by Mike Freer The Government is grateful for the important and valuable work that the Coroners Courts Support Service (CCSS) does in providing practical and emotional support for bereaved families in many coroner areas across England and Wales. This work is key to the Government’s objective of ensuring that the bereaved are placed at the heart of the inquest process. We are keen to see support services in every coroner’s court in England and Wales, subject to affordability. Following the Justice Committee’s recommendation in the 2021 report on its Inquiry into the Coroner Service, the Ministry of Justice is taking forward an engagement plan, including with the CCSS, to better understand the support services currently available in coroners’ courts in England and Wales, and what is needed going forward. We aim to complete this assessment in as soon as practicable. We are also undertaking a factual update of our Guide to Coroner Services for Bereaved People, which will be followed by a more fundamental review to take account of forthcoming changes which will impact on coroner services, including implementation of the statutory Medical Examiner scheme and the Independent Public Advocate. The review will also look at ways of improving the accessibility of the Guide, so that bereaved people are better able to engage with it at what is inevitably a very difficult time in their lives. |
Coroners
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the Ministry of Justice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the (a) practical and (b) emotional support provided to (i) families and (ii) other witnesses attending the Coroners’ Courts. Answered by Mike Freer The Government is grateful for the important and valuable work that the Coroners Courts Support Service (CCSS) does in providing practical and emotional support for bereaved families in many coroner areas across England and Wales. This work is key to the Government’s objective of ensuring that the bereaved are placed at the heart of the inquest process. We are keen to see support services in every coroner’s court in England and Wales, subject to affordability. Following the Justice Committee’s recommendation in the 2021 report on its Inquiry into the Coroner Service, the Ministry of Justice is taking forward an engagement plan, including with the CCSS, to better understand the support services currently available in coroners’ courts in England and Wales, and what is needed going forward. We aim to complete this assessment in as soon as practicable. We are also undertaking a factual update of our Guide to Coroner Services for Bereaved People, which will be followed by a more fundamental review to take account of forthcoming changes which will impact on coroner services, including implementation of the statutory Medical Examiner scheme and the Independent Public Advocate. The review will also look at ways of improving the accessibility of the Guide, so that bereaved people are better able to engage with it at what is inevitably a very difficult time in their lives. |
Low Incomes
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the HM Treasury: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to help support people on lower incomes. Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury) The government has supported people on lower incomes by increasing working age benefits by 6.7%; raising Local Housing Allowance to the 30th percentile of market rents with an average gain of £800, extending the Household Support Fund and increasing the National Living Wage by 9.8%.
The government has also maintained the triple lock, frozen fuel duty, removed Debt Relief Order fees and doubled the Budgeting Advance Loan repayment period.
Over 2022-23 and 2023-24, the government has provided support to help households with the cost of living totalling over £90 billion. |
Childcare
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Thursday 23rd May 2024 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) improve the quality of and (b) increase the affordability of childcare in (i) Wandsworth and (ii) the UK. Answered by David Johnston The department is determined to support as many families as possible with access to high-quality, affordable childcare, which is why the 2023 Spring Budget announced significant new investments to expand the free early education entitlements from April 2024.
The department is providing over £4.1 billion by 2027/28 to fund 30 hours of free childcare per week (38 weeks per year) for working parents with children aged nine months to three years in England. This will remove one of the biggest barriers to parents working by vastly increasing the amount of free childcare that working families can access. This is set to save working families using the fully-funded 30 hours up to £6,900 per year from when the child is nine months old until they are five years old by September next year.
Already, over 200,000 two year olds are now confirmed to have places for 15 hours a week of free childcare, as part of the largest ever expansion of childcare in England. The take up nationwide for the validation codes already stands at 87.8%. Funding will be key to delivering the existing and expanded childcare entitlements, so the department has substantially uplifted the hourly rate paid to local authorities to increase hourly rates paid to childcare providers. In 2024/25 alone, the department expects to provide over £1.7 billion to support local authorities and providers deliver the expansion to the early years entitlements. This is on top of over £400 million additional funding to deliver a significant uplift to the hourly rate paid to local authorities for the entitlements. The rates for the new entitlements have been independently confirmed by the Institute for Fiscal Studies to be well above market rates. For 2024/25, the department’s hourly funding rates for Wandsworth are: £15.21 for under twos, £11.17 for two year olds and £7.72 for three to four year olds.
Furthermore, to ensure local authorities are fully supported in delivering the new entitlements, the department is funding local authorities an additional four weeks in 2024/25, at an estimated cost of £120 million, for the under twos working parent entitlement starting in September 2024.
The quality of early years provision is a priority for the department. Evidence shows that high-quality early childhood education and care has a positive impact on children’s outcomes in the short and long term, particularly for the most disadvantaged children. Additionally, the department has invested up to £180 million in providing an early years education recovery package of workforce training, qualifications and support and guidance for the early years sector. This includes:
In addition to the expanded entitlements, the government has also taken action to support parents on Universal Credit with childcare costs upfront when they need it, rather than in arrears. The department has increased support for these parents by increasing the childcare cost maximum amounts to £950 for one child and £1629 for two children.
Tax-Free Childcare remains available for working parents of children aged 0 to 11, or up to 17 for eligible disabled children. This can save parents up to £2,000 per year, or up to £4,000 for eligible children with disabilities and has the same income criteria as 30 hours free childcare. |
Temporary Accommodation: Children
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Friday 24th May 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) reduce the number of children in temporary accommodation and (b) increase the number of children living in secure tenancies. Answered by Felicity Buchan It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation. |
Homelessness
Asked by: Fleur Anderson (Labour - Putney) Friday 24th May 2024 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent steps his Department has taken to (a) improve the quality of and (b) increase the number of outreach programmes for people facing street homelessness. Answered by Felicity Buchan It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation. |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Aerospace Industry: Northern Ireland
27 speeches (4,593 words) Monday 22nd July 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Business and Trade Mentions: 1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson), in her place. - Link to Speech 2: Gavin Robinson (DUP - Belfast East) Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson), and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland impress upon Airbus - Link to Speech |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Friday 26th July 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Source Page: Gracehill Moravian Church in County Antrim becomes UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site Document: Gracehill Moravian Church in County Antrim becomes UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site (webpage) Found: The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Fleur Anderson, said: I am delighted |
Thursday 11th July 2024
Northern Ireland Office Source Page: First meeting between the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Tánaiste marks renewed commitment to UK-Irish relations Document: First meeting between the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Tánaiste marks renewed commitment to UK-Irish relations (webpage) Found: They were joined by Fleur Anderson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Ireland |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Infected Blood Inquiry reports Document: (PDF) Found: Scotland and Wales. 1421 Hansard Update on Infected Blood Inquiry 19 April 2023 pp1-2 RLIT0002126 1422 Fleur |