Every parliamentary written question tabled by Neil Duncan-Jordan this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to encourage local authorities to plant more trees.
Local authorities have an important role in contributing to England’s tree planting targets and maximising the benefits of these trees, for example through planting urban and street trees, which are often the closest green infrastructure to people’s homes...
Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require imported pork to meet the UK's animal welfare standards.
The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare and recognises farmers’ concerns about imports produced using methods not permitted in the UK. We have been clear that we will use our...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the environmental impact of fast fashion.
The Government has not made an assessment of the environmental impact of fast fashion. The Government is funding action on textiles through the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). As part of this work, WRAP has produced a number of reports includ...
Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider the potential merits of launching a pilot project in Poole to recover (a) stranded and (b) sunken glass fibre boats to help ensure that they do not pollute local wa
Sunken or stranded boats within Poole Harbour, and pollution arising from them, fall within the responsibility of the Poole Harbour Master’s Office. We encourage the public to report pollution via our incident hotline, by calling 0800 80 70 60 at any time...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has commissioned recent research into the potential impact of glass fibre boats on ecology.
End of life recreational vessels are often made from glass reinforced polymer, or fibreglass, and are recognised as a source of marine litter when abandoned offshore or on shorelines where their degradation can lead to macro and micro litter. Defra has no...
Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on the recycling of glass fibre boats.
In our manifesto, the Government committed to reducing waste by moving to a circular economy. A circular economy is a system that decouples economic activity from new resource extraction, using a systemic approach across the full material and product life...
Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning greyhound racing in England.
I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Eastleigh, Liz Jarvis, on 18 September 2024, PQ 5214.
Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to issue new guidance on the handling of chickens by their legs.
We are carefully considering the recommendations in the Animal Welfare Committee’s report on the welfare implications of carrying methods for poultry to ensure the highest standards of animal welfare and will set out next steps in due course.
Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to end trail hunting.
This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and NI; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales. The Government is committed to enacting a ban on Trail Hunting, and work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing. Further announcements will be made in due course.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle sewage discharges by Wessex Water in Poole constituency.
The Secretary of State recently met with water company bosses, including Wessex Water, to make it clear that water firms will be held accountable for their performance for customers and the environment. During the meeting, water bosses signed up to the Government’s initial package of reforms to cut sewage dumping and attract investment to upgrade infrastructure.The Government also announced a new Water (Special Measures) Bill, which will turn around the performance of water companies, in the King’s Speech. The Bill will strengthen regulation, give the water regulator new powers to ban the payment of bonuses if environmental standards are not met and increase accountability for water executives. These are the first critical steps in enabling a long-term and transformative reset of the entire water sector. I would also refer the hon. Member to the Written Statement made by the Secretary of State on 18 July: Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament.