Written questions by Dhesi.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps, alongside local stakeholders, she has taken to improve air quality in Slough constituency.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to help prevent the importation of low-welfare animal products.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the volume of plastic packaging produced for uncut (a) fruit and (b) vegetables where data is available in the past year.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on the impact of local businesses located in the Baylis and Salt Hill ward in Slough on air quality.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Slough Borough Council on improving air quality in Slough constituency.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with local stakeholders to increase the proportion of plastic waste recycled in Slough.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with local stakeholders to improve air quality in Slough.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Slough Borough Council and (b) the Environment Agency on tackling fly-tipping in Slough constituency.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Groceries Code Adjudicator's remit to allow oversight across the whole supply chain.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to tackle late payments to farmers from supermarkets.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of financial resources given to local stakeholders to help tackle flytipping in the constituency of Slough.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps have been taken alongside relevant stakeholders to tackle flytipping in the constituency of Slough.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Environment Agency and (b) colleagues from the Department of Health and Social Care on the installation of signage to prevent suicides

Water safety responsibility is shared across government and there are collective, ongoing discussions. Defra’s responsibility is to ensure that the water environment is safe and healthy, and to oversee bodies such as the Environment Agency (EA). The EA’s ...

Food and Rural Affairs, whether any recommendations from the Animal Welfare Committee's report entitled The welfare impacts on pigs of high concentration CO2 gas stunning and of potential alternative stunning

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, on 20 May 2026 to PQ UIN 613.

Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 5375 on Simpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and Noise, whether inspections carried out by the Environment Agency at the Simpsons Environmen

The Environment Agency inspections were unannounced. The only time that the Environment Agency announces visits is if it needs to meet with the operator specifically. The preference is to conduct unannounced inspections which are either inspections, or re...

Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 5375 on Simpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and Noise, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the source of dust and odour affe

The Environment Agency has confirmed that monitoring in response to pollution reports has been undertaken on several occasions. Dust and odour complaints were not substantiated as originating from the site during the monitoring periods. Dust, pollen and a...

Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with the Environment Agency to prevent excessive (a) air and (b) noise pollution from Simpson Environmental Services Ltd in Slough constituency.

The Environment Agency (EA) has undertaken a range of recent regulatory actions to ensure the Simpson Environmental Services Ltd site complies with its Environmental Permit. Five site inspections were carried out in 2025 and follow-up visits confirmed tha...

Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has any recent discussions with the Environment Agency regarding the removal of flytipped rubbish beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal.

It is regrettable that waste on this site is a blight on the local environment. The Environment Agency liaised with Slough Borough Council, as owners of the land, when the waste was tipped by organised criminals. Removing the waste remains the responsibil...

Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department has recently given to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency to assist with the removal of large-scale fly-tipped waste.

The Government supports local authorities and the Environment Agency (EA) to tackle fly-tipping and large-scale illegal waste through a range of measures. Defra officials chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG), through which we work with ...

Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with Slough Borough Council on their legal duty to remove fly-tipped waste located beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Ca

Defra has not had discussions with Slough Borough Council on the removal of fly-tipped waste beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal. Local authorities are responsible for the removal and disposal of fly-tipped waste on public land, ...