Alex Brewer MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Droughts: Water CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides water companies on the minimum period that should be allowed for public responses to statutory Drought Plan consultations and corresponding calls
Answer: Water companies are required to prepare and consult on statutory drought plans in accordance with the Water Industry Act 1991, the Drought Plan (England) Direction, and Environment Agency drought planning guidance. Both legislation and guidance do not pre...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of progress against the Environment Agency's leakage reduction targets of 17 per cent by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2050; an
Answer: Water regulators monitor leakage against company commitments in Water Resources Management Plans. Latest data shows a 12% reduction from 2017/18 by June 2025. The Government is working to ensure that planned reservoir, desalination, and water efficiency d...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support food banks and local charities to prevent supermarket food waste in North East Hampshire constituency.
Answer: The Government’s Food and Drink Waste Hierarchy prioritises preventing food waste in the first instance. Where surplus food does arise, businesses, including supermarkets, are expected to prioritise the safe and timely redistribution of edible food to peo...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPets: TheftDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what way the animal welfare strategy mitigates the risk of pet theft.
Answer: All dogs over 8 weeks of age and cats over 20 weeks of age in England must be microchipped and registered on a compliant database. The legislation is intended to improve animal welfare by increasing the likelihood of reuniting lost or stray pets with thei...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPets: TheftDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24665More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase the number of pets reunited with their owner following (a) theft and (b) going missing.
Answer: All dogs over 8 weeks of age and cats over 20 weeks of age in England must be microchipped and registered on a compliant database. The legislation is intended to improve animal welfare by increasing the likelihood of reuniting lost or stray pets with thei...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPets: TaggingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24664More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assesement her Department have made of the potential merits of a microchip database for pets to help reunite (a) stolen and (b) missing pets with their owner.
Answer: All dogs over 8 weeks of age and cats over 20 weeks of age in England must be microchipped and registered on a compliant database. The legislation is intended to improve animal welfare by increasing the likelihood of reuniting lost or stray pets with thei...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPedestrian Areas: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring nature conservation volunteers to pay for a three-year licence to restore and manage roadside grass verges
Answer: Natural England is not involved in the issuing of these licenses and therefore has not conducted any assessment of potential impact of requiring nature conservation volunteers to pay for these on (a) volunteer participation and (b) biodiversity outcomes.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
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