Angus MacDonald MP: written questions
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Pine Martens: Conservation and EcologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the population status and ecological role of European pine martens across the UK.
Answer: There are approximately 100-200 pine marten in England. This estimate is based on a recent pine marten reintroduction in the Forest of Dean and monitoring of records in Northumberland and Cumbria. There are also a few other scattered and sporadic records ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordStoats: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of stoat population in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with relevant wildlife conservation organisations on the impact of stoats on ground-nesting birds in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBadgers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of badger population in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBadgers: Conservation and EcologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to work with devolved Administrations to improve the sharing of data on badger (a) ecology and (b) population health.
Answer: Chief Veterinary Officers from all four devolved administrations of the United Kingdom, along with policy officials, meet routinely to discuss shared priorities. This includes the TB Liaison Group, which provides a platform for coordination and updates on...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWildlife: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is providing funding for UK-wide research into (a) badger conservation and (b) non-lethal wildlife health management.
Answer: As part of the ongoing work on a comprehensive new bovine TB strategy, the Department is programme funding the establishment of a new badger vaccinator field force. This initiative aims to increase delivery of badger vaccination as a non-lethal method to ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBadgers: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on coordinated approaches to monitoring badger populations.
Answer: Chief Veterinary Officers from all four devolved administrations of the United Kingdom, along with policy officials, meet routinely to discuss shared priorities. This includes the TB Liaison Group, which provides a platform for coordination and updates on...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeer: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with land managers in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency on the (a) management and (b) conservation of red deer.
Answer: As this is a devolved matter, any conversations with Scottish landowners on management of red deer would be conducted by the Scottish Government.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDeer: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on sustainable red deer management.
Answer: The Secretary of State regularly meets colleagues in the Devolved Governments through the Interministerial Group. No specific discussions on sustainable red deer management have taken place.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSquirrels: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Scottish Government on conservation of red squirrels in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: We have not held discussions with the Scottish Government regarding the conservation of red squirrels specifically in the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency. The Government continues to work and engage proactively with the UK Squirrel Accord...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSquirrels: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is funding UK-wide research into red squirrel conservation.
Answer: The UK Squirrel Accord, to which Defra, Natural England, and the Forestry Commission are signatories, is working to better understand the appropriate strategies for conserving the red squirrel. This work includes identifying, protecting, and strengthening...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSquirrels: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on measures to protect red squirrel populations.
Answer: The UK Squirrel Accord, to which Defra is a signatory, is working to better understand the appropriate strategies for conserving the red squirrel. The Accord is UK-wide, and signatories include Scottish Government, Natural England, Forestry England as wel...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSquirrels: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support red squirrel conservation.
Answer: The Government is committed to taking action to recover our threatened native species, including red squirrels, especially through the delivery of our biodiversity targets, which will benefit many of our native species including red squirrels.We know that...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timeline is for completion of the review of the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy.
Answer: External engagement on the review ended in May 2025 and the Home Office is currently considering the feedback received.Any resulting decisions will be announced in the normal way in due course.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: DetaineesHome OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing its review of the Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention policy.
Answer: External engagement on the review ended in May 2025 and the Home Office is currently considering the feedback received.Any resulting decisions will be announced in the normal way in due course.
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHeat Pumps: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to increase the number of homes with heat pumps in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: Heat policy is devolved to Scotland, the Warm Homes Plan will help people find ways to save money on energy bills and transform our ageing building stock into comfortable, low-carbon homes that are fit for the future. We will partner with devolved governm...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCost of Living: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62890More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to assist low-income families with living costs in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: The Plan for Change committed to improving living standards in every part of the United Kingdom. Helping people into good work and financial independence is at the heart of our approach to supporting people on the lowest incomes. This is why we increased ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCost of Living: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62889More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the cost of living on households in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency.
Answer: The Government is taking a comprehensive approach in response to increasing costs: supporting those in immediate need while addressing the structural changes necessary to fix the country's foundations. The Plan for Change outlines key milestones, includin...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed Food: HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with representatives of the food industry on the health impact of ultra-processed foods.
Answer: The Department regularly engages a range of stakeholders including in the food industry. My rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has had no meetings with the food industry specifically on the health impact of ultra-processed...
Answered 28 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed Food: HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support access to affordable, minimally processed food.
Answer: The Government’s Eatwell Guide already advises that people should eat more fruit, vegetables, and wholegrain or higher-fibre foods, as well as less processed meat, and less food and drink that is high in sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt.The Eatwel...
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed FoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the use of ultra-processed foods through the implementation of the Government Food Strategy.
Answer: The food strategy will identify root causes of key problems such as food poverty and unhealthy diets and articulate the outcomes we want from the food system, enabling Government, civil society, and the food industry work to shared goals and priorities. H...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed Food: HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) trends in the level of ultra-processed food consumption and (b) the potential impact of those foods on public health.
Answer: United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). The SACN has considered the impact of processed foods on health in position statements published in 2023 and ...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: CryptoassetsTreasuryTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62522More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of (a) the cryptoasset industry and (b) UK banks on improving access to basic banking services for legitimate blockchain and digital asset firms.
Answer: The Government is aware that cryptoasset firms are facing challenges associated with access to banking services, and it is engaged with the sector on these matters. Whilst the Government recognises that such decisions are commercial in nature, we also exp...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: CryptoassetsTreasuryTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62521More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK banks do not apply blanket restrictions to cryptoasset businesses.
Answer: The Government is aware that cryptoasset firms are facing challenges associated with access to banking services, and it is engaged with the sector on these matters. Whilst the Government recognises that such decisions are commercial in nature, we also exp...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential impacts of introducing mandatory digital identity systems in the UK on (a) privacy and (b) civil liberties.
Answer: The Government has no plans to introduce a mandatory digital identity system.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
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