Angus MacDonald MP: written questions
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SSENDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 1 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with SSEN Transmission on community benefits.
Answer: Details of Ministers' and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: IsraelDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the potential impact of the visit by the trade envoy to Israel to Haifa in May 2025 on the U
Answer: The UK’s Trade Envoys play a crucial role in supporting HMG’s growth priorities, through helping deliver the industrial and trade strategies and attracting foreign direct investment to the UK. Lord Austin, in his capacity as Trade Envoy, visited Israel to...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWeasels: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the population status of weasels 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 recordEmployment: AutismDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support autistic people into work.
Answer: We are committed to supporting neurodivergent people, including autistic people, get into and thrive in work. Our Jobcentres have a range of support available, including Disability Employment Advisors. On 6th March 2025 we announced that we will deploy 10...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment: Blue Badge Scheme and Carer's AllowanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of uncoupling Carer’s Allowance and Blue Badges from PIP.
Answer: It is a long-established principle that in order for an unpaid carer to receive Carer’s Allowance the person they are caring for should be receiving a “trigger” disability benefit. This link acts as a proxy for establishing that care needs exist. We have ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHedgehogs: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support hedgehog conservation initiatives 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 recordHedgehogs: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage data sharing on hedgehog populations between governments and wildlife organisations.
Answer: In 2024 the first National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy was published with contributions from Natural England, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Forestry Commission. The strategy, which has identified several actions to facilitate and enco...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHedgehogs: Conservation and EcologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is funding UK-wide research into hedgehog ecology and conservation.
Answer: Natural England, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Forestry Commission have contributed to the first National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy. This strategy has identified several actions to facilitate and encourage data sharing on hedgehog e...
Answered 4 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHedgehogs: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the devolved Administrations on collaborative efforts to halt hedgehog decline.
Answer: Yes, Defra works collaboratively with devolved administrations on efforts to halt hedgehog decline. In 2024, Britain’s first National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy was published. The strategy highlights the factors causing a decline in our native hedgeho...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPine Martens: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) local environmental groups and (b) land managers in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire constituency on pine marten habitats and distribution.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the responsibility of the Scottish Government.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPine Martens: Conservation and EcologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support UK-wide research into European pine marten ecology and conservation.
Answer: A Long-term strategic recovery plan for pine martens in Britain was produced in 2021, which presents a summary of what has been achieved so far and sets out a continuing strategic recovery plan for pine martens across Britain, while emphasising the import...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPine Martens: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with the devolved Administrations on monitoring European pine marten populations.
Answer: Yes, Natural England engages with devolved administrations through the national pine marten networking group. This group meets quarterly, and discussions include topics such as monitoring European pine marten populations.
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPine 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
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