Aphra Brandreth MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
PoliceHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that policing capacity is maintained in areas experiencing (a) increased community demand and (b) a reduction in policing numbers.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring police forces are supported to tackle crime effectively. As part of our mission to deliver safer streets, we will restore neighbourhood policing and support forces to rebuild relationships with their local communiti...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCheshire Constabulary: Labour Turnover and RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessments she has made of trends in the levels of recruitment and retention in Cheshire Police; and how many officers have (a) left and (b) joined the force since July 2024.
Answer: Forces are expected to manage their recruitment and retention activities to ensure that they meet officer headcount targets linked to funding arrangements set out in the Police Funding Settlement.Data on joiners and leavers is published annually in July, ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice Community Support Officers: CheshireHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93565More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reducing the number of police community support officers in Cheshire on levels of crime in that area.
Answer: The Government’s Safer Streets Mission sets a clear expectation for policing to deliver safer communities and improved public confidence. An effective, well-supported police service is central to achieving this.Based on their £3,009,490 allocation from th...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEggs and Poultry: UkraineDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of poultry and egg imports from Ukraine on the UK market following the extension of tariff free access in February 2024.
Answer: Under our Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine, tariffs on all goods are temporarily removed until March 2029, except for poultry and eggs, where the liberalisation is due to end on 31 March 2026. Ukrainian imports of poultry and eggs currently constitute a ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023Northern Ireland OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.
Answer: I introduced the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on 14 October – a significant step in fulfilling our commitment to repeal and replace the Legacy Act. The Bill received its Second Reading yesterday, and I look forward to continued debate and scrutiny as it...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEhlers-danlos Syndrome and HypermobilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to create a pathway for NHS (a) diagnosis and (b) care for (i) hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and (ii) hypermobility spectrum disorders.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) have a statutory responsibility to commission services which meet the needs of their local population, including for those with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorders. It is the responsi...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82137More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP received any correspondence from the (a) Treasury and (b) the Cabinet office on the (i) timetable, (ii) options and (iii) modelling for inheritance tax changes since 1 July 2024.
Answer: HM Treasury Ministers routinely receive briefings and information on an extensive range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82136More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any (a) written briefings, (b) submissions, and (c) minutes on inheritance tax changes were (i) sent to and (ii) copied to Emma Reynolds MP since 1 July 2024.
Answer: HM Treasury Ministers routinely receive briefings and information on an extensive range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordThames Water: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82135More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the financial resilience of Thames Water.
Answer: Our current assessment is that the company remains financially stable. The Government has stepped up our preparations and stands ready for all eventualities, including applying for a SAR if that were to become necessary. The Government will continue to wo...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EU: FisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82134More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the UK-EU reset agreement, whether her Department has undertaken a cost benefit analysis in relation to its agreement to extend the fisheries arrangements.
Answer: The UK-EU Summit Deal announced on 19 May secures the continuation of current UK-EU fishing access arrangements. This means continued access for UK vessels to EU waters, worth £80m annually, and retention of the quota uplift the UK secured through the Tra...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJordan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reductions to overseas aid on Jordan.
Answer: Jordan is one of the UK's most trusted allies and important humanitarian partners in the region. The Minister for International Development made Jordan her first official visit overseas in her new role in March 2025, and discussed the future UK-Jordan off...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: AsylumForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the overseas aid budget is spent on asylum seekers in the UK.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer of 9 June to Question 56044.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much and what proportion of the overseas aid budget is spent domestically.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the figures here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-final-uk-oda-spend-2024.
Answered 2 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75822More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP participated in any meetings with the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs on the impact of inheritance tax changes on farmers since 1 July 2024.
Answer: HM Treasury Ministers take part in internal and external meetings routinely on a range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to t...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofwat in protecting consumers from bill increases where a water company becomes insolvent.
Answer: Ofwat’s price review process sets limits on what water companies can charge customers, ensuring bills reflect only efficient costs required to deliver services and meet statutory obligations. It does not allow companies to pass on costs incurred outside n...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordThames Water: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Ofwat on lessons learned from the financial position of Thames Water.
Answer: Ofwat is an independent regulator that monitors the financial position of water companies, taking action when companies need to strengthen their long-term financial resilience. The Secretary of State meets with stakeholders regularly such as Ofwat to disc...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordThames Water: SewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the capacity of Thames Water to prevent sewage discharges.
Answer: This Government has put down the building blocks to clean up England’s rivers, lakes and seas. We are rebuilding the water network to slash pollution levels, backed by a record £104 billion of investment, which includes over £10 billion to reduce sewage d...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available to farmers to support them in the transition away from the use of cages for livestock animals.
Answer: Defra remains firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and will continue to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare Grant recently offered funding support to commerc...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish an impact assessment for banning cages for livestock animals.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 29 April 2025 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, PQ UIN 47556.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) farmers and (b) farming organisations on a timescale for banning cages for livestock.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Department has engaged with key stakeholders as part of the development of our overarching approach to animal welfare. The use of...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70193More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of draft duty relief.
Answer: The Chancellor’s draught rate cut at Autumn Budget 2024 applied to approximately 60% of the alcoholic drinks sold in pubs. This took a penny of duty off a typical strength pint.Draught beer and cider now pay 13.9% less in duty than their packaged equivale...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68846More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing the (a) draft legislation and (b) impact assessment for its proposed changes to (i) Agricultural Property Relief and (ii) Business Property Relief.
Answer: The draft legislation and the tax information and impact note were published on 21 July 2025. These are available on the GOV.UK website.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65594More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a clawback scheme in relation to inheritance tax reliefs previously applied to (a) agricultural and (b) business assets, in the co
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 32918.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65593More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to consult with (a) agricultural stakeholders, (b) farmers and (c) groups that represent farmers in the development of its proposed changes to inheritance tax policy.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65591More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the farming sector on her Department's proposed changes to inheritance tax.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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