Barry Gardiner MP: written questions

Written questions

• Deep Sea Mining: LicensingDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69207More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the independent evidence review commissioned by the previous government and undertaken by scientists from the British Geological Survey, National Oceanography Centre, and Heriot-Watt University

  Answer: The 2021 independent evidence review, commissioned by the previous government, remains a valuable contribution to our understanding of the environmental impacts of deep sea mining. The government will take all relevant information into consideration when ...

  Answered 1 Sept 2025

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• Cancer and Congenital Abnormalities: CorbyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69206More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the ruling of Mr Justice Akenhead in the case of Corby Group Litigation v. Corby Borough Council, if he will conduct a review of the incidence of birth defects and rare cancers recorded

  Answer: The Department and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are aware of this issue, which is currently being looked at by the local Director of Public Health. The UKHSA will offer support if needed, and the Department is awaiting the findings before further...

  Answered 2 Sept 2025

  Original Parliament record
• Iron and Steel: CorbyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69205More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will publish the records of all the sites where waste was deposited following the site reclamation of the Corby Steelworks in the 1980s.

  Answer: Records of all the sites where waste was deposited following the reclamation of the Corby Steelworks site should be held by the local authority that managed the reclamation, in this case North Northamptonshire Council. The Department for Business and Trad...

  Answered 1 Sept 2025

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