Ben Goldsborough MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Food: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics the Government plans to use to measure progress towards the commitment that 50% of publicly procured food should be local or produced to higher environmental standards.
Answer: The Government remains committed to its ambition that 50% of all food sourced by public bodies is locally produced or grown to higher environmental standards. However, information on the origin and sustainability of food in public sector supply chains is ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: FoodDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what way the reforms to public procurement announced on 5 August 2026 will contribute to the Government's commitment that 50% of food purchased by the public sector will be local or
Answer: The Government’s new social value rules mean that, from 1 January 2027, businesses bidding for government contracts - a market worth £90bn per year - will be judged on their commitment to creating high-quality British jobs, tackling local skills shortages...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 17560, how much money from the Border Biosecurity Campaign in 2027/28 will be allocated to a) visible information campaigns in major
Answer: Up to £1,000,000 from the Cabinet Office Integrated Security Fund will be managed by Defra in financial year 2027-2028, to deliver an integrated biosecurity communications campaign at borders. Work is taking place during this financial year (2026-2027) to...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department will take steps to introduce an official, categorised level-rating for biosecurity risk to the UK.
Answer: The Government’s National Risk Register provides a structured assessment of the most serious risks facing the UK, including for biosecurity. The latest version is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-2025
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the biosecurity threat posed by personal imports.
Answer: Defra monitors animal disease outbreaks worldwide and assesses the risk of them entering Great Britain, including via personal imports. Preliminary outbreak assessments and qualitative risk assessments are available at www.gov.uk/government/collections/an...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to questions 99362 and 99361, what further consideration her department has given to implementing public awareness campaigns regarding a) bios
Answer: Defra has subsequently secured up to £1.2m from the Cabinet Office's Integrated Security Fund to deliver a UK Border Biosecurity Campaign in 2027/28, in partnership with other government departments.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: TechnologyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the safe storage and disposal of oil and gas assets removed following a change in heating technology, in the context of the aim to deploy 450,000 cl
Answer: The Environment Agency does not oversee the deployment of clean heating systems. However, where oil tanks, boilers etc. are removed, waste producers and contractors must comply with their legal Waste Duty of Care and ensure waste is managed appropriately,...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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