Callum Anderson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Peatlands: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to restore peatlands.
Answer: This Government is committed to peatland restoration. We have announced that we will invest £85 million between 2026 and 2030 to improve and restore our peatlands. This includes extending the Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme by an additional year,...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: Public ParticipationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to encourage public participation in nature in Buckingham and Bletchley constituency.
Answer: This Government is committed to giving everyone in the country the opportunity to engage with nature. As set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 there are a range of actions being taken at the national level to improve access to nature includin...
Answered 10 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 15581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle wildlife crime in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protect all wild birds and some wild animals in England. There are strict penalties in place for offences under this and other wildlife legislation. Defra supports the valuable work of the National Wildlife Crime Unit...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support producers of premium and specialist agricultural goods in Buckinghamshire to increase exports to international markets.
Answer: The Government is unlocking export opportunities and supporting businesses in Buckinghamshire and across the UK to capitalise on them. Recent examples include the newly agreed trade agreements with India and the GCC, and 55 trade barriers resolved last ye...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential barriers facing farming businesses in Buckinghamshire in accessing new export markets.
Answer: The Government is unlocking export opportunities and supporting businesses in Buckinghamshire and across the UK to capitalise on them. Recent examples include the newly agreed trade agreements with India and the GCC, and 55 trade barriers resolved last ye...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Trade PromotionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14282More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure small and medium-sized food producers in Buckinghamshire are able to engage with the agri-food trade attaché network.
Answer: The Government is unlocking export opportunities and supporting businesses in Buckinghamshire and across the UK to capitalise on them. Recent examples include the newly agreed trade agreements with India and the GCC, and 55 trade barriers resolved last ye...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of additional food and farming export opportunities on agricultural businesses in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Government is unlocking export opportunities and supporting businesses in Buckinghamshire and across the UK to capitalise on them. Recent examples include the newly agreed trade agreements with India and the GCC, and 55 trade barriers resolved last ye...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that agri-environment funding remains accessible to small and medium-sized farms in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: To date smaller farms have been less likely to be in agri-environment schemes such as SFI. A quarter of SFI money goes to just 4% of farms, which isn't fair. SFI26 will have two application windows to ensure as many farmers as possible can benefit from a ...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of private investment in supporting agricultural transition in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Farming Roadmap has been published, providing a clear long-term direction for the sector and a flexible framework for its journey through to 2050. The Roadmap sets out the Government’s approach to supporting a profitable, productive, resilient and sus...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management Schemes: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of environmental land management schemes on Buckinghamshire farms.
Answer: As set out in the Farming Roadmap, nature‑friendly farming systems can sustain or enhance production while strengthening resilience and reducing input dependency. These approaches are not at odds with food security but are increasingly central to it. The ...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Food SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the balance between food production and land diversification under the Farming Roadmap.
Answer: This Government has made a clear, long-term commitment to maintain overall food production in England by increasing farm productivity and profitability. The Farming Roadmap recognises a productive farming sector makes efficient use of land, labour and cap...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Food SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department plans to measure the potential impact of the Farming Roadmap on domestic food security.
Answer: The Defra Farming Roadmap sets out the Government’s long-term plan for agriculture, providing a clear direction to 2050 for a profitable, productive, sustainable and resilient sector. The effect of the Farming Roadmap on domestic food security should be a...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that reformed farming schemes support the resilience of domestic food production against (i) climate shocks and (ii) supply chain shocks.
Answer: This Government has committed to maintain overall food production in England by increasing farm productivity and profitability. As set out in the Farming Roadmap, nature‑friendly farming systems can sustain or enhance production while strengthening resili...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: InvestmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential role of private sector finance in complementing public funding for (i) environmental land management and (ii) farm resilience.
Answer: The Farming Roadmap has been published, providing a clear long-term direction for the sector and a flexible framework for its journey through to 2050. The Roadmap sets out the Government’s approach to supporting a profitable, productive, resilient and sus...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Food SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of current farming schemes on food security.
Answer: This Government has committed to maintain overall food production in England by increasing farm productivity and profitability. As set out in the Farming Roadmap, nature‑friendly farming systems can sustain or enhance production while strengthening resili...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of administrative burdens faced by farmers applying for support schemes.
Answer: The changes being made to SFI26 (Sustainable Farming Incentive) have come after substantial stakeholder engagement and are designed to make the scheme simpler, more accessible, and improve value for money. The SFI26 offer will have 71 actions, compared wi...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 12935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to simplify access to environmental land management schemes for farmers.
Answer: The changes being made to SFI26 (Sustainable Farming Incentive) have come after substantial stakeholder engagement and are designed to make the scheme simpler, more accessible, and improve value for money. The SFI26 offer will have 71 actions, compared wi...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordOrganic Farming: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to promote awareness among farmers and food producers in Buckinghamshire of new export opportunities created by the mutual recognition of UK and Japanese organ
Answer: Japan is the second largest organic market in Asia, valued at an estimated £1.4 billion in 2023, and expanding rapidly, driven by Japanese government initiatives to promote organic consumption domestically. The UK-Japan agreement to formally recognise the...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOrganic Farming: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support organic food producers in Buckinghamshire to access export opportunities to Japan.
Answer: Japan is the second largest organic market in Asia, valued at an estimated £1.4 billion in 2023, and expanding rapidly, driven by Japanese government initiatives to promote organic consumption domestically. The UK-Japan agreement to formally recognise the...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordOrganic Farming: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-Japan organic equivalency agreement on organic farmers and producers in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: Japan is the second largest organic market in Asia, valued at an estimated £1.4 billion in 2023, and expanding rapidly, driven by Japanese government initiatives to promote organic consumption domestically. The UK-Japan agreement to formally recognise the...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the Land Use Framework for balancing infrastructure development with environmental targets.
Answer: The Framework’s focus on more informed decision making, including spatial targeting, shows how we can meet our homes and infrastructure goals while supporting nature recovery.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what monitoring arrangements will be established by the proposed Land Use Unit to assess progress against the Land Use Framework’s objectives.
Answer: The Land Use Unit will monitor land use change in England to assess progress against the Land Use Framework’s objectives. Specific monitoring plans will be announced later this year following the set up of the Unit.
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria she will use to determine national spatial priorities under the Land Use Framework.
Answer: The Land Use Framework informs decision-makers at all scales of spatial planning to identify areas to be safeguarded for agriculture or prioritised for nature, and to find the right areas for development and infrastructure. The Framework will support a mo...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLand UseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Land Use Framework on the availability of agricultural land for food production.
Answer: The Government has been clear that food security is national security. The Framework makes a clear, long-term commitment to maintain overall food production in England while increasing resilience to climate change and to protect the most productive farmla...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLand Use: BuckinghamshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Land Use Framework on housing delivery in Buckinghamshire.
Answer: The Land Use Framework sets out a plan for how we can use our land in a more informed and more efficient way, showing there is enough land to deliver the homes our communities need, whilst protecting and enhancing the environment. The Land Use Framework i...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
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