Callum Anderson MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Waste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing a national database of illegal waste sites on the targeting of enforcement resources.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) already collects, maintains and publishes information on high-priority waste sites in England as part of its risk-based approach to tackling waste crime. In May 2026, the EA introduced a national watchlist of high-priority wast...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the average cost to local authorities of cleaning up illegal waste sites over each of the last five years.
Answer: Neither Defra nor the Environment Agency holds this data.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste: Organised CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increased funding for the Environment Agency on tackling (a) large-scale organised waste crime and (b) fly-tipping.
Answer: Under the Waste Crime Action Plan, published in March 2026, the Government committed to giving the Environment Agency £45 million in additional funding to cover enforcement activities. This department will review the additional spending for the Environmen...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: BusinessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support farmers in diversifying and expanding businesses in the context of the publication of the Farming Roadmap.
Answer: The Farming Roadmap provides long-term certainty so farmers can plan, invest, diversify and grow. The Government is supporting this through fairer supply chains and routes to market; planning reforms for infrastructure; and investment in technology and in...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordRiver Great Ouse: BacteriaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with the Environment Agency to monitor levels of a) E. coli and b) other harmful bacteria in the River Great Ouse.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) monitors the River Great Ouse for a range of ecological and chemical parameters, including biological and physico-chemical elements, specific pollutants and priority substances. There are currently no designated bathing waters ...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFlood and Water Management Act 2010Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 into force.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). The National Planning Policy Framework requires all development which could affect drainage to incorporate SuDS and these should be designed and m...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: SewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential benefits of establishing a statutory framework for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in reducing surface-water flood risk fro
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). The National Planning Policy Framework requires all development which could affect drainage to incorporate SuDS and these should be designed and m...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has considered introducing statutory requirements for sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in England.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). The National Planning Policy Framework requires all development which could affect drainage to incorporate SuDS and these should be designed and m...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: RoboticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of agricultural robotics on the future agricultural workforce.
Answer: We are committed to increasing long-term labour resilience and robotic and autonomous applications could help with this. A 2025 Checkpoint evaluation of the Farming Innovation Programme, which funds several R&D projects developing robotics for the far...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: RoboticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what metrics her Department will use to assess the success of Government investment in agricultural robotics.
Answer: This Government will assess the success of its investment in agricultural robotics through the Farming Innovation Programme’s long-term evaluation. Metrics will include the volume of technologies developed and commercialised, their uptake by farmers and g...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: RoboticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the barriers to adoption of agricultural robotics by small and medium-sized farms.
Answer: Defra recognises that small and medium-sized farms can face barriers to adopting any new technology, including high upfront costs, access to finance, skills requirements, uncertainty over returns, connectivity constraints, and integrating new technologies...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: RoboticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that farmers in Buckinghamshire can benefit from Government funding in agricultural robotics.
Answer: The Government is supporting the development and adoption of agricultural robotics through the Farming Innovation Programme. Through this programme, farmers, growers, foresters, researchers and businesses across England, including in Buckinghamshire, can ...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
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