Dan Norris MP: written questions
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Sheep: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take following the consultation on tail docking and castration in lambs.
Answer: The Government is currently analysing the consultation responses and will publish a formal response in due course.
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: BorrowingTreasuryTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13448More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Office for Budgetary Responsibility on public borrowing.
Answer: The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is the government’s official forecaster responsible for assessing the UK economic and fiscal outlook. The OBR published its latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook in March providing an interim update on the economy a...
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions were held with President Trump at the G7 Summit on support for Ukraine.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement made by the Deputy Prime Minister on 22 June, and his answers to the questions raised in response.
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for elective treatment in North East Somerset and Hanham.
Answer: We are committed to returning by March 2029 to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to consultant-led treatment. As a first step towards achieving this, we have delivered again...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of local infrastructure to support new housing developments like those at the former Grange school site in Warmley, and wh
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 112724 on 3 March 2026. The consultation on a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which can be found on gov.uk here, closed on 10 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback re...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Budgets: South WestDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the West of England Mayoral Authority on the implementation of Carbon Budget 7.
Answer: The Department regularly engages with local government on net zero delivery, strategy and policy through the Local Net Zero Delivery Group, and with Metro Mayors through quarterly roundtables.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHeating: North East SomersetDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of the number of homes in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency to be fitted with low-carbon heating systems under policies supporting Carbon Budge
Answer: Information on heat pumps and biomass boilers installed through the Boiler Upgrade Scheme is published in Table Q1.3 of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Statistics release. By the end of March 2026, 238 heat pumps and fewer than 5 biomass boilers had been instal...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCarbon Budgets: Tidal PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of tidal power on achieving Carbon Budget 7.
Answer: The Clean Power 2030 Action Plan recognises that while emerging renewable technologies such as tidal stream are expected to play a limited role in the 2030 energy mix, scaling up deployment of these technologies could be critical to achieving the UK’s lon...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGame: Gun SportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department last commissioned research on the ecological effects of gamebird shooting.
Answer: Defra’s Gamebird Research Programme has recently published the findings of a number of research projects relating to the ecological impacts of gamebird shooting and associated activity. Whilst some research projects are ongoing, Natural England is plannin...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGame: Animal BreedingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of using raised laying cages for breeding pheasants and partridges on the welfare of those birds.
Answer: The Government remains firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and is aware of the strong public feeling on keeping gamebirds in cages. As stated in the Animal Welfare Strategy, the Government will improve its understanding of the wel...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGame: BirdsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of released gamebirds on populations of native invertebrates, reptiles and ground-nesting birds.
Answer: Defra’s Gamebird rapid evidence review was published in 2020 and is available here. Further research into these findings was published in 2025 and again this year, available here and here respectively. Defra has also funded research into the impacts of ga...
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWestern ForestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps were taken to protect the newly establishing trees in the Western Forest during May’s heatwave.
Answer: The Western Forest has used a range of measures to mitigate unseasonal weather. This includes early-season planting, using mulch mats, and planting resilient cell-grown saplings that are matched to local conditions. Defra and the National Forest Company a...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle knife crime in the North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: We have set a clear and ambitious target: to halve knife crime in a decade. We are already seeing results. Since the start of this Parliament, knife crime has fallen by 10% and knife homicides are down 27%, at their lowest level in a decade. In Avon and S...
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his department (b) ICBs are routinely informed when major NHS contractors face significant tax enforcement action.
Answer: HM Revenue and Customs is subject to a statutory duty of taxpayer confidentiality, which generally prevents it from disclosing information to other Government bodies except where there is a lawful basis to do so.Accordingly, while information may be share...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordNHS: VATTreasuryTabled 15 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1649More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is the policy of HM Revenue and Customs to inform NHS commissioners of concerns regarding unpaid VAT liabilities prior to filing a winding-up petition.
Answer: It is not HMRC’s policy to inform NHS Commissioners of unpaid liabilities. HMRC is unable to discuss debts held by third parties with NHS Commissioners due to taxpayer confidentiality rules. This includes companies that have been contracted to deliver NHS...
Answered 26 May 2026
Original Parliament recordPatients: TransportDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the resilience of outsourced non-emergency patient transport services.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for their delegated functions, including services contracted to private providers such as non-emergency patient transport schemes (NEPTS). The delegation framework for commissioning in the National Health Serv...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordAmbulance Services: Private SectorDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what financial monitoring arrangements Integrated Care Boards are required to maintain for private ambulance contractors delivering NHS-funded services.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for their delegated functions, including services contracted to private providers such as non-emergency patient transport schemes (NEPTS). The delegation framework for commissioning in the National Health Serv...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce fly tipping in North East Somerset and Hanham.
Answer: Local councils are responsible for tackling fly-tipping in their area and have a range of enforcement powers to help them do so. These include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000 and prosecution action. To support councils to make better use of their pow...
Answered 19 May 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: TrainingDepartment for TransportTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of workforce training capacity to support the transition to electric vehicles.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring the UK has the right skills to remain at the forefront of the manufacturing and maintenance of electric vehicles (EVs).The number of EV qualified technicians has risen rapidly. According to data from the Institute o...
Answered 22 May 2026
Original Parliament recordInternet: Young PeopleDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 May 2026AnsweredUIN 1103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of young people online in North East Somerset and Hanham.
Answer: Protecting children from harm online is a priority for the Secretary of State. That is why the Secretary of State launched the consultation ‘Growing up in an Online World’ on how to go further to protect children and has committed to respond by the Summer...
Answered 29 May 2026
Original Parliament recordFactory Farming: AmmoniaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of factory farming on ammonia pollution.
Answer: Defra does not have an assessment of “factory farms”. However, a breakdown of UK ammonia emissions by livestock sector can be found in Table 1 of this published document; 2509190841_UK_Agriculture_Ammonia_Emission_Report_1990-2023_26062025_Final.pdf.
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal United Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce waiting times at the RUH (Bath) A&E department.
Answer: The Government recognises the pressures facing emergency departments, including at the Royal United Hospital Bath, and is taking sustained action to reduce accident and emergency waiting times and improve patient flow across urgent and emergency care. Thr...
Answered 24 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: South WestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help increase accountability in the water sector in the West of England.
Answer: For too long, water companies paid out billions in dividends while pumping sewage into our rivers. This Government is ending that. The Water White Paper creates a single regulator, prevention-focused enforcement, and tougher laws: banning bonuses for fail...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste: North East Somerset and HanhamDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle waste crime in North East Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: The Government published its new Waste Crime Action Plan on 20 March which is the toughest ever crackdown on illegal waste. We will tighten regulation to close the loopholes criminals exploit, enable tougher enforcement to disrupt and punish them, and dir...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSupported Housing: North East Somerset and HanhamMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to protect supported housing in NE Somerset and Hanham constituency.
Answer: The government is committed to improving the quality of supported housing across England. We are implementing measures in the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023, which will strengthen local oversight, improve quality of support and require ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
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