Ellie Chowns MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Water: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what consideration has been given to the potential merits of requiring rainwater harvesting and attenuation measures in all new developments in Herefordshire and the River Wye catc
Answer: The August 2026 update to the National Planning Policy Framework, in Policy F8, requires developments with drainage implications to use Sustainable Drainage Systems. Attenuation of flood risk is a key element of delivering sustainable development. Herefor...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFires: LitterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of levels of public awareness of the risk of wildfires posed by litter, included discarded glass bottles.
Answer: No assessment has been made of levels of public awareness of the risk of wildfires posed by litter, including discarded glass bottles. Government departments and agencies are working together on communications to raise public awareness of the fire risks a...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMicroplasticsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made (a) of the risks to human health and wildlife posed by microplastics and (b) the extent to which artificial grass and pitches contribute to the level of mi
Answer: Defra carried out a research project on intentionally added microplastics and published an Option Appraisal on 12 May 2025. This project assessed the impacts of intentionally added microplastics emissions, the risks they pose both to human health and the ...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCiderDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration her Department has given to introducing a requirement for minimum juice content of 50% for the sale of cider and perry products.
Answer: This Government currently has no plans to change the rules governing minimum juice content in cider and perry. The current minimum juice content requirements provide flexibility for producers, support product variety and innovation, and maintain consumer ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNutrition: PlantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Plant-Based Health Professionals' document entitled Reaping the Benefits of Plant-Rich Diets: The Ten Poi
Answer: The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in her previous role as Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, met with Plant Based Health Professionals UK and some of their partners in June 2026 to discuss the Ten-Point Pl...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
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