Freddie van Mierlo MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Food SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency plans her Department maintains to ensure the continued availability of essential food supplies in the event of significant domestic or international crop failures caus
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) water recycling, (b) new reservoirs, (c) leakage reduction and (d) desalination as measures to increase
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWaste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of (a) the costs and benefits for local authorities of installing underground refuse collection systems and (b) the potential impact on (i) coll
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what ways citizen science water quality monitoring groups will be involved in the development of regional water resources plans where they are not represented on Regional Water Plan
Answer: We are investing in citizen science to improve environmental understanding and generate high-quality evidence to solve water system problems. Government has doubled support to catchment partnerships and funded Water Environment Improvement Fund projects w...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: SafetyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to launch the consultation on reservoir safety reform.
Answer: The Government is reviewing the public consultation on reservoir safety reform. Many of the recommendations from the Independent Reservoir Safety Report have already been implemented – detail can be found at Reservoir Safety Reforms | Reservoir Safety Ref...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDeer: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29048More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to conclude the review of the Deer Act 1991 and other legislation underpinning the protection and management of deer; and when she expects to publish the review's find
Answer: Defra is in the process of reviewing the Deer Act 1991 and other legislation which underpins the protection and management of deer. Any proposed changes in the law will be subject to Parliamentary time and suitable opportunities for making legislative cha...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to amend (a) environmental permitting and (b) waste licensing requirements to facilitate the reuse of treated wastewater for non-potable industrial uses.
Answer: Defra is exploring opportunities for businesses to use treated wastewater instead of drinking water or water taken from the environment. The Environment Agency supports innovation and wastewater treatment approaches where there is sufficient evidence, reg...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: Water SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what principles will guide decisions on water allocation where the water requirements of major infrastructure projects may potentially conflict with environmental flow requirements for
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that planning policies and decisions should protect and enhance valued landscapes and sites of biodiversity, which includes Chalk Streams. We have also set out more clearly expectations for development propo...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential contribution Sustainable Drainage Systems towards drought resilience and levels of demand on public water supplies over the next 25 years.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in improving drought resilience and reducing demand on water supply. The National Planning Policy Framework requires SuDS in all new development, designed and maintained to th...
Answered 16 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordThames WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026 to UIN 10802, what criteria her Department uses to make decisions on publishing such information.
Answer: The Government judged that publication of the information requested would not be appropriate as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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