Gareth Snell MP: written questions
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Animal Welfare: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing core standards for animal welfare; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Answer: The Government shares the public’s high regard for the UK’s environmental protections, food standards and animal welfare. All agri-food products must comply with our import requirements in order to be placed on the UK market. This includes ensuring import...
Answered 3 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Animal WelfareDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to include core standards for animal welfare within his planned trade strategy.
Answer: We are currently developing the trade strategy, closely engaging with stakeholders as we refine its content. The trade strategy will set out how we can achieve long-term sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth through trade. The development of the tr...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYoung Futures Hubs: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether planned funding arrangements for Young Futures Hubs will include provision for long-term funding.
Answer: The Government is committed to breaking down barriers to success and opportunity. Too many children and young people today do not have access to the same enrichment opportunities as their peers, suffer from poor mental health, and, in some cases, end up b...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth Services: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she is taking steps to provide ring-fenced revenue funding for universal and open-access youth services for all young people all year round.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential.Next financial year, in 2025/26, we are increasing...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordYouth ServicesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to continue funding for research into shared impact measurements for youth services.
Answer: This Government fully recognises the importance of youth services to help young people live safe and healthy lives, and we are committed to giving all young people the chance to reach their full potential.We are also committed to improving the evidence ba...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's consultation entitled Fairer food labelling, which closed on 7 May 2024, when he plans to respond to that consultation; and whether he plans to bring
Answer: A public consultation on fairer food labelling was undertaken between March and May 2024 by the previous Government. This sought views on proposals to improve and extend current mandatory method of production labelling. The consultation also sought views ...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTeachers: Workplace PensionsDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Teachers Pension Scheme on delays in providing Remediable Service Statements to retired teachers.
Answer: Delays have been encountered with the approach to calculating the remediable service statement (RSS) values for retired members of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme whilst cross-scheme issues were resolved.130,000 retired teachers require a rectification RSS. ...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordArts: CopyrightDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Design and Artists Copyright Society’s report entitled, UK Visual Artists a survey of earnings and contracts, p
Answer: My department has made no recent assessment of the potential impact of digital copying on artists' and performers' remuneration. However, the Government wants to see remuneration arrangements that create the right conditions for sparking and driving innov...
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Education: AllergiesDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Children’s Wellbeing Bill will include provisions to help schools provide up to date allergy awareness education for pupils and staff.
Answer: The Children’s Wellbeing Bill will ensure our education and children’s social care systems transform life chances for millions of children and young people in England.The precise content of the Bill will be confirmed upon the Bill’s introduction, which wi...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSecondary Education: FoodDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of secondary schools have an exclusion policy for packed lunches and snacks.
Answer: The department does not hold statistics on the proportion of primary schools or secondary schools that have an exclusion policy for packed lunches and snacks.School governing boards are responsible for setting their school food policies, including food br...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: FoodDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of primary schools have an exclusion policy for packed lunches and snacks.
Answer: The department does not hold statistics on the proportion of primary schools or secondary schools that have an exclusion policy for packed lunches and snacks.School governing boards are responsible for setting their school food policies, including food br...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regulatory requirements for food exporters trading with the EU.
Answer: The UK and EU are like-minded partners with similarly high standards. The Government has committed to seek to negotiate a veterinary/sanitary and phytosanitary agreement to help boost trade, reduce trade friction and deliver benefits to businesses and con...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: ProductionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making an assessment of (a) core food and drink production standards, (b) environmental sustainability and (c) animal welfare standard before co
Answer: The Government is firmly committed to upholding our high environmental protection, animal welfare and food safety standards, areas in which the UK is a world leader. We assess environmental and food production impacts in our published FTA scoping assessme...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the food and drink industry on the impact of their products on public health.
Answer: The Department engages with the food and drink industry through policies that are aimed at encouraging them to make their products, or overall product portfolios, healthier, by reducing levels of sugar, calories, saturated fat, and salt, reducing portion ...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to announce the (a) fees and (b) invoicing periods for the extended producer responsibility scheme.
Answer: Final fees for the packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme can only be calculated and issued after the deadline for large organisations to report their packaging data, which is 1 April 2025. Invoicing periods for the scheme each year will cover ...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to provide regular information to businesses on how revenues raised through the extended producer responsibility scheme are spent by local authorities.
Answer: The packaging Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme will be run by the Scheme Administrator. Revenues will only fund efficient and effective local authority services. The Scheme Administrator will regularly publish information relating to its assessment...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForests: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to align the (a) scope and (b) implementation of the UK Deforestation Regulation (UKDR) with the European Union Deforestation Regulation; and when he plans to publish
Answer: We recognise the need to take action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation and we will set out our approach to addressing this in due course.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForests: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the delay to the implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation; and what his planned timet
Answer: We recognise the need to take action to ensure that UK consumption of forest risk commodities is not driving deforestation and we will set out our approach to addressing this in due course.
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: Overseas TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote UK-based food businesses to international markets.
Answer: DBT offers a wide range of export support for F&D businesses looking to expand overseas. We work with partners and industry across the UK to deliver a comprehensive programme to showcase British food and drink and deliver export opportunities to indu...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFood: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to widen the scope for exporters to (a) licence and (b) use Government-generated brand identities for food and drink products.
Answer: The Government is proud of the high-quality British food and drink exports from all regions of the UK which were valued at nearly £25 billion last year. There are currently no plans to licence government-generated brand identities. The GREAT food and drin...
Answered 13 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNutrition: ObesityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps with the food and drink industry to help tackle (a) poor diets and (b) obesity.
Answer: From data collected through the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, the Government knows that, compared to dietary recommendations, people are generally consuming too much sugar, saturated fat, salt, too many calories, and not enough fruit, vegetables, or...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extended producer responsibility scheme on (a) creating a circular economy for recycled materials and (b) ensuring bus
Answer: The Department’s impact assessment, published here, has considered the impacts on the UK materials reprocessing industry and the associated carbon savings from increased recycling following the introduction of extended producer responsibility for packagin...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of introducing the proposed extended producer responsibility scheme on the cost to consumers of (a) essential foo
Answer: The Department’s impact assessment published online here has considered the impacts on grocery and non-grocery retail inflation from the introduction of extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR).
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCooperatives and Mutual Societies: New BusinessesTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900981More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support new co-operatives and mutuals.
Answer: The Government recognises the important contribution of co-operatives and mutuals to the economy, serving local communities around the UK and ensuring the UK has a diverse business sector with their model of shared ownership. According to the Co-operative...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChildren in CareDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6377 on Children in Care, whether her Department plans to collect data on the number of children removed from a family who have previously had a child remov
Answer: The department recognises the need to improve the data available about children’s social care, including making it more relevant to the experience of children, young people and families. A core part of this work includes understanding the data needs of th...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
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