Gregory Stafford MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
How these years work
Our reporting years run from 4 July to 3 July, starting with the 2024 general election. They are not official parliamentary sessions. Office costs keep IPSA’s April–March financial years. Records may cover only part of a year; a missing record does not mean no work was done.
Read what this MP said, asked and contributed in Parliament.
7 published records · newest first.
Written questions
MBR Acres: Animal WelfareHome OfficeTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of Question 25301, what the maximum temperatures recorded were in each week of June and July 2026 in the temperature monitoring data held by the Animals in Science Regulation Un
Answer: During the period of hot weather, ASRU assessed temperature data provided by MBR Acres in June and July 2026, and found no evidence of adverse animal welfare impacts.Establishments are required to undertake daily checks by competent persons to monitor ani...
Answered 22 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal WelfareHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25303More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Department plans to schedule an unannounced audit or inspection at MBR Acres during the next period of extreme heat.
Answer: The Home Office does not comment on planned audits or inspections at individual licensed establishments, as doing so could undermine the effectiveness of regulatory oversight. The Animals in Science Regulation Unit keeps licensed establishments, including...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal WelfareHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Animals in Science Regulation Unit last carried out an unannounced audit or inspection at MBR Acres.
Answer: The most recent unannounced audit at MBR Acres was carried out on 25 April 2024. Since then, the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) has carried out two announced audits at the establishment, on 4 November 2025 and 10 July 2026.ASRU determines the n...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal WelfareHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds data on the maximum temperatures recorded in the animal accommodation at MBR Acres in each week of June and July 2026.
Answer: The Regulator for animals in science holds some temperature monitoring data for MBR Acres for the June and July 2026 period, although this information is not collected and held on a routine basis.Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA), ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal WelfareHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the report of the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s 10 July 2026 visit to MBR Acres will be published.
Answer: The Home Office does not routinely publish audit or inspection reports relating to individual licensed establishments. Requests for information, including information relating to inspections and audits, are considered on a case-by-case basis. Decisions ar...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 25255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that evidence on existing industry-led welfare standards is considered as part of her phased approach to considering policy on decapods used in scientific procedures
Answer: The Government has committed to a phased, proportionate and evidence-based approach to developing welfare arrangements for decapod crustaceans used in science.Existing industry led welfare standards and evidence of current practice will inform this work. ...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: DogsHome OfficeTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any inspections were undertaken by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit following reports concerning the welfare of dogs during the recent period of extreme temperatures at MBR Acres.
Answer: On 10 July 2026, the Animals in Science Regulation Unit carried out an announced visit to MBR Acres to inspect compliance with the requirements of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) following the recent period of high temperatures in Grea...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament record
Explore activity by topic or department
Written questions by answering department
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
View as listWhat this shows and doesn't show
Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →