Hannah Spencer MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Written questions

Pigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 3739, how many allegations of piglet thumping were investigated by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in each of the last 3 yea
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) take all complaints of illegal slaughter, other forms of on-farm killing and serious breaches of animal welfare, seriously. On receipt of a complaint, APHA will triage the details provided to determine the action ...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
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Poultry: AmmoniaDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his plan for a Poultry Sector Growth Plan, what assessment he has made of the potential health risks of air pollution linked to ammonia emissions from poultry facilit
Answer: Ammonia from poultry farms contributes to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution concentrations across the country. The precise contribution is difficult to assess and will vary according to the prevailing weather conditions and other sources of PM2.5....
Answered 10 Jun 2026
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Water Restoration FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take legislative steps to make the Water Restoration Fund a long-term legal entity in the proposed Clean Water Bill.
Answer: The recipients of the Water Restoration Fund were announced in October 2025, with projects due to be completed by March 2028. The most recent tranche of water company fines, as announced alongside the White Paper in January, is being allocated to catchmen...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
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Pigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the extent and (b) impact on pig welfare of pig thumping in the pig industry.
Answer: Piglet thumping (a manual percussive blow to the head) it is not a permitted method for stunning or killing piglets due to serious concerns about the welfare consequences. The Department is engaging with the industry to encourage use of alternative humane...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
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Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Ninth Report of the Environmental Audit Committee of Session 2024-26 on Addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), HC 852, pu
Answer: Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as ‘forever chemicals’, represent one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. On 3 February 2026, the Government fulfilled its commitment from the revised Environmental Improveme...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
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Furs: Imports and SalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU SPS Agreement on the UK's ability to unilaterally ban the import and sale of fur products.
Answer: As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on May 19, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area. Negotiations with the EU on the SPS agreement are underway. While those discussions are ongoing, we cannot provide a r...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
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Department for Education	5
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	1
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	6
Department for Transport	1
Department for Work and Pensions	3
Department of Health and Social Care	7
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	6
Home Office	4
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	5
Ministry of Justice	1

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