Harpreet Uppal MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

Rivers: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms to reduce pollution by water companies in local rivers.
Answer: The Water (Special Measures) Act (WSMA) provides the most significant increase in enforcement powers for the regulators in a decade, giving the teeth they need to take tougher action against water companies. A record 81 criminal investigations into water ...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
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Rivers: Urban AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the restoration of (a) the River Colne in Huddersfield and (b) other urban rivers.
Answer: We are funding two projects led by the Calder and Colne Rivers Trust this year through the Water Environment Improvement Fund. One project is a three-year project looking at pollution,land and highway management issues on the River Colne and tributaries. ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
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Waste Disposal: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle operators who do not dispose of waste appropriately despite holding valid waste licences; and whether he plans to take further steps
Answer: Waste sites in England are regulated by the Environment Agency (EA) under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 which include a range of penalties including fines and imprisonment for breaches of conditions. The EA also takes a...
Answered 8 May 2025
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Fly-tipping and Litter: HuddersfieldDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase enforcement powers to tackle (a) fly-tipping and (b) littering in (i) Huddersfield and (ii) similar towns.
Answer: Local authorities have a range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping and littering. These include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000 for fly-tipping and £500 for littering, and prosecution action which can lead to significant fine or even imprison...
Answered 12 May 2025
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Sewage: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43625More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to improve enforcement powers against water companies that repeatedly discharge untreated sewage.
Answer: For too long, water companies have discharged unacceptable levels of sewage into our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why we have placed water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvem...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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Public Places: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support his Department is providing (a) Huddersfield and (b) other towns to create (i) cleaner and (ii) more attractive public areas.
Answer: Local councils have a range of enforcement powers to tackle issues such as fly-tipping and littering. These include fixed penalty notices, prosecution and vehicle seizure. We are seeking powers to issue statutory fly-tipping enforcement guidance to help c...
Answered 17 Apr 2025
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Food: Civil SocietyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of local food partnerships.
Answer: The Government will be considering the role of place-based initiatives, including Local Food Partnerships, as we develop our plans to support our farmers and food and drink businesses, boost food security, invest in rural communities, deliver growth, mana...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
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Attorney General	1
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport	7
Department for Education	8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	1
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Department for Transport	5
Department for Work and Pensions	2
Department of Health and Social Care	11
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	11
Home Office	2
Ministry of Defence	1

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