Harriet Cross MP: written questions 2025

161 published records · newest first.

Written questions

Energy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help prepare households for the closure of the radio teleswitch service in June 2025.
Answer: The Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) is an industry-led initiative, with the switch-off being overseen by the energy industry, Energy UK and Ofgem. I recently met with Ofgem and Energy UK to discuss plans for the switch-off. I will continue to meet them reg...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament record
Energy: MetersDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support households in rural areas in Scotland that do not have a (a) mobile and (b) radio signal and cannot install a smart meter in advance of the
Answer: Where a household is one of the 0.7% of premises in Great Britain without Wide Area Network (WAN) coverage, energy suppliers can provide pre-configured smart meters, which operate like analogue meters, until a WAN connection can be established. The Office...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament record
Tyres: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of used tyre exports on the environment; and what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate these impacts.
Answer: UK legislation requires that those involved in the shipment of waste take all necessary steps to ensure waste is managed in an environmentally sound manner throughout its shipment and at the waste management facility in the country of destination. Any ope...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament record
Tyres: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help support the development of domestic (a) infrastructure and (b) technology for tyre recycling.
Answer: This Government is committed to beginning the transition to a circular economy. The Secretary of State has asked his Department to work with experts from industry, academia, civil society, and the civil service to develop a Circular Economy Strategy for E...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament record
Tyres: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) increase domestic recycling capacity for end-of-life vehicle tyres and (b) reduce reliance on exports.
Answer: This Government is committed to beginning the transition to a circular economy. The Secretary of State has asked his Department to work with experts from industry, academia, civil society, and the civil service to develop a Circular Economy Strategy for E...
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament record
African Swine FeverDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2024 to Question 10798 on African Swine Fever, what uncertainty is there around the human mediated pathways for African swine fever.
Answer: Defra and its agencies regularly review the spread of ASF when new outbreaks occur internationally and publishes risk assessments on GOV.UK at: African swine fever in pigs and wild boars in Europe - GOV.UK. Since the latest risk assessment of July 2024, t...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament record
African Swine Fever: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12667 on African Swine Fever: Disease Control, whether his Department plans to continue to provide funding to Dover District Coun
Answer: Defra, like all Government departments, is undergoing a zero-based review so this policy is being measured against all others. Any ongoing funding will be subject to approvals as part of the Spending Review.
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Original Parliament record
Animal Products: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12669 on Animal Products: Smuggling, if he will make an assessment of the likelihood of (a) banned and (b) African swine fever in
Answer: Meat imported commercially via Border Control Posts is subject to local authority-led official controls to ensure that it complies with UK import conditions. The Home Office’s Border Force has lead responsibility for identifying and seizing meat imported ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament record
Energy: InvestmentTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23680More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she had discussions with industry stakeholders at the International Investment Summit on investment in the UK’s strategic energy infrastructure.
Answer: The Chancellor met with a range of domestic and international investors with current and prospective investments in the UK’s strategic energy infrastructure at the International Investment Summit.
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament record
Carbon Capture and Storage: North EastTreasuryTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23679More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new carbon capture clusters on the economy in (a) Teesside and (b) Merseyside.
Answer: The first clusters were selected after an assessment of five criteria, including economic benefits. We expect these two clusters to support 4,000 jobs in the short term and 50,000 jobs across the supply chain as the sector matures in the 2030s, Carbon Cap...
Answered 21 Jan 2025
Original Parliament record
Bereavement Support PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the time frame in which bereavement support can be claimed.
Answer: Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) helps people with short-term bereavement costs, by way of a lump sum followed by up to 18 monthly instalments. The lump sum has a 12 -month, and each instalment a 3- month, time limit for claiming. A person would need to ...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament record

Published records only — not a full account of an MP’s work. How we work →