Helen Morgan MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Local Nature Recovery Strategy mapping on future (a) funding opportunities, (b) land development and (c) land use planning for fa
Answer: Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are designed to support more strategic decision-making and investment in nature recovery. They do this by agreeing priorities for nature recovery and mapping where habitat creation or improvement could contribute mo...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBluetongue DiseaseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help minimise the potential impact of bluetongue regulations on markets trading livestock on the border between England and Wales.
Answer: Disease control is a devolved matter, and it is for the Devolved Governments to assess the disease risks and impacts in relation to their national herds, alongside the impacts of controls, and respond accordingly. However, Defra works closely with the Dev...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBluetongue Disease: WalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps with his Welsh counterpart to prevent different bluetongue regulation policies from being in place from 1 July 2025.
Answer: Disease control is a devolved matter, and it is for the Devolved Governments to assess the disease risks and impacts in relation to their national herds, alongside the impacts of controls, and respond accordingly. However, Defra works closely with the Dev...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBluetongue Disease: ShropshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he is taking steps to support farmers with the cost of bluetongue (a) tests and (b) vaccinations in Shropshire.
Answer: From 1 July 2025 the restricted zone (RZ) for bluetongue will be extended to include all areas of England and the current movement restrictions for live animals within England will be lifted. The bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) Control Framework for E...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: EU CountriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has updated its contingency plans following foot and mouth disease outbreaks in mainland Europe in 2025.
Answer: Defra’s approach to foot and mouth disease (FMD) control is set out in the Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain supported by the Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals in England.Defra and the Animal and Plant Heal...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDairy Farming: North ShropshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support dairy farmers in North Shropshire constituency.
Answer: This Government recognises that food security is national security, and that it requires a resilient and healthy food system that works with nature and supports farmers. That is why we are introducing new deals for farmers to boost rural economic growth a...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: Dairy FarmingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the potential impact of a foot and mouth disease outbreak on the dairy sector.
Answer: The impacts of a reasonable worst-case scenario outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) were assessed in 2023 for the National Risk Register which is available on GOV.UK. These national risks are reviewed on a regular basis, taking into account new devel...
Answered 27 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth Disease: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has produced a risk assessment in relation to the potential spread of foot and mouth by hostile actors.
Answer: Maintaining biosecurity is a key priority for the Government and biosecurity risks are assessed on a regular basis, including through the National Risk Register, to ensure preparedness plans align with the threat landscape. The Biological Security Strateg...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFoot and Mouth DiseaseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of foot and mouth disease outbreaks in Hungary, Slovakia and Germany in 2025.
Answer: Defra has closely monitored the 2025 foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in Hungary, Slovakia, and Germany. Following Germany’s confirmed FMD case in January, its FMD-free status was temporarily suspended but reinstated by the World Organisation for An...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's planned timeline is for bringing forward a consultation on the funding formula for allocation of money for new flood defences.
Answer: We have set out plans to consult on a new approach for floods investment. A consultation will be launched shortly which will include a review of the existing formula to ensure that the challenges facing businesses and rural and coastal communities are ade...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: Coastal ErosionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment the potential merits of implementing recommendation 10a of the report by Policy Connect entitled Bricks and Mortar: flood and coastal erosion risk man
Answer: We thank Policy Connect for their report and will consider its findings as we continue to review our flood and coastal erosion policies. This work includes a review of the current floods funding formula, and we will be launching a consultation this spring...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCoastal Erosion and Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by Policy Connect entitled Bricks and Water: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Po
Answer: We thank Policy Connect for their report and will consider its findings as we continue to review our flood and coastal erosion policies. This work includes a review of the current floods funding formula, and we will be launching a consultation this spring...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written QuestionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February 2025 to Question 29014 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions, when he plans to respond to Question 24518 on Far
Answer: Question 24518 was answered on 4 March 2025.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRural England Prosperity FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the level of funding for the Rural England Prosperity Fund was decided for 2025-26.
Answer: The Department announced on 4th March that it would be providing an additional £33 million for the Rural England Prosperity Fund in financial year 2025-26. This announcement continues funding beyond the lifetime of the original scheme providing new money ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRural England Prosperity FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the reduction of the Rural England Prosperity Fund in the 2025-26 financial year on rural areas.
Answer: The Department announced on 4th March that it would be providing an additional £33 million for the Rural England Prosperity Fund in financial year 2025-26. This announcement continues funding beyond the lifetime of the original scheme providing new money ...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what limits his Department plans to set on effluent released into waste water from commercial food waste extraction and drying systems.
Answer: Trade effluent discharges to the public sewerage network are the responsibility of the discharging party to agree consent to discharge with the local sewerage undertaker. Under s.118 of the Water Industry Act 1991, the occupier of any trade premises in th...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHospitality Industry: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the readiness of businesses in the hospitality industry for the implementation of the mandatory separation of food waste from recycling from 31 March 202
Answer: We are working closely with industry partners such as UK Hospitality, the Hospitality Sector Council, and Food and Drink Federation to raise awareness of the requirements and understand the sector’s readiness, which has included hosting a sector specific ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGrazing Land: Carbon Capture and StorageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using grass pasture for carbon storage.
Answer: Defra is informed by work in its advisory bodies on this topic. Natural England produced an assessment of carbon storage by different habitats in 2021 and found that old species-rich grasslands with minimal inputs can store significant amounts of carbon. ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written QuestionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 24518 on Farming Recovery Fund, tabled on 16 January 2025 by the hon. Member for North Shropshire.
Answer: A response to Question 24518 is being prepared and will be provided as soon as possible. I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 29013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support community farms.
Answer: We welcome community farms in England as they give local communities a chance to get involved in the countryside. Community farms, like any other farm, may be eligible for a variety of grants. Depending on the setup of the community farm, projects may be ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help farmers insure against the risk of avian influenza outbreaks.
Answer: The UK poultry sector is highly resilient and adaptable and continues to supply healthy and affordable products in spite of the many challenges it has faced in recent years including the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and avian influenza outbreaks....
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: CompensationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of compensation protocols for birds culled to control avian influenza.
Answer: Compensation paid for birds culled by HM Government for disease control purposes is designed to promote prompt reporting of suspicion of disease and is only payable for healthy birds as set out in the Animal Health Act 1981. There is no compensation avail...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 25369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support businesses impacted by outbreaks of avian influenza.
Answer: The UK poultry sector is highly resilient, adaptable and continues to supply healthy and affordable products in spite of the many challenges it has faced in recent years including the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Avian Influenza outbreaks. In...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 January 2025 to Question 20325 on Flood Control: Finance, when his Department plans to begin the consultation on a review of the formula that allocates floo
Answer: We will launch a consultation in the coming months which will include a review of the existing flood funding formula to ensure that the challenges facing businesses and rural and coastal communities are adequately taken into account when delivering flood ...
Answered 23 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FloodsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers affected by flooding who have not received payments under the Farming Recovery Fund.
Answer: The Government inherited flood assets in their worst condition on record following years of underinvestment by the previous Government – only 92% of the Environment Agency’s 38,000 high consequence assets are currently at required condition. To ensure we ...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
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