Iqbal Mohamed MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Yorkshire Water: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many fines have been issued to Yorkshire Water in the past five years; how many of these fines have been cancelled and the reasons for their cancellation; and what steps her Depart
Answer: Since 2021, the Environment Agency has imposed six fines on Yorkshire Water totalling over £3.5 million, with no record of any fines or penalties being issued and cancelled. The cost burden for water company fines is borne by their shareholders, not by cu...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 900149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the regulatory framework governing water companies.
Answer: The existing regulatory system has been exploited time and time again. We are putting this right through our Clean Water Bill. We will create a single, powerful regulator with sharper oversight and clearer powers, so water companies are properly held to a...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A new vision for water, updated 19 February 2026, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of delaying fi
Answer: Payment of fines is ultimately a matter for the regulator.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118407More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the proposed new water regulator will cost; who will pay these costs; and what assessment she has made of the potential for these costs to be passed onto consumers in the form
Answer: Across all our reforms the goal is to deliver our key outcomes – environment, customers, investability – in the most effective and efficient way possible to ensure lasting value.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: PayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether CEOs of water have enhanced their salaries through other means, such as additional payments and salary rises, in the context of her Department's
Answer: On 5 November 2025, Ofwat published its 2024-25 Performance related executive pay (PRP) assessment, which confirmed more than £4 million of unfair bonuses were blocked for 2024-25. The PRP assessment highlighted a lack of transparency around executive pay...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater CompaniesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will undertake an updated feasibility review of all the different ownership models relating to the provision of water in the United Kingdom.
Answer: There are several different ownership models in the companies providing water in the United Kingdom. Where a company requests to transition to a new ownership model, we have committed in the White Paper that the regulator will develop a transparent proces...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHunting: TourismDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118402More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of prohibiting the sale of overseas hunting trips.
Answer: Whilst no assessment has been made of the merits of prohibiting overseas hunting trips, the Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. The Department continues to engage with relevant stakeholde...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to secure a debate on animal welfare and progress on the animal welfare strategy.
Answer: A Westminster Hall Debate on the Animal Welfare Strategy was held on 21 January 2026. Parliament will be updated in the usual way as the Strategy progresses.
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if will she publish clear timelines for the delivery of all commitments in the Animal Welfare Strategy.
Answer: The Animal Welfare Strategy sets out the priority issues the Government will address, focusing on the changes and improvements Defra aims to achieve by 2030. Policies will be delivered throughout this time. Defra has already launched consultations on phas...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that retailers and supermarkets display clear and consistent animal welfare information on packing and labels to help consumers to make informed
Answer: As set out in the Government’s animal welfare strategy, we are committed to ensuring that consumers have access to clear information on how their food was produced. To support this, the Government will continue working with relevant stakeholders, includin...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Food Standards Agency on the 2024 Fairer Food Labelling consultation; and if will she implement a mandatory method-of-production labelling
Answer: As set out in the Government’s animal welfare strategy, we are committed to ensuring that consumers have access to clear information on how their food was produced. To support this, the Government will continue working with relevant stakeholders, includin...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to make water social tariff (a) eligibility, (b) discount levels and (c) application processes (i) transparent and (ii) subject to government oversi
Answer: Defra expects water companies to ensure that their customers know what support schemes are available and how to access them if they need help. Companies offer a range of support schemes for customers struggling to afford their bills, including social tari...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of support for water social tariff across different regions; and what steps she is taking to ensure households in similar
Answer: Evidence shows that levels of social tariff provision vary between regions because each water company sets its own eligibility criteria and level of support. The Government keeps support schemes under review and expects industry to do the same to ensure v...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Feed: MethaneDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of the impact of methane-reducing feed additives used in livestock farming.
Answer: We have a system. Methane-reducing food products, including seaweed, oils and synthetic products such as Bovaer, are a key tool in reducing emissions from agriculture by up to one third. Bovaer is approved for use in 70 countries, including those in the E...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to amend the regulatory framework for waste (a) carriers, (b) brokers and (c) dealers to help reduce criminal activity in the sector.
Answer: The Government recently announced plans to tighten up the regulation of those who transport and manage waste services, moving them from a light-touch registration system into environmental permitting. This will give the Environment Agency a greater range ...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste: CrimeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of waste crime and illegal waste exports on the economy in each of the last five years.
Answer: The Environmental Services Association (ESA) estimated in 2021 that waste crime costs the economy in England about £1 billion per year. The ESA estimate that of that cost illegal waste exports amount to at least £42 million per year. (see here: ESA_Cost_o...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
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