James MacCleary MP: written questions

Written questions

• Cycleways: EmploymentDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7186More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the availability of cycling infrastructure on employment levels.

  Answer: Investment in cycling is crucial to supporting the economy, with recent evidence indicating that 3.6%, or over a million people, usually cycle to work and contributes about £5.4 billion to the British economy annually, with £4.1 billion resulting from red...

  Answered 14 Oct 2024

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• Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3588More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to take steps to reduce the amount of per- and polyflouroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.

  Answer: The Drinking Water Inspectorate’s (DWI) current guideline limit on individual types of PFAS of 100 nanograms per litre for treated drinking water was set in 2021 based on an assessment of existing scientific knowledge. These limits were agreed with the UK...

  Answered 20 Sept 2024

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• Ministry of Defence: LandMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3587More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will take steps to end the granting of licenses for hunting on its land.

  Answer: No licences have yet been issued for trail hunting on the Ministry of Defence Estate for the 2024–2025 season.

  Answered 17 Sept 2024

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• HuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3586More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to ban the practice of fox trail hunting.

  Answer: This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and NI; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales. The Government is committed to enacting a ban on Trail Hunting, an...

  Answered 11 Sept 2024

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• Furs: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3585More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce a ban on the import of animal fur.

  Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the reply I gave to PQ 958.

  Answered 9 Sept 2024

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• Foie Gras: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3584More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to introduce a ban on the import of foie gras.

  Answer: This Government shares the British public’s high regard for animal welfare. Foie gras production using force feeding has been banned in the UK for 17 years and it is not compatible with our animal welfare legislation. This Labour Government will introduce...

  Answered 17 Sept 2024

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• TrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3583More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to take steps to ban the use of snares to trap animals.

  Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare...

  Answered 6 Sept 2024

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• Puberty Suppressing HormonesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3582More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the proposed restrictions on puberty blockers will apply to those already using these medications.

  Answer: In May 2024, a three-month emergency order restricting the sale and supply of Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues (puberty blockers) was introduced in Great Britain and was due to expire on 2 September 2024.On 22 August 2024, the Government laid a f...

  Answered 11 Sept 2024

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