James Wild MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Agriculture: Water AbstractionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18153More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the establishment of additional Agricultural Water Abstractor groups.
Answer: The Government continues to encourage the establishment and strengthening of Water Abstractor Groups (WAGs). These groups bring together abstractors within a catchment to share information, coordinate abstraction and increase agriculture’s input into loca...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Abstraction: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18152More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to expand the use of dynamic abstraction licensing to support water resource management across catchments.
Answer: Defra is taking steps to move towards a more dynamic abstraction licensing system.The Environment Agency (EA) supports innovative approaches to abstraction that ensure the rights of other abstractors are protected, while safeguarding the environment. Defr...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ReservoirsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18151More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending permitted development rights for agricultural reservoirs.
Answer: Reservoirs are reasonably necessary for agricultural purposes and can already be developed under an existing Permitted Development Right. We recognise that navigating planning flexibilities can be challenging, therefore we intend to update the relevant Pl...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18150More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has for future rounds of the Water Management Grant.
Answer: Defra recognises the importance of improving on farm water resilience and efficiency, particularly given the increasingly dry conditions. Defra officials are reviewing lessons from previous rounds of the Water Management Grant, drawing on stakeholder feed...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFarms: Water AbstractionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the duration of abstraction licences for farms.
Answer: Time limits are a legislative requirement for abstraction licences. The Environment Agency (EA) issues licences with time limits from 6 to 18 years in line with its approach to managing water abstraction. Applicants can apply for a long duration licence f...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFarms: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18148More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support increased on-farm water storage capacity to capture high winter flows for use during periods of lower water availability.
Answer: The Government encourages the use of reservoirs to store high winter flows. The Environment Agency (EA) have committed to review its approach to abstraction at high flows and its approach to long duration licences.We are also taking the following measures...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she intends to consult on phasing out the use of farrowing crates for sows.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given the hon. Member for Bolton South and Walkden, Yasmin Qureshi, on 10 July 2026, PQ UIN15938.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of farrowing crates on piglet mortality rates.
Answer: The Government’s animal welfare strategy sets out that ending the use of farrowing crates is a key priority. The evidence around farrowing crates and piglet mortality is complex. Farrowing crates can reduce the risk of piglet crushing, but they also restr...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her department has made on the effectiveness of farrowing crates for sows in rearing piglets.
Answer: The Government’s animal welfare strategy sets out that ending the use of farrowing crates is a key priority. The evidence around farrowing crates and piglet mortality is complex. Farrowing crates can reduce the risk of piglet crushing, but they also restr...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support will be available for pig producers to transition to free farrowing systems.
Answer: The Government is committed to working closely with the industry to explore how to transition away from the use of farrowing crates to alternative systems.
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the comparative costs of transitioning from farrowing crates to (a) temporary crating systems and (b) free farrowing systems, and if she will ask the An
Answer: As stated in the Animal Welfare Strategy, the Government wants to work with the industry so that it ends the use of pig farrowing crates. There will be a consultation on transitioning to alternative systems which will include an assessment of the costs an...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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