James Wild MP: written questions 2026
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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 recordCJD: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research to identify a cure for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Answer: The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and invests over £1.8 billion a year on applied health and care research. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human h...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfill: TaxationTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17029More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department holds data or evidence indicating that Section 43 (5) of the Finance Act 1996 causes compliance issues or unintended outcomes.
Answer: Following last year’s consultation on reforms to Landfill Tax, at Budget 2025 the Government announced it would remove stabilisers from the exemption for dredged material from April 2027. This reform will encourage businesses to limit the amount of stabil...
Answered 15 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
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17023More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HM Revenue and Customs plan to issue retailer-facing guidance on their requirements under the vaping products duty stamp scheme.
Answer: HMRC published retailer-facing guidance on 9 July 2026. The guidance explains what is required of both retailers and wholesalers for Vaping Products Duty and the Vaping Duty Stamps scheme. Retailers can find this guidance by searching “Handling wholesale ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17022More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contingency measures HM Revenue and Customs has developed in the event that the digital duty stamp system for vaping products is not fully operational by 1 October 2026.
Answer: Vaping Products Duty and the Vaping Duty Stamp scheme will be fully operational on 1 October 2026. Recognising industry feedback that some businesses may struggle to implement all of the changes required on day one of the scheme, HMRC has recently decided...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17021More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of HM Revenue and Custom’s readiness to implement the vaping products duty stamp scheme on schedule.
Answer: The Government is introducing Vaping Products Duty and the Vaping Duty Stamps scheme to make vaping less accessible to young people and non-smokers, while raising revenue to support vital public services, including the NHS and smoking cessation initiative...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing Enhertu for use in the NHS.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock on 29 June 2026 to Question 11564.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with AstraZeneca and Diiachi Sankyo on making Enhertu breast cancer drugs viable for introduction to the NHS.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock on 29 June 2026 to Question 11564.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DrugsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department has taken to make Enhertu breast cancer drugs available to the NHS.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for South Basildon and East Thurrock on 29 June 2026 to Question 11564.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste DisposalTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16586More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the surplus market capacity within non-landfill treatment sites for the processing of additional Air Pollution Control Residues.
Answer: Following last year’s consultation on reforms to Landfill Tax, at Budget 2025 the Government announced it would remove stabilisers from the exemption for dredged material from April 2027. This reform will encourage businesses to limit the amount of stabil...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste DisposalTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16585More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual tonnage of Air Pollution Control Residues used as a stabiliser to dehydrate dredgings under Section 43 (5) of the Finance Act 1996.
Answer: Following last year’s consultation on reforms to Landfill Tax, at Budget 2025 the Government announced it would remove stabilisers from the exemption for dredged material from April 2027. This reform will encourage businesses to limit the amount of stabil...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWaste DisposalTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16584More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the tonnage of Air Pollution Control Residues committed to non- landfill treatments in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: Following last year’s consultation on reforms to Landfill Tax, at Budget 2025 the Government announced it would remove stabilisers from the exemption for dredged material from April 2027. This reform will encourage businesses to limit the amount of stabil...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfillTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16583More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the tonnage of Air Pollution Control Residues committed to landfill in the most recent year for which data is available.
Answer: Following last year’s consultation on reforms to Landfill Tax, at Budget 2025 the Government announced it would remove stabilisers from the exemption for dredged material from April 2027. This reform will encourage businesses to limit the amount of stabil...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: WasteTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16582More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what projection she has made of the annual tonnage of Air Pollution Control Residues arising from energy from waste plants by 2030.
Answer: Following last year’s consultation on reforms to Landfill Tax, at Budget 2025 the Government announced it would remove stabilisers from the exemption for dredged material from April 2027. This reform will encourage businesses to limit the amount of stabil...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: WasteTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16581More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual tonnage of Air Pollution Control Residues arising from energy from waste plants.
Answer: Following last year’s consultation on reforms to Landfill Tax, at Budget 2025 the Government announced it would remove stabilisers from the exemption for dredged material from April 2027. This reform will encourage businesses to limit the amount of stabil...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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