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Julian Lewis MP: written questions

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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5 published records · newest first.

Written questions

  • Fishing Catches: EnforcementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9499More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the extent to which the legal requirement for fishermen to report marine mammal bycatch to the Marine Management Organisation is being fulfilled; and wh

    Answer: The reporting of marine mammal bycatch is an important obligation and the requirement is communicated to the fishing industry at regular intervals by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) along with other applicable regulation. We take compliance serio...

    Answered 18 Jun 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Fishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9498More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which techniques used by fishermen in UK waters are assessed by her Department to pose the most risk of inflicting bycatch losses; and what measures she will put in place to minimise s

    Answer: Minister Hardy attended the launch of Wildlife and Countryside Link’s “Hidden in the Haul” report. The department is considering the report’s detail.To understand and address bycatch, Defra funds a range of initiatives including:The Bycatch Monitoring Pro...

    Answered 18 Jun 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Fishing CatchesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9497More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the accuracy of the statistics published by Wildlife and Countryside Link showing the unintentional killing of (a) seals, (b) dolphins and (c

    Answer: Minister Hardy attended the launch of Wildlife and Countryside Link’s “Hidden in the Haul” report. The department is considering the report’s detail.To understand and address bycatch, Defra funds a range of initiatives including:The Bycatch Monitoring Pro...

    Answered 18 Jun 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public BodiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85058More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the extent to which the functions of (a) national parks, (b) Natural England, (c) the Environment Agency and (d) Forestry England

    Answer: The Government is conducting a full review of all Arm’s Length Bodies. This review is ongoing, and the outcomes will be published in due course. However, as National Parks are not classified as Arm’s Length Bodies, they are not included in the review.

    Answered 6 Nov 2025

    Original Parliament record
  • National ParksDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 77959More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations she has received from the Campaign for National Parks on the effectiveness of the Protected Landscapes Duty, introduced under the Levelling Up and Regenerat

    Answer: The Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Defra and MHCLG Secretaries of State and the Minister for Nature received a letter from the Campaign for National Parks on 7 October 2025 titled ‘Do not weaken the laws protecting National Parks an...

    Answered 15 Oct 2025

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 7Cabinet Office7Department for Education: 2Department for Education2Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 5Department for Energy Security …5Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 5Department for Environment, Foo…5Department for Work and Pensions: 5Department for Work and Pensions5Department of Health and Social Care: 18Department of Health and Social…18Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 32Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…32Home Office: 11Home Office11Ministry of Defence: 19Ministry of Defence19Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 6Ministry of Housing, Communitie…6Ministry of Justice: 4Ministry of Justice4Northern Ireland Office: 2Northern Ireland Office2Treasury: 2Treasury2
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office7
Department for Education2
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero5
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5
Department for Work and Pensions5
Department of Health and Social Care18
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office32
Home Office11
Ministry of Defence19
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government6
Ministry of Justice4
Northern Ireland Office2
Treasury2

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