Liz Saville Roberts MP: written questions

Written questions

• Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18079More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken by her Department to ensure that animal conservation is recognised and promoted as part of a future UK – EU SPS veterinary agreement.

  Answer: Defra is committed to supporting animal conservation and has been clear about the importance of our high animal welfare standards. This Government has committed, with the EU, to conclude negotiations before the next UK-EU Summit on the SPS Agreement which...

  Answered 16 Jul 2026

  Original Parliament record
• Elections: Local GovernmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16492More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average cost to the public purse of a parliamentary by-election.

  Answer: The estimated cost of the Clacton by-election is set out in The Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2024. The average (mean) cost of a UK parliamentary by-election between 2021 and 2025 was approximately £343,768, including candida...

  Answered 14 Jul 2026

  Original Parliament record
• HM Prison and Probation Service: ComplaintsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16009More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) reasons for and (b) outcomes of complaints made through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS were.

  Answer: HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS’s) Independent Review, Resolution and Investigation Service (IRRIS), which supersedes the Tackling Unacceptable Behaviour Unit (TUBU), was launched on 26 January 2026. IRRIS continues to deliver all TUBU services: ...

  Answered 9 Jul 2026

  Original Parliament record
• HM Prison and Probation Service: ComplaintsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16008More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison and (b) probation workers have made complaints through the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.

  Answer: HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS’s) Independent Review, Resolution and Investigation Service (IRRIS), which supersedes the Tackling Unacceptable Behaviour Unit (TUBU), was launched on 26 January 2026. IRRIS continues to deliver all TUBU services: ...

  Answered 9 Jul 2026

  Original Parliament record
• HM Prison and Probation ServiceMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16007More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on the new independent reporting channel in HMPPS.

  Answer: HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS’s) Independent Review, Resolution and Investigation Service (IRRIS), which supersedes the Tackling Unacceptable Behaviour Unit (TUBU), was launched on 26 January 2026. IRRIS continues to deliver all TUBU services: ...

  Answered 9 Jul 2026

  Original Parliament record