Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: CorrespondenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30271More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her department plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. member for Newton Abbot under case ref MW16977.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSewage: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28149More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce the amount of rainwater entering sewer systems during periods when that rainwater may overload the sewer systems.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the root causes of sewage pollution by reducing the volume of rainwater and pollutants entering the sewerage system. The National Planning Policy Framework requires all new development to incorporate sustainable dra...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Water SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase water security for Farmers in Devon during heatwaves.
Answer: The Government is taking forward a range of measures to strengthen agricultural water resilience to droughts and heatwaves. Defra has recently announced that it is opening a round of Water Management Grants, with up to £15m available to help farmers build...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals: MiningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a statutory body is under a duty to monitor concentrations of respirable crystalline silica in ambient air at residential properties in the vicinity of mineral extraction sites
Answer: The Government's response is being taken forward through the respective departments' responsibilities. Additionally, the Government has established the Taskforce on the National Security and Resilience Risks of a Changing Climate and Nature Loss, bringing...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordClay: MiningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for her Department's policies of levels of ambient concentrations of respirable crystalline silica near ball clay workings in England.
Answer: The Government's response is being taken forward through the respective departments' responsibilities. Additionally, the Government has established the Taskforce on the National Security and Resilience Risks of a Changing Climate and Nature Loss, bringing...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Agency: Workplace PensionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency made of the adequacy of Capita Pension Solutions' performance on other public-sector pension administration contracts before exercising the optio
Answer: The Environment Agency Pension Funds (EAPF) contract was awarded in accordance with procurement regulations applicable at the time. As part of the decision to exercise the option to extend its administration contract with Capita Pension Solutions (CPS), t...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: International RelationsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impacts that a global ecosystem collapse could have on international relations.
Answer: The Government's Nature Security Assessment on Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse and National Security examines how global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation could affect the UK's security, resilience and prosperity. The Assessment hig...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: ResearchDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will increase funding into research and development of sustainable food technologies to increase food security.
Answer: This Government has increased Farming Innovation Programme funding by £53 million this year, bringing total investment to £123 million in 2026/27, including support for sustainable food technologies such as robotics, soil health and water management to he...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: MigrationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ecosystem collapse on net migration.
Answer: The Government's Nature Security Assessment on Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse and National Security examines how global biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation could affect the UK's security, resilience and prosperity. The Assessment not...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWildlife: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help revitalise wildlife populations in the context of the World Wildlife Fund's report entitled Living Planet Report.
Answer: We are taking steps to help revitalise wildlife populations, but not specifically in the context of the World Wildlife Fund's report entitled Living Planet Report. In England we have four legally binding targets to benefit our wildlife populations: to hal...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEvents Industry: Rescue ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026WithdrawnUIN 23543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to proposed changes to require mountain, search and rescue teams to register with the CQC event healthcare standard, what assessment she has made of the potential merits
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEvents Industry: Rescue ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026WithdrawnUIN 23542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the amendment to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 requiring registration with the Care Quality Commission, whether her Department has made an assessment of the pot
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEvents Industry: Rescue ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026WithdrawnUIN 23541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the proposed changes to require mountain, search and rescue teams to register with the CQC event healthcare standard, how many and what proportion of teams does the D
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEvents Industry: Rescue ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026WithdrawnUIN 23540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to proposed changes to require mountain, search and rescue teams to register with the CQC event healthcare standard, what assessment her Department has made of the poten
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordEvents Industry: Rescue ServicesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026WithdrawnUIN 23539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of including mountain, search and rescue teams in the event healthcare standard on (a) volunteer teams in the industry's workload,
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDartmoor National Park AuthorityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local government reorganisation in Devon on the governance and independence of Dartmoor National Park Authority; and what steps
Answer: The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) programme for local government reorganisation will introduce changes to the local authorities responsible for providing board members for multiple National Parks in England, as laid out i...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
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