Martin Wrigley MP: written questions
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Minerals: CornwallDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what criteria is being used to identify areas as critical mineral areas in Cornwall.
Answer: “Potential for Critical Raw Material Prospectivity in the UK” was a 2023 study undertaken by the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade and delivered by the British Geological Survey. This report identifi...
Answered 27 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to increase the involvement of voluntary and citizen science groups in bathing water monitoring programmes.
Answer: The Environment Agency has carried out a number of initiatives involving citizen scientists. For bathing waters it has recently rolled out the ‘Hello lamppost’ initiative where people can scan QR codes at specific bathing waters to provide it with informa...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions has she had with voluntary organisations and citizen science groups play in monitoring bathing water.
Answer: The Environment Agency has carried out a number of initiatives involving citizen scientists. For bathing waters it has recently rolled out the ‘Hello lamppost’ initiative where people can scan QR codes at specific bathing waters to provide it with informa...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help support the expansion of real-time bathing water quality monitoring.
Answer: The Government introduced the Water Special Measures Act (2025), requiring real-time monitoring at every emergency overflow so the public can see what is happening locally, including in many bathing waters.100% of storm overflows have been fitted with eve...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of using real-time water quality monitoring on improving bathing water management.
Answer: The Government introduced the Water Special Measures Act (2025), requiring real-time monitoring at every emergency overflow so the public can see what is happening locally, including in many bathing waters.100% of storm overflows have been fitted with eve...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste at the University of Exeter on bathing water monitoring and standards.
Answer: The Chief Scientist of the Environment Agency presented at the ‘Safe to Swim Forum’ meeting at the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste in September 2025 on the Environment Agency’s science relating to bathing waters. Existing practices f...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: TorbayDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Torbay Council on its development of a localised bathing water framework.
Answer: The Chief Scientist of the Environment Agency was present at the Centre for Resilience in Environment, Water and Waste (CREWW) ‘Safe to Swim Forum’ in September 2025, where the Director of Operations for Devon and Torbay combined County Authority presente...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential implications for its policies of locally developed bathing water frameworks that differ from national and international s
Answer: The Environment Agency has an ongoing statutory duty to monitor the water quality at designated bathing water sites in England in line with the Bathing Water Regulations 2013. I would encourage any local authority that is interested in developing a local ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of local bathing water monitoring frameworks developed by local authorities on national policy.
Answer: The Environment Agency has an ongoing statutory duty to monitor the water quality at designated bathing water sites in England in line with the Bathing Water Regulations 2013. I would encourage any local authority that is interested in developing a local ...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to maintain bathing water quality standards in line with international benchmarks, including those of the World Health Organisation and the Blue Flag programme.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the quality of our coastal waters, rivers and lakes for the benefit of the environment and everyone who uses it. The Environment Agency’s practice for monitoring water quality at bathing water sites reflects the Eu...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that bathing water quality standards are not reduced.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving the quality of our coastal waters, rivers and lakes for the benefit of the environment and everyone who uses it. The Environment Agency’s practice for monitoring water quality at bathing water sites reflects the Eu...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordVisas: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been waiting more than 4 months for UPE phase 1 extension.
Answer: A range of processing data including case outcomes on Ukraine visa applications, can be found at: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK and Migration transparency data - GOV.UK
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPalantir: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date did the partnership between Palantir and the UK armed forces start.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence’s relationship with Palantir Technologies has developed over the last decade. The first formal Enterprise Agreement between Defence and Palantir was signed in November 2022 under the previous government following earlier operationa...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119017More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any current Ministers were involved in the vetting process for Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 11th March, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The Government is working to ensure that Parliament’s instruction is met with the urgency and transpa...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Newton AbbotDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet with the hon. Member for Newton Abbot and patients from Newton Abbot that cannot access NHS dental care.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary care services, including National Health Service dentistry, to meet the needs of the local population. For the Newton Abott constituency, this is the One Devon ICB.The Government is c...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help support residents that cannot access routine NHS dental care prior to full implementation of dentistry contract reform.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring people can access urgent dental care when they need it. Over the past year, integrated care boards have been commissioning additional urgent dental appointments and there is now an urgent care safety net available i...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Coastal Areas and Rural AreasDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to measure the potential impact of NHS dental contract reforms on improving access to dentistry in rural and coastal communities.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist, particularly in more rural and coastal areas. From April 2026, we will be implementing reforms to the current National Health Service dental contract to improve access for patients with urgent a...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which professional bodies, patient organisations, Integrated Care Boards and dental workforce representatives are being consulted on NHS dental contract reform.
Answer: In Summer 2025, we held a public consultation on a package of proposals of changes to the current National Health Service contract, to address some of the pressing issues that dentists and dental teams are experiencing. The Government response has been pu...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of when NHS dental contract would increase the availability of NHS dental appointments in areas currently experiencing limited access.
Answer: Over the past year, integrated care boards have been commissioning additional urgent dental appointments and there is now an urgent care safety net available in all areas of the country. 1.8 million additional courses of National Health Service dental tre...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: South DevonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2026 to Question 115602, for what reasons Wolborough Fen SSSI is not included among the catchments selected by Natural England for early Environme
Answer: The first Environmental Delivery Plans (EDPs) have been prioritised for designated sites where nutrient neutrality advice applies on the basis that it is a known environmental pressure where strategic solutions already exist. Wolborough Fen SSSI is not a ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: Planning PermissionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to ask the Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115602 on Nature Conservation: Planning Permission, what guidance her Department issues to Natural England on
Answer: This is determined by various legislation and the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: Planning PermissionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2026 to Question 115602 on Nature Conservation: Planning Permission, what monitoring requirements are required for developments located near hydrologi
Answer: Any monitoring requirement would depend on the nature of both the development and the wetland’s protected status.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: WetlandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what national policy framework governs the protection of hydrologically sensitive Sites of Special Scientific Interest where Environmental Delivery Plans are not in place.
Answer: The protection of Sites of Special Scientific Interest, including those that are hydrologically sensitive is governed principally by section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and paragraph 193(b) of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: WetlandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what scientific evidence Natural England is using to determine whether a development has a potential hydrological impacts on hydrologically dependent Sites of Special Scientific Intere
Answer: Natural England assesses all available information on both impacts and mitigation and uses professional judgement and scientific expertise to provide advice to decision-makers.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSites of Special Scientific Interest: WetlandsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment Natural England has made of hydrological impacts on wetland Sites of Special Scientific Interest being mitigated through post-construction monitoring or compensation me
Answer: Post-construction monitoring or compensation measures are secured by the local planning authority through mechanisms such as conditions. Natural England has a programme of SSSI monitoring through feature assessments and the results are available on Design...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
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