Melanie Onn MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
FisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 900904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of a national fisheries action plan.
Answer: I welcome the leadership my Honourable Friend is demonstrating through the APPG for Fisheries, for the industry, and for coastal communities like ours. The Government is focused on delivering practical support for the sector, through measures such as the ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFishing and Coastal Growth FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund.
Answer: Following wide-ranging stakeholder engagement last year, key priorities for support were identified by industry. In response, the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme in England was adapted to start delivering these priorities, including ring-fencing £6 million f...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGlass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of glass products from the extended producer responsibility measures.
Answer: Glass packaging is in the scope of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging, except where it falls within the scope of the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme, once that scheme is operational. The Welsh Government’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) will include ...
Answered 26 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with packaging manufacturers and distributors on the financial sustainability of Extended Producer Responsibility, and what steps she is taking
Answer: The Government has engaged extensively with packaging manufacturers, distributors and representative bodies as part of the development of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme. This engagement has included public consultations, technical working gro...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet representatives of the UK fishmeal and fish oil export sector to discuss (a) the impact of delays at EU ports and (b) potential solutions.
Answer: Ministers continue to work closely with industry to address immediate challenges to the cross-border trade between the UK and EU. As announced at the UK-EU Leaders’ Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sanitary and Phy...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support UK exporters of Category 3 fishmeal and fish oil facing delays at EU Border Control Posts.
Answer: Defra actively supports GB exporters of Category 3 fishmeal and fish oil to navigate EU Border Control Post processes. To assist exporters, Defra has issued detailed Notes for Guidance outlining the certification process, including specific requirements t...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often physical sampling checks are applied by the Service d’Inspection Vétérinaire Et Phytosanitaire to UK consignments of Category 3 fishmeal and fish oil exported through Calais;
Answer: The baseline frequency rate for physical checks on consignments of fishery products, is set out in EU legislation, though this may be increased where serious deficiencies are identified on specific goods. The EU regulations also require that for Processed...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
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