Neil Hudson MP: written questions 2025
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Animal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing the model of improving public awareness of the rules on importing products of animal origin that is used in Austr
Answer: Defra is mindful of international examples, such as models used in Australia, when considering approaches for improving public awareness of rules for importing products of animal origin. Defra has worked in partnership with other government departments, p...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve public awareness of the rules on importing products of animal origin; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential implication
Answer: Defra is mindful of international examples, such as models used in New Zealand, when considering approaches for improving public awareness of rules for importing products of animal origin. Defra has worked in partnership with other Government departments,...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: Import ControlsHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Force publishes quarterly data on seizures of products of animal origin.
Answer: The Home Office does not publish quarterly transparency data on seizures of products of animal origin (POAO).
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: TheftHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the (a) Mayor of London and (b) British Transport Police on reducing the theft of mobile phone thefts on the London Underground.
Answer: The Home Secretary and Policing Minister are determined to take the strongest possible action to reduce the number of phone thefts in London and elsewhere across the country.This is a crime that causes significant distress to victims and fuels wider crimi...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2025 to Question 57744 on Meat: Smuggling, how much illegally imported meat has been seized under Defra's African Swine Fever Programme since 19 April
Answer: We do not hold assured data on the amount of illegally imported meat seized under Defra's African Swine Fever Programme.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGenetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed UK/EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement on the implementation of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act
Answer: We remain committed to moving forward with the Precision Breeding Act. The EU has accepted there will need to be a number of areas where we need to retain our own rules. The details of these are now subject to negotiation, but we have been clear about the...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: ExportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of potential sanitary and phytosanitary alignment with the EU on the UK's ability to (a) implement and (b) maintain a ban on the ex
Answer: It is too soon to discuss the details of the SPS agreement, which is subject to negotiation. We have been clear with the EU about the importance of establishing arrangements which enable us to maintain high animal welfare standards.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement on animal welfare standards in the UK.
Answer: It is too soon to discuss the details of the SPS agreement, which is subject to negotiation. We have been clear with the EU about the importance of establishing arrangements which enable us to maintain high animal welfare standards.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalliative Care: EqualityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82414More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure adequate levels of accountability for the equitable provision of palliative care across England.
Answer: Palliative care services are included in the list of services an integrated care board (ICB) must commission. ICBs are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. To sup...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered fully funding the (a) specialist palliative care, (b) advice and (c) assessments that are provided by hospices.
Answer: Whilst the majority of palliative care and end of life care is provided by National Health Service staff and services, we recognise the vital part that voluntary sector organisations, including hospices, also play in providing support to people at the end...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that hospices receive the funding required to raise staff pay in line with nationally agreed NHS pay rises.
Answer: We are immensely grateful for the critical role healthcare workers, including hospice staff, play in our health service and the high quality, compassionate care they deliver.The impact that National Health Service pay uplifts will have on the hospice sect...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHospices: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that hospice contracts adequately reflect the (a) cost of the services they provide and (b) needs of their local populations.
Answer: Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for the commissioning of palliative care and end of life care services, to meet the needs of their local populations. To support ICBs in this duty, NHS England has published statutory guidance and service spec...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat: SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much illegally imported meat coming has been seized in 2025.
Answer: Due to the way in which meat seizures are recorded, the data requested is not available in an accessible format.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of proposals for digital ID on people without smartphones.
Answer: The Government will deliver a comprehensive inclusion programme to help ensure everyone eligible is able to access the new digital ID. This will include targeted support for those who may struggle to access or engage with digital services or devices. The ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of its proposals for digital ID on (a) older people and (b) vulnerable groups in Epping Forest constituency.
Answer: The Government will deliver a comprehensive inclusion programme to help ensure everyone eligible is able to access the new digital ID. This will include targeted support for those who may struggle to access or engage with digital services or devices. The ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of its proposals for digital ID on older people.
Answer: The Government will deliver a comprehensive inclusion programme to help ensure everyone eligible is able to access the new digital ID. This will include targeted support for those who may struggle to access or engage with digital services or devices. The ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78803More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of her economic policies on inflation for food and drink.
Answer: HM Treasury does not produce forecasts for the UK economy. Forecasting the economy, including the impact of Government policy decisions, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which published its latest forecast o...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: InflationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reducing inflation of food and drink.
Answer: Over the past year, Defra Ministers have regularly engaged with HM Treasury Ministers on cost-of-living pressures, including the inflationary impacts on food and drink. The Child Poverty Taskforce provides a helpful cross-Whitehall forum for ministers acr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInflation: Epping ForestTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78801More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of inflation on (a) businesses, (b) farmers and (c) consumers in Epping Forest constituency.
Answer: The Office for National Statistics does not publish inflation statistics at the level of individual constituencies such as Epping Forest. However, the Government understands that inflation remains a challenge for businesses, including farmers, and consume...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: InflationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recent trends in the level of inflation for food and drink on food security.
Answer: UK consumer food prices depend on a range of factors including agri-food import prices, domestic agricultural prices, domestic labour and manufacturing costs, and Sterling exchange rates. Changes in food prices are dependent on changes in one or more of t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational NeedsDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to improve the process of applying for an ECHP.
Answer: This government inherited a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system that has failed to meet the needs of families for far too long.We want to ensure that, where required, education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments are progressed p...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Mental Health ServicesDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide mental health support in schools in Epping Forest constituency.
Answer: The government is providing access to specialist mental health professionals in every school by expanding Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs). 53% of schools and colleges in Epping Forest constituency were supported by an MHST in March 2025. Further data ...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Epping ForestDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support pupils with SEND in Epping Forest constituency.
Answer: This government’s ambition is that every child or young person receives the best possible educational experience, one that is academically stretching, where every child or young person feels like they belong and that sets them up for life and work.As part...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76057More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of measures in the Autumn Budget 2025 on the farming sector.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer holds regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on a range of issues.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal and Plant Health AgencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to hold discussions with the Animal and Plant Health Agency on their ability to respond to category five animal disease outbreaks.
Answer: Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency regularly discuss capacity and capability to manage disease outbreaks at a variety of governance boards including the Outbreak Readiness Board and the Disease Emergency Response Committee. APHA has dealt with m...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
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