Neil Hudson MP: written questions
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Foot and Mouth Disease: CyprusDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 116926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Foot and Mouth in Cyprus on the UK.
Answer: Defra’s preliminary outbreak assessment for foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Cyprus concludes that the risk of introduction of the disease into Great Britain remains low.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the recent withdrawal of companies from the Better Chicken Commitment on the welfare of farmed chickens.
Answer: As set out in the animal welfare strategy, the Government remains committed to supporting a move away from the use of fast-growing breeds of meat chickens. We welcome the fact that those supermarkets who made Better Chicken Commitment pledges have fulfill...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with businesses that have withdrawn from the Better Chicken Commitment on the sourcing of chickens that ensures the highest animal welfare standards.
Answer: The Department continues to engage with key stakeholders as part of the development of our overarching approach to animal welfare. As set out in the animal welfare strategy, the government remains committed to supporting a move away from the use of fast-g...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Renewal FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will set out a timeline for when and how Places of Worship can apply for the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.
Answer: Further details regarding the timeline, eligibility criteria and application process for the new Places of Worship Renewal Fund will be published in due course.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory Diseases: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of (a) the prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in Epping Forest; and what steps
Answer: The Government will consider long-term conditions for future waves of modern service frameworks (MSFs), including respiratory conditions. The criteria for determining other conditions for future MSFs will be based on where there is the potential for rapid...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: Epping ForestDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the crime of fly tipping in Epping Forest.
Answer: Local councils are responsible for tackling fly-tipping in their area and have a range of enforcement powers to help them do so. These include fixed penalty notices of up to £1000 and prosecution action. The Government is taking steps to develop statutory...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109614More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police forces receive adequate resources to tackle crime effectively.
Answer: The 2026–27 final police funding settlement provides up to £21.0 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. This is an increase of up to £1.3 billion compared with the 2025–26 settlement, representing a 6.7% cash increase and a 4.4% real terms ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEssex Police: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109613More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding settlement for Essex Police.
Answer: The 2026–27 final police funding settlement provides up to £21.0 billion for the policing system in England and Wales.Total funding to police forces will be up to £18.4 billion, an increase of up to £796 million compared to the 2025-26 police funding sett...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107181More
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 the potential merits of providing further funding for its planned National Biosecurity Centre to meet the required
Answer: Defra received the funding it requested in the current Spending Review to 2029-30 for the next stage of the National Biosecurity Centre, Weybridge Programme. Programme delivery is on track and in line with Government Project Delivery Functional Standards....
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: Epping ForestDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support pupils with SEND in Epping Forest.
Answer: On 16 January, the government announced a £200 million investment over the course of this Parliament to upskill staff in every school, college and nursery, ensuring a skilled workforce for generations to come. This builds on the landmark £3 billion invest...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPets: TaggingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what she is taking to help support the enforcement of legislation on the compulsory microchipping of (a) cats and (b) dogs.
Answer: Local authorities and the police have powers to enforce breaches of the Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023. It will be for each local authority and police force to determine on a case-by-case basis whether enforcement action is prop...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support animal rescue and rehoming centres.
Answer: As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, Defra will launch a consultation on licensing domestic rescue and rehoming organisations. The consultation will include a consideration of the potential impacts on the sector.
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact o changes to the Listed Places of Worship Scheme on the number of places of worship in England and Wales.
Answer: The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme is a £23m scheme that gives grants covering VAT on eligible works. We estimate that changes to the Scheme this year, including the introduction of a 25k cap on claims, affected around 6% of claims as most claims a...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Bicycles: Pedestrian AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help address safety risks from the abandonment of e-bikes on pavements.
Answer: We understand that e-bikes parked obstructively on pavements are not just an inconvenience but a real safety risk, particularly for vulnerable pavement users. That is why the licensing regime for shared cycle schemes which we are bringing forward through ...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBrain: CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to routine tissue freezing for brain cancer patients in a) Epping Forest and b) England for even access to advanced treatments, diagnostics and research.
Answer: Fresh-freezing, also referred to as snap-freezing, is a standard technique used by pathology networks to preserve tissue architecture without chemical fixatives, allowing for subsequent molecular or histological analysis, typically supporting research or ...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCrops: ProductionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of UK weather patterns on crop production in 2025.
Answer: We publish annual harvest estimates. Provisional estimates of cereal and oilseed rape production covering the 2025 harvest in England were published on 9 October 2025: Cereal and oilseed rape production - GOV.UK. Initial good weather meant that the 2025 h...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHousing: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to help stop wildfires setting homes on fire.
Answer: The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) works closely with the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), fire and rescue services and local resilience partners to strengthen preparedness and improve response to wildfires. Since 2024,...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFires: Urban AreasMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has had discussions with the National Fire Chiefs Council on the potential risk of wildfires crossing into urban areas.
Answer: The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) works closely with the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) on the full range of wildfire risks to strengthen preparedness and improve response, including potential impacts on urban areas. ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBuildings: Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent and (b) reduce the risk of building fires caused by batteries from (i) ebikes and (ii) escooters.
Answer: The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is working closely with representatives and officials from across Government to build an evidence base, share intelligence and develop mitigations to tackle the fire risks linked to lithiu...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: FiresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of the ban on disposable vapes on the outbreak of fires.
Answer: Selling single-use vapes has been banned since 1st June 2025 due to the harm that they cause to the environment, with over 5 million of these products being thrown away each week in 2023. This will help to prevent the environmental harms caused by vapes, ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAvian Influenza: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the management of Avian Influenza outbreaks in a) Norfolk and b) the UK.
Answer: Following the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry and other captive birds in the UK, Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) together with the Devolved Governments and their delivery agencies have stood up their we...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to put in contingencies in areas that have sudden water outages.
Answer: Water companies have a statutory duty to provide a supply of wholesome water under the Water Industry Act 1991 and associated water quality regulations. Additionally, the Security and Emergency Measures Direction 2022 (SEMD) requires companies to ensure c...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: Tunbridge WellsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with South East Water on water supply following issues at a treatment works on Saturday 29 November 2025.
Answer: The Defra Secretary of State and Minister for Floods and Water have had frequent discussions with South East Water’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 29 November. This includes direct phone calls with the CEO by the Secretary of State and Minister for ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health: StaffDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Boost to mental health services from thousands of extra staff, published on 27 June 2025, how the recruitment of 6,700 mental health staff
Answer: NHS England publishes monthly data on the National Health Service Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) workforce in England. This includes data on the NHS mental health workforce employed by NHS provider trusts and integrated care boards.Within th...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92124More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made on the development of large-scale solar farms.
Answer: Ground mount solar is one of the cheapest and fastest technologies to deploy, and will be crucial if we are to achieve our mission to deliver clean power by 2030. The Clean Power Action Plan calls for 45-47GW of solar capacity in 2030, up from around 20GW...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
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