Neil Hudson MP: written questions 2025
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Water Restoration FundDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Water Restoration Fund will be continued after the first round of payments have been awarded.
Answer: The Water Restoration Fund, which launched in April 2024, was established to reinvest water company environmental fines and penalties back into projects to improve the water environment. Successful applicants have been notified, with a total of £11 millio...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal and Plant Health AgencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2025 to Question 62667 on Animal and Plant Health Agency, whether those investments include (a) biosecurity and (b) the redevelopment of the Animal and
Answer: We are making a record investment into the nation’s biosecurity capabilities, and in turn our national security. In June the Government announced over £1 billion in funding for biosecurity over the current parliament from the Spending Review. This include...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCentral Line: GraffitiDepartment for TransportTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with the Mayor of London on graffiti on the Central Line.
Answer: Department for Transport Ministers and officials have regular discussions with Transport for London (TfL) and the Mayor of London on a range of issues, including London Underground maintenance requirements. Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor and...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has provided an increase in funding to schools for the 2025-26 teachers’ pay award in Essex.
Answer: The department is providing schools with £615 million in additional funding in financial year 2025/26 to support them with overall costs, including the costs of the 4% schools teacher pay award and the 3.2% local government pay offer in respect of schoo...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that schools are adequately funded to meet the full cost of the 2025-26 teachers’ and support staff pay awards in Essex.
Answer: The department is providing schools with £615 million in additional funding in financial year 2025/26 to support them with overall costs, including the costs of the 4% schools teacher pay award and the 3.2% local government pay offer in respect of schoo...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the (a) situation and (b) safety of British nationals in Iran.
Answer: Our Embassy in Tehran, which continues to operate remotely, is closely monitoring the situation in Iran. We remain committed to ensuring the safety and security of our nationals, including those detained.However we have long advised against all travel to ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael and Occupied Territories: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the (a) situation and (b) safety of British nationals in (i) Israel and (ii) the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answer: Consular teams have worked round the clock to support British nationals in the region. As soon as Israeli airspace re-opened UK government charter flights left Israel carrying over 340 British nationals on six flights. In allocating seats, we prioritised ...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal and Plant Health AgencyTreasuryTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62667More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the funding allocated to rebuild the APHA site in Weybridge is part of the Government's commitment to spend 5% of GDP on national security by 2035.
Answer: NATO provides reporting guidelines for the 1.5% defence and security related spending. It will include investments that raise the overall resilience of our societies, such as energy security, telecommunications, and infrastructure, as well as the executio...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCentral Line: Rolling StockDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on proposed costs for upgrades to the Central Line's fleet of trains.
Answer: Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and TfL, and decisions on capital spend and investment are for him to make, including the almost £2.2bn of funding awarded for TfL through the Government’s Spending Review. My Department and I have re...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Transport: Greater LondonDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with the Mayor of London on potential use of the £2.2billion provided in the latest multi-year settlement offer.
Answer: Transport in London is devolved to the Mayor of London and TfL, and decisions on capital spend and investment are for him to make, including the almost £2.2bn of funding awarded for TfL through the Government’s Spending Review. My Department and I have re...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: EU Internal TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae (a) were recorded as transiting across Great Britain and (b) had been declared on their paperwork as having been imported via (i) Harwich, (ii) Dover, (iii) Killinghol
Answer: From 2023 to date, a total of 8346 Equidae were recorded as transiting across Great Britain and had been declared on their paperwork as having been imported by a UK port. The attached table shows the number of Equidae by year and port. This information is...
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: EU Internal TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae recorded as transiting across Great Britain were declared as being exported from (a) Harwich, (b) Dover, (c) Killingholme, (d) Holyhead, (e) Birkenhead and (f) other p
Answer: This data is available on Export Health Certificates (Live Animals and Animal Product Origins) Issued between Great Britain and European Union by APHA - data.gov.uk This dataset contains information on the number of Export Health Certificates issued for e...
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHorses: EU Internal TradeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Equidae were declared as transiting across Great Britain on an intra-EU certificate in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025; and how many of those were declared as originating from
Answer: The attached table shows the number of Equidae which were declared as originating from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and other EU countries. This information is drawn from external systems not directly controlled by the department.
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse PassportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the National Audit Office’s report entitled Resilience to animal diseases, published on 4 June 2025, what assessment his Department has made of failing to implement t
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra recognises the importance of a robust equine identification and traceability regime. The current paper-based system supports disease outbreak management, publ...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse PassportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraphs 8 and 10 of the National Audit Office’s report entitled Resilience to animal diseases, published on 4 June 2025, what plans his Department has to (a) deliv
Answer: This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government recognises the importance of the equine sector to the UK economy and of improving equine identification and traceability. The SPS agreement, outlined...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWhipps Cross and Princess Alexandra HospitalsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on when the rebuilding of (a) Whipps Cross Hospital and (b) Princess Alexandra Hospital will be completed.
Answer: As set out in the New Hospital Programme Plan for Implementation, the new hospital schemes for Whipps Cross Hospital and Princess Alexandra Hospital are in Wave 2 and are expected to commence construction between 2032 and 2034. Completion dates for all sc...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal and Plant Health Agency: WeybridgeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on when the full redevelopment of the Animal and Plant Health Agency headquarters in Weybridge will be completed.
Answer: Defra is making good progress with the redevelopment of the APHA Weybridge site. Planning consent is in place, construction of interim science facilities is underway, work is proceeding on the design of the main National Biosecurity Centre and with the ap...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report by the National Audit Office entitled Resilience to Animal Diseases, published on 4 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the UK's prep
Answer: Defra and APHA actively assisted the National Audit Office in the collation of the data and information used to inform their report and will carefully work through the findings and recommendations to inform a plan for improvement. The National Audit Offic...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordThames WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the collapse of Thames Water.
Answer: The Government and Ofwat – the financial regulator for the water sector – are carefully monitoring the situation at Thames Water, and Ofwat is working closely with the company to strengthen its long-term financial resilience within the context of its lice...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordThames WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Thames Water and (b) Ofwat since the withdrawal of KKR from discussions on an equity recapitalisation deal.
Answer: The Government and Ofwat – the financial regulator for the water sector – are carefully monitoring the situation at Thames Water, and Ofwat is working closely with the company to strengthen its long-term financial resilience within the context of its lice...
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMeat: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2024 to Question 10799 on Meat: Smuggling, how much illegal meat was seized (a) from 11 October 2024 to 31 December 2024 and (b) in 2025.
Answer: Illegal meat seized figures captured as part of Defra's African Swine Fever Programme:Between 11 October 2024 – 21 December 2024, 49,912kg seized.Between 3 January 2025 – 18 April, 72,872kg seized.
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of penalties for the illegal sale of vaping products on those sales.
Answer: Trading Standards officers currently have a range of enforcement tools at their disposal to enforce age of sale restrictions and to take a proportionate approach to enforcement that reflects the severity of the offence committed. When necessary, this incl...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: Waste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on the environmental impact of disposable vapes.
Answer: On 1 June the sale and supply of disposable vapes across the UK was banned, this will remove these harmful products from shelves and reduce the waste cause by their disposal. We will work closely with the Department of Health to ensure that the Tobacco an...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54401More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) amend and (b) pause the extended producer responsibility scheme to mitigate the impact on pubs.
Answer: The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 came into effect on 1 January 2025, PackUK, the Scheme Administrator has been appointed, and producers have started to accrue scheme costs from the 1 April 2025. pEPR...
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 May 2025AnsweredUIN 54400More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of extended producer responsibility on pubs in Epping Forest constituency.
Answer: The Government has worked closely with industry, including the pub sector, throughout development of Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging. In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR sche...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
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