Rachel Gilmour MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Water: InsecticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider the merits of the development of an environmental quality standard for water for either Fipronil or Imidacloprid.
Answer: Environmental quality standards (EQS) are fundamental to the effective assessment and regulation of chemical impacts. This commitment has already been made in the roadmap produced by the Cross Governmental Pharmaceuticals in the Environment group. The Gov...
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHill Farming: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to financially support upland farmers in areas such as Exmoor.
Answer: Defra is working with Dr Hilary Cottam to develop a place-based approach for what uplands communities need, co-designing solutions to specific problems. The Government recently announced the extension of the Farming in Protected Landscape (FiPL) programme...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRivers: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the latest data on the ecological status of rivers across the UK.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) is preparing the next update of water body classifications which underpin river basin management plans and guide investment decisions.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPalm Oil: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to promote the awareness and use of sustainable palm oil.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting sustainable production, trade, and use of palm oil. Leading by example, the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services require in-scope public sector procurers to ensure that all palm oil(including...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle human health risks associated with spot on pet treatments containing (a) fipronil and (b) imidacloprid.
Answer: Veterinary Medicinal Products (VMPs) undergo a thorough assessment by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) before they are authorised for marketing in the UK. This includes a product-specific user risk assessment that considers all those that may co...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase levels of funding available for farmers.
Answer: We have allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. We are investing more than £2.7 billion a year in farming and nature recovery, the largest budget for sustainable food production in our country’s hi...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFood SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support food security.
Answer: Food security is national security. We need a resilient and healthy food system, that works with nature and supports British farmers, fishers and food producers. As part of the Government’s Plan for Change we are delivering on the Government’s New Deal fo...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPesticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73839More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including pet treatments as a significant source of pesticides as part of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025.
Answer: The UK pesticides National Action Plan 2025 (NAP) was published in March 2025. The NAP relates to plant protection products and therefore does not cover pet treatments. The NAP introduces a UK domestic target to reduce the potential harm from pesticides t...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what interim regulatory measures will be introduced before a successor regulator to Ofwat is established.
Answer: This Government has put in place the building blocks to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. We have increased accountability by giving the regulators more teeth through the Water (Special Measures) Act with a ban on unfair bonuses, severe and automatic p...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSewers: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to apply sufficient (a) regulatory and (b) financial pressures on water and sewerage companies to ensure the provision of drainage connections to rural communit
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of having a robust drainage and wastewater system both now and for future demand. As part of the Environment Act 2021, a new duty has been created for sewerage undertakers in England and Wales to produce Drainage a...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will consider the human health risks to (a) children and (b) adults of spot on pet treatments containing (i) fipronil and (ii) imidacloprid; and if he will take steps to address
Answer: Veterinary Medicinal Products (VMPs) undergo a thorough assessment by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) before they are authorised for marketing in the UK. This includes a product-specific user risk assessment that considers all those that may co...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPets: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will include pet treatments as a significant source of pesticides as part of the UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025.
Answer: The UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025 relates to plant protection products, and therefore does not cover pet treatments. Veterinary medicines are regulated under a separate legislative framework to pesticides: the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (V...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
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