Rebecca Smith MP: written questions 2024

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Written questions

Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people farming on commons can benefit from (a) the Sustainable Farming Incentive and (b) Countryside Stewardship.
Answer: We want people farming on commons land to benefit from both the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship and are working to make applications to the SFI service available to commoners and other shared graziers. We have asked farmers...
Answered 25 Sept 2024
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Environmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will carry out full impact assessments of the (a) social and (b) economic impact of Environmental Land Management Schemes on upland farms.
Answer: Uplands farmers will have a key role to play in the future for delivering sustainable food production and our environmental targets. We are committed to Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes and will work with the sector to optimise the schemes, ens...
Answered 25 Sept 2024
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Environmental Land Management SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to enable agri-environment agreement applications before the current agreements expire.
Answer: Farmers with existing agri-agreements can apply to enter the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) if the activities under each scheme are compatible and they will not be paid twice for a similar activity on the same area of land at the same time. We are fu...
Answered 25 Sept 2024
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Dartmoor: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will meet (a) hon. and Rt hon. Members with constituencies in Devon and (b) key stakeholders to discuss steps to (i) conserve Dartmoor moorland and (ii) protect Dartmoor ponies.
Answer: I will meet with hon. and Rt hon. Members representing constituencies in Devon, and key stakeholders, to discuss these issues.
Answered 2 Oct 2024
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Dartmoor: HorsesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to coordinate efforts with local groups to protect Dartmoor ponies.
Answer: The new Moorland Offer, as outlined on the Government website, includes 10 new actions to be included in Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and two new and one amended action to be included in Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT). The new offer wil...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Protected Site Management on Dartmoor Independent ReviewDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the report of the Independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor led by David Fursdon.
Answer: In April, the previous Government published the response to the independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor. Central to that was agreeing to the recommendation of creating a land use management group for Dartmoor, to reinforce Dartmoor’s e...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
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Winter Fuel Payment: South West DevonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners who will be affected by proposed changes to the eligibility criteria for the Winter Fuel Payment in South West Devon constituency.
Answer: The Pension Credit data that is used is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024, in order to be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payments statistics. It is estimated that around 20,000 people in South West Devon constituency wi...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
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Derriford Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2666More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has for the proposed urgent and emergency care centre at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
Answer: We recognise the need for investment in our estate across the country, including in Plymouth. As my rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced, and as subsequently confirmed in the Chancellor’s statement on 29 July 2024,...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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Derriford Hospital: Accident and Emergency DepartmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for the completion of the new Urgent Care and Emergency Centre at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth.
Answer: The National Health Service is broken and this Government is determined to fix it. We recognise the need for investment in our estate across the country.As the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced, and as subsequently confirmed in the C...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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Roads: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to increase funding for road resurfacing in (a) the South West and (b) South West Devon constituency.
Answer: This Government takes the condition of local roads seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing our road network as a priority; on which Ministers will say more in the future. The responsibility for the maintenance of the local highway network i...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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Travel: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has for transport improvements in the South West; and whether it remains Government policy to (a) fund the new Tavistock to Plymouth railway line, (b) provide funding to complete the South West R
Answer: The Government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth and is committed to delivering the biggest overhaul to transport in a generation, working closely with local leaders and industry partners across the coun...
Answered 5 Sept 2024
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Bus Services: South WestDepartment for TransportTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she plans to take to increase access to bus services in (a) South West Devon constituency and (b) the South West.
Answer: The government knows that Britain needs a modern transport network to help kickstart economic growth. Good local bus services are an essential part of prosperous and sustainable communities. As announced in the King’s Speech, the government will introduce...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
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