Robbie Moore MP: written questions
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Written questions
Agriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for opening the next application round for (a) Capital Grants, (b) the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, (c) the Farming Innovation Programme's Farmi
Answer: As of 1 August, strong demand for the Government’s £150 million Capital Grant offer means that all available funds for this round have now been allocated. We plan to make further improvements to the offer for future rounds. We expect to open a new round f...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: ReviewsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to receive the final report of the Farming Profitability Review from Baroness Batters; and what her planned timetable is for publishing (a) the report and (b) the Gove
Answer: As set out in the Terms of Reference, the recommendations of the Farming Profitability Review will inform Defra policy including the Farming Roadmap, Food Strategy and Land-use Framework.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFarmers: Young PeopleDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support young farmers.
Answer: Encouraging more young people into farming and land-based careers is vital to ensure a skilled workforce is in place and the longer-term viability of the sector. Defra works closely with The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH) which is encou...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: GrantsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which organisations his Department has allocated discretionary grants for the 2026-27 financial year.
Answer: We have allocated discretionary grants to a wide range of organisations for 2026/27.
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for implementing the proposed reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013.
Answer: The Government announced reforms to the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 on 12 March 2025 following a public consultation. In this, we outlined plans for three core reforms, nine technical amendments, and two wider reforms to the bathing water Regulations. ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BradfordHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to increase capacity for housing asylum seekers within the Bradford Council district.
Answer: When this Government came to office, we inherited a system where hotels had become one of the primary means of providing asylum accommodation – with more than 400 in use in Autumn 2023 at a cost of almost £9 million per day – and where a 70 per cent colla...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BradfordHome OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what capacity her Department has to house asylum seekers within the Bradford Council district.
Answer: When this Government came to office, we inherited a system where hotels had become one of the primary means of providing asylum accommodation – with more than 400 in use in Autumn 2023 at a cost of almost £9 million per day – and where a 70 per cent colla...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assurance mechanisms his Department has implemented to help ensure the accuracy of AI-derived data that forms part of the new UK peat map.
Answer: The England Peat Map, produced by Natural England as part of the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme, went through a rigorous science assurance process across Natural England, Defra and external peer reviewers. This science assurance covere...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordOffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the (a) number and (b) proportion of people who abscond abroad before (i) trial and (ii) sentencing in the most recent period for which data is available; and how many and
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not centrally hold information on the numbers of people who abscond abroad before trial and sentencing or absconding abroad by dual/foreign nationals. To obtain the data to answer this question would involve a manual interroga...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencing: Foreign NationalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) foreign and (b) dual national offenders were (i) tried and (ii) sentenced in absentia in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on trials, convictions and sentencing outcomes at criminal courts in England and Wales (latest data to December 2024), available from the Criminal Justice Statistics page. However, it is not possible to provide the n...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencing: AttendanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of (a) suspects were tried and (b) convicted people were sentenced in absentia in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice publishes data on trials, convictions and sentencing outcomes at criminal courts in England and Wales (latest data to December 2024), available from the Criminal Justice Statistics page. However, it is not possible to provide the n...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the annual administrative cost has been of providing (a) delinked payments and (b) the Basic Payment Scheme since 2020.
Answer: The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to tie the provision of UK aid to Pakistan to the Pakistani authorities' cooperation on the (a) deportation of Pakistani criminals in the UK and
Answer: The UK has transitioned from a traditional aid relationship with Pakistan to a mutually beneficial partnership which underpins UK national interests, and we have regular constructive discussions with Pakistani authorities on a range of topics of vital mut...
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: Ministerial ResponsibilityHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to recommendation 3 of The Report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published in October 2022, what recent discussions she has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Of
Answer: In April, the Government published the ‘Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update’ which sets out the action this Government is taking in response to the recommendations in IICSA’s final report, alongside broader steps to tackle child sexual abuse and e...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable EnergyDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of renewable energy output variability on the total generation capacity of renewable energy required to meet UK demand.
Answer: The capacity ranges for renewable electricity set out in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan (115-127GW of total wind and solar) account for variability in output and are based on analysis by NESO and internal DESNZ modelling. As the Clean Power Action plan ...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTeaching MethodsDepartment for EducationTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that children receive ability-appropriate teaching in mixed ability classes.
Answer: High-quality teaching is the most important in-school factor for improving outcomes for all children. All initial teacher training (ITT) providers must ensure their courses enable trainee teachers to meet the Teachers’ Standards, which set clear expectati...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Protection AuthorityHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on when the Child Protection Authority will begin its work.
Answer: In April, the Government published the ‘Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update’ which sets out the action this Government is taking in response to the recommendations in IICSA’s final report, alongside broader steps to tackle child sexual abuse and e...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: ReviewsHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the recommendations in the report of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, published in February 2022.
Answer: In April, the Government published the ‘Tackling Child Sexual Abuse Progress Update’ which sets out the action this Government is taking in response to the recommendations in IICSA’s final report, alongside broader steps to tackle child sexual abuse and e...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVapormatic: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the the potential impact of the potential closure of the Vapormatic site in Exeter on the supply chain in that sec
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of a fully functioning supply chain but does not normally intervene in the decisions made by individual companies.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNatural England: Conflict of InterestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent Natural England having a conflict of interest as (a) regulator and (b) service provider in the nutrient credit market.
Answer: Natural England has robust internal processes in place to ensure the integrity of their advice to Local Planning Authorities and others - including with respect to nutrient neutrality and nutrient mitigation standards and services. While Natural England p...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDroughts and WeatherDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of UK's preparedness for drought conditions in summer 2025; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure water
Answer: Defra works closely with the Cabinet Office who join the National Drought Group meetings to coordinate the strategic management of drought. The National Drought Group is comprised of senior members of Government, the Environment Agency, and relevant stake...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: WeatherDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of recent dry weather on (a) reservoir and (b) aquifer levels; and what steps he plans to take if levels fall below seas
Answer: Defra works closely with the Cabinet Office who join the National Drought Group meetings to coordinate the strategic management of drought. The National Drought Group is comprised of senior members of Government, the Environment Agency, and relevant stake...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDroughtsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure adequate levels of drought preparedness in (a) agriculture, (b) energy and (c) public health sectors.
Answer: Defra works closely with the Cabinet Office who join the National Drought Group meetings to coordinate the strategic management of drought. The National Drought Group is comprised of senior members of Government, the Environment Agency, and relevant stake...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAiredale Hospital: ConstructionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the timeframe for rebuilding of Airedale Hospital as part of the Hospital Rebuilding Programme.
Answer: On 20 January 2025, my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced a new, realistic timeline to deliver schemes on the New Hospital Programme; the abolition of NHS England should not impact these timelines.
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38392More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of closing the Sustainable Farming Initiative in England on farmers in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Nort
Answer: The Sustainable Farming Incentive is an England-only scheme. We therefore have undertaken no such assessment.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
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