Robbie Moore MP: written questions
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Sustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38391More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department made projections on the number of Sustainable Farming Incentive applications it would receive in financial year 2024-25.
Answer: We monitor forecasts of scheme uptake and spend against the current year budget on an ongoing basis and respond accordingly to maximise the amount that can be delivered. We committed to spending £2.6 billion in 24/25 and are on track to deliver that havin...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRenewable Energy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that local opinion is considered during the development of large-scale renewable energy infrastructure.
Answer: This government has a very simple principle: if you live near new clean energy infrastructure, you should benefit from it. That's why the Planning and Infrastructure Bill proposes much-needed reforms, including direct bill discounts for communities, easie...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications that were started but are unsubmitted are held by the Rural Payments Agency for SFI24.
Answer: The Sustainable Farming Incentive Expanded Offer (SFI EO) is an online application and as of the 12 March there are 6,626 applications currently started but not submitted on the Rural Payments Portal.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the spend breakdown of (a) the farming budget for this year to date and (b) the proposed breakdown for 2025-2026.
Answer: The information requested can be found publicly available here.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish key performance indicators of SFI24 alongside department targets.
Answer: Defra is tracking contributions to outcomes and is planning to publish information this year. We recently published statistics on the area within agri-environmental schemes, which showed that 64% of England’s farmed area is in a scheme. 3.3 million hectar...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordApprentices and Higher EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what targets her Department has for the proportion of young people who should (a) go to university, (b) complete an apprenticeship and (c) take another form of higher education.
Answer: This government’s missions include breaking down barriers to opportunity and delivering economic growth. Every young person should be able to follow the pathway that is right for them, whether through a high-quality apprenticeship or going to university o...
Answered 23 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCash DispensingTreasuryTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37326More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help improve access to cash.
Answer: Banking has changed significantly in recent years with many customers benefiting from the ease and convenience of remote banking. While branch closures are commercial decisions for banks, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance expects firms to car...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: EmploymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make it her policy to automatically recall to prison any released offender who (a) seeks and (b) obtains employment in a position they are barred from through the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Answer: Recall is a vital tool to protect the public. All offenders on licenced supervision in the community are liable to recall to prison if they fail to comply with the conditions of their licence or if the Probation Service assess that they can no longer be s...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: VettingDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with schools on ensuring that (a) external and (b) other staff are subject to sufficient Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
Answer: There is already a robust safeguarding framework in place in the form of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), which is the statutory safeguarding guidance that all schools and colleges must have regard to when safeguarding and promoting the welfare...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVettingHome OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will steps to ensure that bodies working with young people are required to verify an individual’s DBS certificate directly with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Answer: The safety and security of young people is top priority for this Government and DBS checks are one way we can help to protect them.The DBS is moving to a model where ‘online results’ will be the default way in which employers engage with DBS products. Thi...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria she used to identify the five local areas to hold local inquiries into child sexual exploitation, announced on 16 January 2025.
Answer: On 16 January 2025, the Home Secretary announced a funding package to deliver stronger national support for locally-led work on tackling group-based child sexual exploitation. This includes supporting Oldham Council who have confirmed that work to underta...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InquiriesHome OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the publication of the reports into the five local inquiries into child sexual exploitation, announced on 16 January 2025.
Answer: On 16 January 2025, the Home Secretary announced a funding package to deliver stronger national support for locally-led work on tackling group-based child sexual exploitation. This includes supporting Oldham Council who have confirmed that work to underta...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to prevent reoffending by people convicted of drug dealing.
Answer: We are tackling the causes of reoffending by investing in a range of interventions to address the underlying criminogenic needs of offenders (including those convicted of drug dealing). This includes accommodation, employment and substance misuse treatmen...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSoil: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of solar farms on underlying soil quality.
Answer: A wide range of public assessments have been made on the uses of land alongside and underneath solar panels, such as livestock grazing and other approaches to species-rich grassland creation. When considering development proposals that affect agricultural...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to remove the 28 day cap on the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.
Answer: Parliament intended the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme to be an exceptional power, and any expansion of the scheme must be carefully considered. While we understand calls for expansion, it is important for both victims and offenders that there is finality...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCourt of Appeal: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme between 2019 to 2025.
Answer: From 1 January 2019 to 21 February 2025, 781 sentences were referred to the Court of Appeal by the Law Officers under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.The number of referrals by Law Officers to the Court of Appeal each year since 2019 is as follows:2019...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: Air PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he allocated funding previously allocated to the Air Quality Funding Scheme for 2024.
Answer: The Local Air Quality Grant was withdrawn by the previous Air Quality Minister – the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley. The funding was allocated to be spent during the 23/24 financial year so was not at the disposal of the new Air Quality Minister for ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Local GovernmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to open the Air Quality Funding Scheme for local authorities in 2025.
Answer: The Local Air Quality Grant is not opening for the 24/25 financial year. Any future funding schemes will be subject to The Government spending review processes.
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Air Zones: Greater ManchesterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the ongoing costs to his Department of the Manchester Clean Air Zone scheme.
Answer: Details of Greater Manchester authorities’ expenditure is available in reports to the GMCA available here. The Government has recently approved an investment-led non-charging Clean Air Plan proposed by Greater Manchester authorities. There are no ongoing ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordClean Air Zones: Greater ManchesterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to his Department of the Manchester Clean Air Zone scheme.
Answer: Details of Greater Manchester authorities’ expenditure is available in reports to the GMCA available here. The Government has recently approved an investment-led non-charging Clean Air Plan proposed by Greater Manchester authorities. There are no ongoing ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on securing consular access for Alaa Abd El-Fattah.
Answer: The UK Government continues to raise Mr Alaa Abd El-Fattah's case at the highest levels with the Egyptian government. We have been consistently clear in calling for his release and continue to press for urgent consular access. The Prime Minister wrote to ...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: West YorkshireDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the private children's' care capacity of private care homes within (a) Bradford, (b) Leeds, (c) Calderdale and (d) Kirklees Council area.
Answer: The department collects data on children looked after by local authorities. The latest available information on the number of children in care by each requested local authority within private care homes on 31 March 2024 is shown below:Local AuthorityNumbe...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren in Care: West YorkshireDepartment for EducationTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the number of children in care within private care homes in (a) Bradford Council, (b) Leeds Council, (c) Calderdale Council and (d) Kirklees Council.
Answer: The department collects data on children looked after by local authorities. The latest available information on the number of children in care by each requested local authority within private care homes on 31 March 2024 is shown below:Local AuthorityNumbe...
Answered 22 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWaste DisposalDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has plans to reform waste exemptions under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016.
Answer: Defra is developing reforms to the waste exemptions regime which will ensure activities carried out under waste exemptions are indeed low risk and small scale and which will prevent exemptions from being used to hide illegal activity.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department first knew about the 7 day delay to changes in the IPAFFS IT system, following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany.
Answer: We do not recognise the assertation that there was a delay in controls being implemented. The department acted quickly to stop consignments that presented a risk. Following the confirmation of outbreak, we immediately instructed Port Health Authorities (P...
Answered 25 Feb 2025
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