Ruth Jones MP: written questions
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Written questions
Renewable Energy: Feed-in TariffsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21667More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he plans to investigate the business practices of rent-a-roof companies under the (a) Feed-In-Tariff and (b) Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
Answer: The Department is aware of allegations that have been made about the business practices of some companies that operated rent-a-roof or leasing models in the Feed-in Tariff and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive schemes. Ofgem is currently looking into thes...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: Private SectorMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for introducing a new private parking code of practice.
Answer: The Government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector.The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parkin...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordParking: RegulationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve the regulation of car parking management companies.
Answer: The Government is determined to drive up standards in the private parking sector.The Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 places a duty on the Government to prepare a code of practice containing guidance about the operation and management of private parkin...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordWind Power: AviationDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of aviation objections on the deployment of new onshore wind in Wales.
Answer: Wales will play an important role in increasing the UK's onshore wind capacity and meeting our Net Zero Ambitions. The Government has set up an Onshore Wind Industry Taskforce to identify and address the barriers to increased onshore wind deployment, incl...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Wind PowerWales OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on aviation objections to onshore wind in Wales.
Answer: I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on renewable energy projects in Wales. Wales will play an important role in increasing the UK's onshore wind capacity and meeting our Net Zero and energy security ambi...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: Wind PowerWales OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what discussions she has had with the Welsh government on aviation objections to onshore wind in South Wales.
Answer: I have regular discussions with the Welsh Government on renewable energy projects in Wales. Wales will play an important role in increasing the UK's onshore wind capacity and meeting our Net Zero and energy security ambitions. The UK Government has set up...
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many representations her Department has received from (a) organisations, (b) hon. Members and (c) individuals on the future of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.
Answer: Between the beginning of September 2024 and Friday 13th December, the department has received 323 items of correspondence on the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: 119 from organisations; 119 from hon. and rt. hon. Members; and, 85 from individual mem...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPets: Electronic Training AidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has consulted (a) canine and feline behaviourists, (b) manufacturers of electronic shock collars and (c) farming bodies on the use of electronic shock collars on
Answer: Defra has previously engaged with a wide range of stakeholders in relation to electric shock collars, including via a public consultation in 2018, direct engagement across the sector, and consideration of relevant academic research. We will be considering...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCats: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 in regulating the welfare of c
Answer: Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, anyone in the business of breeding and selling cats as pets, boarding cats or using cats for exhibition purposes needs to have a valid licence issued by their...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordReligious BuildingsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) Buddhist, (b) Jewish, (c) Muslim, (d) Sikh and (e) other non-Christian places of worship are listed in (i) England, (ii) Wales, (iii) Scotland and (iv) Northern Ireland for their arc
Answer: Each devolved nation is responsible for its own listings regime. Details on listed buildings can be found on the public lists maintained by Historic England, Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland and the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland respec...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Secondhand GoodsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19386More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the findings in the report by Which? entitled How to make big savings on a second-hand phone, published in
Answer: We have not made an assessment of the report by Which entitled 'How to make big savings on a second-hand phone', published in October 2023. In our manifesto, the government committed to reducing waste by moving to a circular economy. The Secretary of Stat...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Equipment: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the amount of electronic waste generated by the UK by (a) product type and (b) region in each year since 2013.
Answer: Currently we do not collect data on the amount of electronic waste generated by product type or by region. The Environment Agency publish data on waste electricals and electronic equipment (WEEE) collected by registered Producer Compliance Schemes (PCS)...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to review the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.
Answer: Defra is finalising its post-implementation review of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. The report into the review will be published shortly.
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCats and Dogs: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18395More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is to introduce legislation to end (a) puppy and (b) kitten smuggling.
Answer: As outlined in our manifesto, we are committed to ending puppy smuggling. The Government recently announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Dr Danny Chambers MP. The Bill wil...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDangerous DogsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of launching a (a) comprehensive and (b) holistic review of the causes of dog attacks.
Answer: Defra is working with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to help prevent attacks by encouraging responsible dog ownership, to ensure dog control issues are addressed before they escalate and to make sure the full force of the law is a...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: SwitzerlandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18393More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on including an ambitious intellectual property protection framework in the UK-Swiss free trade deal.
Answer: The fifth round of negotiations on an enhanced free trade agreement with Switzerland took place in London in October 2024. As part of that, negotiations on intellectual property continued to advance across a number of rights areas. The UK aims to agree a ...
Answered 11 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMetals: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recycling precious metals found in (a) smartphones, (b) laptops and (c) other devices on the economy.
Answer: Defra has not made the assessment requested. However, the industry group Material Focus, a not-for-profit organisation funded through industry compliance fee monies raised under the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations has under...
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report on women’s State Pension age changes, published on 21 March 2024, if she will publish related (a) impact assessments and (b) fin
Answer: We will consider what to publish when we announce our decision on the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report on women’s State Pension age changes, published on 21 March 2024, if she will publish the related departmental submissions to th
Answer: We will not publish the Departmental submissions to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. The Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman’s investigations are conducted in private as set out in section 7(2) of the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967.
Answered 5 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what sectors his Department has considered within scope for interventions in the context of his planned circular economy strategy.
Answer: Defra will work with experts from industry, academia, civil society, and other government departments to prepare for the transition to a circular economy. This will include consideration of the evidence for sectoral interventions.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectrical Goods: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15830More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) discounts, (b) vouchers, (c) other financial incentives and (d) deposit-return schemes to recycle small consume
Answer: We have not made an assessment of introducing these measures to recycle small consumer electronics. Future policy related to waste electricals will be guided by the government’s work to transition to a circular economy.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordRecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the development of a UK-wide strategy on the circular economy.
Answer: The Secretary of State has asked his department to convene a taskforce of experts to develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England. The taskforce will consider the evidence for action right across the economy, and as such will evaluate what intervention...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Equipment: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of tech manufacturers building barriers into their device systems to stop repairing by independent technicians on recent trends in t
Answer: We have not made this assessment. Further policy development around promoting greater circularity for electricals, including right-to-repair, will be guided by the government’s work to transition to a circular economy.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectrical Goods: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to amend the right to repair requirements within the Ecodesign for Energy-related Products and Energy Information Regulations 2021.
Answer: Policy development for waste electricals including right-to-repair and ecodesign will be guided by the Government’s work to transition to a circular economy.
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Equipment: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to (a) repair and (b) refurbish more (i) household appliances and (ii) electronic waste.
Answer: There is currently an existing right-to-repair scheme for a range of industrial and domestic energy-related products. Further policy development for waste electricals including on right-to-repair and ecodesign will be guided by the Government’s work to tr...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
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