Sarah Champion MP: written questions 2024
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Marine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6253 on Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to allow bottom tra
Answer: The Marine Protected Areas Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2023, which came into force on 22 March 2024, prohibited the use of bottom-towed gear over the rock and reef habitats of Farnes East Marine Protected Area. The Marine Management Organisation has ...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCars: Digital TechnologyDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with car manufacturers on the potential impact of digitally connected cars on the safety of domestic abuse survivors.
Answer: Responsibility for domestic abuse policy rests with the Home Office. The Government has set out an ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. The Department for Transport has not carried out discussions with car manufacturers on t...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on the implementation of the recommendations of his Department's report entitled Good for you, good for us, good for everybody: A plan to reduce overprescribin
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 9 September 2024 to Question 2902.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: StandardsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he is taking steps to (a) collaborate with international partners on best practices and (b) align regulatory frameworks for animal testing; and what discussions he has had with
Answer: Many of the regulations on animal testing are backed by international agreements and the government is keen to ensure regulatory alignment where appropriate. We are engaging with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), who represen...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: Public ConsultationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to consult (a) civil society, (b) animal protection organisations and (c) the public on policy decisions on animal testing.
Answer: The Labour Manifesto included a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasing out of animal testing”, which is a long-term goal. The government will be consulting civil society and animal protection org...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSudan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6251 on Sudan: Development Aid, if he will break down the?£97 million allocated to Sudan by funding to (a) multilaterals
Answer: In addition to the £97 million of UK ODA to Sudan so far this year, and £16.5 million to support neighbouring countries hosting people displaced by the conflict, on 17 November, the UK announced a further £113 million of aid to support over a million peop...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordForced LabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October to Question 6252 on Forced Labour, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of potential steps he can take to help prevent goods from entering the UK
Answer: The Government will continue to assess and monitor the effectiveness of the UK’s existing measures, alongside the impacts of other policy tools. As set out in my response of 10 October 2024, this Government is committed to working with businesses and inte...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential (a) impact of inflation on thresholds for qualification as a large business under Extended Producer Responsibility and (b) merits of
Answer: The thresholds for qualification under Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility remain in line with those set out in the Packaging Waste Regulations 2007 which sets the threshold for businesses handling at least 50 tonnes of packaging materials and with...
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many culled badger carcasses have tested positive for TB since 2013; what plans his Department has for the number of badgers to be culled up to January 2026; and of those how many
Answer: On 30 August, the Government announced the start of work on a comprehensive new strategy for England, to drive down bovine TB rates to save cattle and farmers’ livelihoods and end the badger cull by the end of this parliament. This will be undertaken in c...
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSunscreens: VATTreasuryTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7460More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of the potential impact of removing VAT from sunscreen on the incidence of (a) melanoma and (b) non-melanoma skin cancers.
Answer: VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption, and the 20 per cent standard rate applies to most goods and services. It is the UK’s second largest tax, forecast to raise £176 billion in 2024/25. Tax breaks reduce the revenue available for public services, and m...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSkin CancerDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce melanoma incidence rates.
Answer: The Department continues to advise patients to follow National Health Service guidance on reducing the risk of melanoma. The advice is available at the following link:https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/seasonal-health/sunscreen-and-sun-safety/
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDoncaster Sheffield AirportDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 7458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Civil Aviation Authority on reinstating the airspace for Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
Answer: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is proactively engaging with relevant parties on how Doncaster Sheffield Airport can secure the airspace it needs. My officials are in regular discussions with the City of Doncaster Council and the CAA to stay up to date...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the forthcoming Extended Producer Responsibility scheme on the (a) glass, (b) aluminium and (c) plastic packaging sectors.
Answer: Under the previous Government, the 2022 Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) impact assessment made an assessment of the impact of introducing the scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment covered glass, aluminium, ...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 September 2024 to Question 4529 on Marine Protected Areas, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of bottom trawl fishing on his nature conser
Answer: Fisheries regulators make detailed assessments of the impact of all fishing activities on the protected species and habitats in our Marine Protected Areas and develop byelaws to restrict fishing when it has been assessed as damaging. These site-by-site as...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordForced LabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals equivalent to the (a) US Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act, (b) EU Corporate sustainability due diligen
Answer: The Government is committed to working with international partners and businesses to ensure global supply chains are free from environmental harms, and human and labour rights abuses. No UK company should have these in their supply chains. The Government ...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSudan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Development in response to the question from the hon. Member for West Worcestershire, during the Urgent Question o
Answer: As of the end of September 2024, £70 million had been disbursed. The rest of the UK's funding to Sudan this year - which now stands at £97 million following further UK support since March - will be distributed by the end of the financial year.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4722 on Fisheries, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) adopting and (b) implementing the Global Charter
Answer: The UK Government welcomes the broad principles set out in the Global Charter for Fisheries Transparency and sees considerable merit in its objective of improving transparency and accountability in global fisheries governance and management. The UK alread...
Answered 10 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSustainable Development: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report entitled State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, published by the UN on 24 July 2024, what steps his Department plans to take to accel
Answer: We are committed to addressing the causes of global food insecurity and malnutrition. The UK is leveraging expertise and investment to build greater resilience to shocks. The UK is also helping to transform agrifood systems for greener, inclusive growth a...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDogs: Electronic Training AidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he last had discussions with the (a) Kennel Club, (b) RSPCA, (c) Dogs Trust and (d) Battersea Cats and Dogs Home on the use of electric shock collars to train pet dogs.
Answer: No formal discussions have taken place with the organisations listed.
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: CatsHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain in 2023, published by her Department on 11 September 2024, what the aims were for the 63 experimenta
Answer: The Home Office publish non-technical summaries of all programmes of work concluded under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animals-in-science-regulation-unit#non-technical-summaries. For programmes...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Annual Statistics of Scientific Procedures on Living Animals in Great Britain in 2023, published by her Department on 11 September 2024, what the project aims were for the 21 pro
Answer: Research to develop a treatment for improving the length and quality of life for patients with muscular dystrophy utilises a dog model which has a harmful phenotype.
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: ShellfishHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the findings of the Decapods: Call for Evidence, published on 5 July 2023; and what recent estimate she has made of when the Animals in Science Committee will report on options for
Answer: Following earlier research and reports on this issue, the next step is for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to decide whether to regulate Decapods under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.Any decision of publication of earl...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordChina: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his planned timetable is for the audit of the UK-China bilateral relationship; and what topics that audit will consider.
Answer: This Government will bring a consistent, long-term and strategic approach to managing the UK's relations with China, driven by the national interest. We will co-operate where we can, including on global net zero, health and trade; compete where we have di...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (a) domestically and (b) internationally.
Answer: Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a significant threat to ocean ecosystems, coastal communities and global food supplies which undermines fisheries conservation and management measures. The UK Government holds key responsibilities under...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to end the use of snare traps by 1st January 2025.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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