Sarah Champion MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Winter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending Winter Fuel Payment eligibility to people receiving Attendance Allowance.
Answer: Winter Fuel Payments will continue to be paid to pensioner households with someone receiving Pension Credit or certain other income-related benefits. They will continue to be worth £200 for eligible households, or £300 for eligible households with someone...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected Areas: Bottom TrawlingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the next phase of the consultation on restricting bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas (MPAs); and whether he plans to include an option for bott
Answer: It is essential to manage bottom trawling in our Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) appropriately due to the significant damage it can have on protected seabed habitats. The department is considering next steps in the context of our domestic and international ...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking as penholder on Sudan to support the development of options for the deployment of a civilian protection mission for that country in coordi
Answer: We have used our position as penholder at the UN Security Council to call meetings to call for a ceasefire, and for all warring parties to protect civilians in Sudan. On 13 June, the UNSC adopted a UK-led resolution 2736 demanding a halt to the Rapid Supp...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1045, if he will make it his policy to publish a timetable by Christmas 2024 for phasing out animal testing.
Answer: The government is committed to reducing use of animals in scientific research in the long term. Our approach has been to support the development and application of approaches that replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research (the 3Rs).It is n...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 3703More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to publish a road safety strategy.
Answer: Since the general election, the Department has begun work on a new Road Safety Strategy - the first in over a decade. The Department will share more details on this Road Safety Strategy in due course.
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordTrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 957 on Animal Welfare, what his planned timetable is for banning the use of snare traps.
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 6 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: PovertyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department plans to offer to the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty launched by the G20 Brazilian Presidency.
Answer: At the G20 Development Ministers Meeting in July, I announced the UK would join the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty when it launches in November, offering UK expertise support to the secretariat, to join the Board of Champions, and to galvanise...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordIraq: Islamic StateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the closure of (a) UNITAD in September 2024 and (b) camps for internally displaced people in the Kurdistan region of Ir
Answer: The UK will work to ensure a smooth closure of UNITAD as its mandate ends on 17 September 2024. We have supported Iraq to develop capacity for Daesh accountability through UNITAD and international efforts to deliver justice will continue.The UK remains co...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBovine Tuberculosis: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 12 August 2024 to Questions 1263 and 1675, what the most recent advice is that his Department has received from expert advisers on ending licenses for badger
Answer: On 30 August, the Government announced the start of work to refresh the Bovine TB strategy for England, to end the badger cull by the end of this parliament and drive down disease to save cattle and farmers’ livelihoods. This will be undertaken in co-desi...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: EnergyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support GP surgeries (a) improve energy efficiency and (b) reduce their carbon footprint.
Answer: Primary care will play an important role in helping the National Health Service achieve the net zero targets outlined in the report, Delivering a Net Zero NHS, published in July 2022, by decarbonising its estate, travel, and supply chain. Targeted efforts...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce overprescribing.
Answer: Overprescribing can be addressed by taking a shared decision making approach and optimising a person's medicines; ensuring that patients are prescribed the right medicines, at the right time, in the right doses. The National Health Service is responding t...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHorses: SmugglingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) horses and (b) ponies smuggled from the United Kingdom in each of last five years.
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) defines a smuggled animal as one that is illegally exported. This means the animal is one that is not travelling on appropriate paperwork, has not been declared and/or is concealed. By its very nature, robust data...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorways: Safety MeasuresDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average distance between refuges will be across the Smart Motorway network following the conclusion of the retrofitting of new emergency refuges.
Answer: National Highways is adding over 150 Emergency Refuge Areas (ERAs) across the All Lane Running (ALR) network, to be completed by the end of March 2025. Some ERAs are still under construction, and sitings may be subject to final change due to topographical...
Answered 2 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to make wildlife crimes notifiable; and whether she plans to include those crimes in national statistics.
Answer: This Government recognises the importance of tackling wildlife crime, which is why, along with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Home Office directly funds the National Wildlife Crime Unit to help tackle these crimes.There are no...
Answered 2 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBadgers: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; whether he plans to continue with the cull of badgers in Derbyshire; and for what reason 1,675 badgers were to be culled.
Answer: The Government has committed to ending badger culling by the next General Election. In contrast, in the past decade over 230,000 badgers were culled. On 30 August, Defra announced that we will be working on a comprehensive new TB eradication strategy to e...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordBadgers: Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to end licenses for badger culling that have already been issued.
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the reply I gave to PQ 1263.
Answered 12 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordMotorways: Safety MeasuresDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many new emergency refuges will be constructed as part of the programme of retrofitting to existing smart motorways.
Answer: National Highways is constructing 150 additional Emergency Refuge Areas across the All Lane Running smart motorway network. Construction, which is already well underway, began in 2022. The project is expected to be completed by the end of March 2025.
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal Housing: PigsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban the use of farrowing crates for pigs.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 22 July 2024 to the hon. Member for Battersea, PQ UIN 414.
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFurs: Imports and SalesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban the import and sale of fur.
Answer: This Labour Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. Ministers are reviewing policies, which will be announced in due course.
Answered 29 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will produce an animal protection strategy.
Answer: The welfare of animals is currently protected by a suite of legislation including the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The Government has committed to introducing the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in their manifesto, the...
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to extend the £2 cap on bus fares after 31 December 2024.
Answer: Delivering reliable and affordable public transport services for passengers is one of my top priorities and I know how important this is for passengers and for local growth. The government is urgently considering the most effective and affordable ways to ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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