Satvir Kaur MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
National Park CitiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support the National Park City initiative.
Answer: The Department recognises the value of the National Park City initiative, which aligns with our priorities to increase access to nature and green spaces for everyone. We continue to engage with the National Park City Foundation to support the initiative's...
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRiver Itchen and River Test: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the chalk stream recovery pack for the river Test and Itchen.
Answer: Cleaning up our waters, including iconic sites such as chalk streams, is a top Government priority. That is why on 23 October 2024, the Secretary of State announced the launch of an independent commission to fundamentally transform how our water system wo...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine EnvironmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46509More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect the marine (a) environment and (b) biodiversity.
Answer: Protecting the ocean, and its biodiversity will deliver on our domestic and our international commitments, such as achieving Good Environmental Status in domestic seas and supporting the Global Biodiversity Framework target to protect at least 30% of the ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce (a) plastic pollution, (b) other litter and (c) fuel pollution in (i) rivers, (ii) streams and (iii) seas.
Answer: Cleaning up England’s rivers, lakes and seas is a top Government priority. That is why we are placing water companies under special measures through the Water (Special Measures) Act. The Act will drive meaningful improvements in the performance and cultur...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on improving responsible access to nature.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of providing access to the outdoors for people’s health and wellbeing and is working to ensure that this access is safe and appropriate. We are committed to increasing access to nature, and have already set out sev...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pollution of chalk streams on (a) water quality, (b) biodiversity and (c) human health (i) nationally, (ii) in the River Test and
Answer: Cleaning up our waters, including iconic sites such as chalk streams is a top government priority. That is why on 23 October 2024, the Secretary of State announced the launch of an independent commission to fundamentally transform how our water system wor...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRivers: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve the water quality of (a) the River Test, (b) the River Itchen and (c) other chalk streams nationally.
Answer: Cleaning up our waters, including iconic sites such as chalk streams is a top government priority. That is why on 23 October 2024, the Secretary of State announced the launch of an independent commission to fundamentally transform how our water system wor...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNational ParksDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) number and (b) size of (i) national parks and (ii) national park cities.
Answer: Natural England is the statutory authority responsible for designating National Parks and National Landscapes/Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England. Natural England have undertaken early exploratory work to consider possible approaches to...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBirds of Prey: RodenticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on decreasing the killing of birds of prey (a) generally and (b) by the (i) incorrect and (ii) illegal use of rodenticides.
Answer: Defra supports the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) which helps prevent and detect bird of prey crime by gathering intelligence, undertaking analysis and directly assisting law enforcers. Defra also provides funding to the Wildlife Incident Investigati...
Answered 2 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPesticidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce (a) agricultural and (b) horticultural pesticide use.
Answer: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) lies at the heart of our approach to minimise the environmental impact of pesticides. IPM is a holistic approach that promotes a range of plant protection methods and keeps the use of pesticides to levels that are ecologic...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRivers: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce agricultural run-off into rivers and streams.
Answer: The levels of water pollution are unacceptable. Defra and its Arm’s Length Bodies, continue to take action to tackle agricultural pollution through a suite of regulations, advice and incentives, and advice led enforcement, in order to achieve the Environm...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) non-compliances and (b) legal breeches in (i) publicly funded and (ii) all other slaughterhouses in the UK.
Answer: The Food Standards Agency (FSA) monitors and enforces animal welfare legislation in slaughterhouses in England and Wales. Food Standards Scotland operate in Scotland and the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs are responsible in Nort...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
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