Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Animal Products: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 14921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to help prevent the importation of low-welfare animal products.
Answer: The Government will not lower food standards and will uphold high animal welfare protections. The Government will always consider whether overseas goods benefit from an unfair advantage and any impact on UK producers. Where necessary, the Government will ...
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPlastics: PackagingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the volume of plastic packaging produced for uncut (a) fruit and (b) vegetables where data is available in the past year.
Answer: The department does not hold data on, nor has it made an estimate of, the volume of plastic packaging used specifically for uncut fruit and uncut vegetables in the last year. Packaging data reported under the UK’s producer responsibility system is collect...
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Slough Borough Council on improving air quality in Slough constituency.
Answer: Under the Environment Act 1995, local authorities have a duty to assess local air quality and to take action to reduce pollution where air quality objectives are exceeded.Slough Borough Council is working with local stakeholders to improve air quality thr...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with local stakeholders to improve air quality in Slough.
Answer: Under the Environment Act 1995, local authorities have a duty to assess local air quality and to take action to reduce pollution where air quality objectives are exceeded.Slough Borough Council is working with local stakeholders to improve air quality thr...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Environment Agency on the impact of local businesses located in the Baylis and Salt Hill ward in Slough on air quality.
Answer: Defra works closely with the Environment Agency (EA) at every level to assess its performance, ensure it is equipped to carry out its functions effectively, and deliver for the public and the environment. The EA has received pollution incident reports and...
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPlastics: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 14410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with local stakeholders to increase the proportion of plastic waste recycled in Slough.
Answer: The Simpler Recycling reforms ensure that across England, people can recycle the same materials, including plastic, whether at home, work or school. These changes are already in force for workplaces with 10 or more full time employees and came into effect...
Answered 7 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGroceries Code AdjudicatorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Groceries Code Adjudicator's remit to allow oversight across the whole supply chain.
Answer: Transferring responsibility for the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will enable greater alignment across the policy framework for fair treatment of businesses in the agricultural and groceries sup...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SupermarketsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to tackle late payments to farmers from supermarkets.
Answer: Fairness within the agricultural supply chain is a key priority for the Government and is also important to our food security; one of Defra’s core priorities. We are using powers in the Agriculture Act to introduce ‘Fair Dealings’ Regulations, applying to...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Slough Borough Council and (b) the Environment Agency on tackling fly-tipping in Slough constituency.
Answer: Defra has not held any discussions with either Slough Borough Council or the Environment Agency (EA) on tackling fly-tipping in Slough. The EA liaised with Slough Borough Council, as the owners of the land, when waste was tipped by organised criminals on ...
Answered 3 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of financial resources given to local stakeholders to help tackle flytipping in the constituency of Slough.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for clearing up litter and refuse on their land. This Local Government Finance Settlement is this Government’s most significant step yet to make English local government more sustainable. By the end of the multi-year Sett...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps have been taken alongside relevant stakeholders to tackle flytipping in the constituency of Slough.
Answer: Local authorities are responsible for clearing litter and refuse from their land. They have powers to take enforcement action against offenders. Anyone caught fly-tipping may be prosecuted which can lead to a significant fine, a community sentence or even...
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordRivers: SuicideDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11714More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Environment Agency and (b) colleagues from the Department of Health and Social Care on the installation of signage to prevent suicides
Answer: Water safety responsibility is shared across government and there are collective, ongoing discussions. Defra’s responsibility is to ensure that the water environment is safe and healthy, and to oversee bodies such as the Environment Agency (EA). The EA’s ...
Answered 29 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: SlaughterhousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any recommendations from the Animal Welfare Committee's report entitled The welfare impacts on pigs of high concentration CO2 gas stunning and of potential alternative stunning
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell, Helen Maguire, on 20 May 2026 to PQ UIN 613.
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSimpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and NoiseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 5375 on Simpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and Noise, whether inspections carried out by the Environment Agency at the Simpsons Environmen
Answer: The Environment Agency inspections were unannounced. The only time that the Environment Agency announces visits is if it needs to meet with the operator specifically. The preference is to conduct unannounced inspections which are either inspections, or re...
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSimpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and NoiseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 8681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question 5375 on Simpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and Noise, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the source of dust and odour affe
Answer: The Environment Agency has confirmed that monitoring in response to pollution reports has been undertaken on several occasions. Dust and odour complaints were not substantiated as originating from the site during the monitoring periods. Dust, pollen and a...
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordSimpson Environmental Services: Air Pollution and NoiseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken with the Environment Agency to prevent excessive (a) air and (b) noise pollution from Simpson Environmental Services Ltd in Slough constituency.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) has undertaken a range of recent regulatory actions to ensure the Simpson Environmental Services Ltd site complies with its Environmental Permit. Five site inspections were carried out in 2025 and follow-up visits confirmed tha...
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has any recent discussions with the Environment Agency regarding the removal of flytipped rubbish beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal.
Answer: It is regrettable that waste on this site is a blight on the local environment. The Environment Agency liaised with Slough Borough Council, as owners of the land, when the waste was tipped by organised criminals. Removing the waste remains the responsibil...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tippingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 May 2026AnsweredUIN 3377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support her Department has recently given to (a) local authorities and (b) the Environment Agency to assist with the removal of large-scale fly-tipped waste.
Answer: The Government supports local authorities and the Environment Agency (EA) to tackle fly-tipping and large-scale illegal waste through a range of measures. Defra officials chair the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG), through which we work with ...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: SloughDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has had discussions with Slough Borough Council on their legal duty to remove fly-tipped waste located beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Ca
Answer: Defra has not had discussions with Slough Borough Council on the removal of fly-tipped waste beside Stoke Road and the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal. Local authorities are responsible for the removal and disposal of fly-tipped waste on public land, ...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordBottom TrawlingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has been made of the potential impact of bottom trawling on (a) the environment and (b) marine life.
Answer: Bottom trawling can damage the seabed and marine life if used in the wrong place but also provides catch that is important for food production and supports the fishing industry. Defra is taking an evidence‑based approach to managing fishing impacts. This ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: Environment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent legislative steps she has taken to protect marine life.
Answer: The Government is committed to protecting and improving the marine environment at home and internationally to meet the global commitment to protect 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030. The Government introduced legislation on 10 September 2025 to enable the ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordTrappingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress has been made on the banning of snares.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation and this included a commitment to bring an end to the use of snare traps in England. This was recently reaffirmed in the Government’s ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPesticides: Public PlacesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with local authorities on the potential environmental impact of their use of pesticides in public places.
Answer: The UK Pesticides National Action Plan, published last year, sets out actions we will take to increase awareness and knowledge of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies across all sectors. Last year I chaired a roundtable on pest and weed management ...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National SecurityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 88 of the policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025, how many meetings have been attended by civil servants with
Answer: The Resilience Action Plan sets out the Government’s strategic approach to how we will strengthen our domestic resilience and invest to protect the nation. Defra officials regularly attend meetings to discuss the implementation of the Resilience Action Pl...
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: DefenceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which d
Answer: Officials from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) regularly attend meetings to discuss matters of national security, defence and resilience as well as the associated public communications required to deliver these lines of effor...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
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