Tim Farron MP: written questions
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National Curriculum TestsDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of SAT exams on primary school students.
Answer: End of key stage 2 tests and teacher assessments, often known as SATs, are an essential part of ensuring that primary school pupils master the basics of reading, writing and mathematics to prepare them to achieve and thrive at secondary school.The governm...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRoads: BridgesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish a record of all full deck replacements of s-joint bridges in England.
Answer: National Highways have advised that the below half-joint structures are planned to have a full deck replacement: (this is assuming that the reference to a s-joint structure is similar to that of National Highways definition of half-joint structure) A47 Gr...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordM6: CumbriaDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the risk management plan for the M6 Lune Gorge structures project.
Answer: The M6 Lune Gorge structures project Risk Management Plan is a working document owned by National Highways. Therefore, it is not available for publication.
Answered 17 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts to ensure aid supplies are able to enter Gaza.
Answer: The UK remains in close and regular contact with international counterparts to press for increased humanitarian access into Gaza. On 19 May, the UK, Canada, and France issued a joint statement calling on Israel to cease its renewed military offensive and ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with UN officials to ensure aid supplies are able to enter Gaza.
Answer: The UK has held regular discussions with UN agencies, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the World Food Programme (WFP), to support aid delivery and address access challenges in Gaza. On 19 May, the UK issued a jo...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEqual Pay: ConvictionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions under the Equal Pay Act there have been; and what the scale of the fines issued is.
Answer: HM Courts & Tribunals Service does not hold information on how many convictions under the Equal Pay Act there have been; or what the scale of the fines issued is.
Answered 28 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52612More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the interests of UK (a) beef and (b) ethanol producers are represented in the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answer: On 8 May, the UK government announced a landmark economic deal with the US. The US has committed to further negotiations, and we will continue our extensive engagement with businesses from across the UK throughout these remaining negotiations.For the firs...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBeef: Origin MarkingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the adequacy of his Department's guidance on the (a) labelling and (b) information on country of origin for beef products in (i) food service and (ii) retail.
Answer: The UK maintains high standards on the information provided both online and on food labels and packaging so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. A range of Defra guidance is available on the Gov.uk platform for both consumers and ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBeef: USADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the proportion of beef imports from the US that will be (a) carcass and b) valuable cuts following the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answer: On 8 May, the UK Government announced a landmark economic deal with the United States, making the UK the first country to reach an agreement with President Trump. This delivers on the commitment by the Prime Minister and the President on 27 February to ag...
Answered 23 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFood Supply: USADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure food security in relation to the ongoing negotiations for the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answer: On 8 May, the UK Government announced a landmark economic deal with the United States, making the UK the first country to reach an agreement with President Trump. This delivers on the commitment by the Prime Minister and the President on 27 February to ag...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to represent the interests of farmers in the negotiations for the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal.
Answer: On 8 May, the UK Government announced a landmark economic deal with the United States, making the UK the first country to reach an agreement with President Trump. This delivers on the commitment by the Prime Minister and the President on 27 February to ag...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Landscapes: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding his Department has provided to Natural England’s National Landscapes programme in each year since 2015.
Answer: We are unable to provide detailed information prior to 2022 due to time/cost involved. Limited landscape designation work was delivered and funding for this was from Natural England’s baseline’ settlement. Defra provided direct funding of £1.1 million per...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Foods: NutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increased regulation on the nutritional value of baby food.
Answer: Children’s early years provide an important foundation for their future health and strongly influences many aspects of wellbeing in later life.It is vital that we maintain the highest standards for foods consumed by babies and infants, which is why we hav...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside Stewardship SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total area of land was in (a) entry-level agreements, (b) mid-tier countryside stewardship agreements, (c) higher tier countryside stewardship agreements and (d) higher-level
Answer: Total area of land covered by Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship agreements: For Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (hectares), the figures were: 2022 - 453,7892023 - 513,2882024 - 603,6262025 - 574,676 For Countryside Stewardship Mid ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: WomenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 904013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the availability of dental appointments for women.
Answer: We are aware of the challenges faced in accessing a dentist and are committed to reducing health inequalities.The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of The Environmental Targets (Fine Particulate Matter) (England) Regulations 2023 in achieving reductions in concentration of fine pa
Answer: The revised Environmental Improvement Plan is due to include further details on fine particulate matter targets set under the Environment Act 2021.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the budget is for the Farming and Countryside Programme for 2025-26 by category in Annex 1 of the Farming and Countryside Programme annual report 2023 to 2024, published on 10 Sep
Answer: The farming blog published on Wednesday 12th March set out Defra’s spend for 24/25 and 25/26 split across the Farming and Countryside Programme schemes. Defra manages the farming budget flexibly to respond to demand, and achieve our intended outcomes for ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45563More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the Air Quality Standard Regulations 2010 in achieving reductions in nitrogen dioxide levels in ambient air.
Answer: There are currently no plans to assess the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010. We assess the effectiveness of schemes to reduce nitrogen dioxide through the NO2 Programme’s evaluation programme. In addition, the revised Environmental Improvement Plan,...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: National IncomeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45562More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to amend the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 to change the target for official deve
Answer: There are no plans to amend the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015 to change the target for Official Development Assistance (ODA) to 0.5 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).The Government is committed to return...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful applicants there were to the Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme in (i) 2023 and (ii) each year since its creation.
Answer: The Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme (FVAS) runs from 01 January – 31 December. In relation to the 2023 scheme year, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) received 32 successful applications by recognised Producer Organisations (POs). There were no unsuccessful a...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: SubsidiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated to the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme in each year since its inception; and how much and what proportion of that funding was spent.
Answer: Prior to 2021 the scheme was EU funded. The Secretary of State did not allocate any direct funding to The Fruit & Vegetable Aid Scheme started in 2021 governed by EU rules before this time. Since then, £117,794,154.23 has been spent The breakdown of a...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39816 on Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control, in which year he estimates that the (a) West Yorkshire urban area; (b) Coventry and Be
Answer: Predicting when locations will comply with the annual mean limit value for nitrogen dioxide is inherently uncertain. Our current estimates reflect the impact of agreed local Clean Air Plans and are based on 2023 data from Defra’s national monitoring netwo...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39816 on Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control, in which year the South East non-agglomeration zone is expected to become compliant.
Answer: Predicting when locations will comply with the annual mean limit value for nitrogen dioxide is inherently uncertain. Our current estimates reflect the impact of agreed local Clean Air Plans and are based on 2023 data from Defra’s national monitoring netwo...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39816 on Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control, in which year the (a) West Midlands urban area, (b) Bristol urban area, (c) Sheffield
Answer: Predicting when locations will comply with the annual mean limit value for nitrogen dioxide is inherently uncertain. Our current estimates reflect the impact of agreed local Clean Air Plans and are based on 2023 data from Defra’s national monitoring netwo...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39816 on Nitrogen Dioxide: Pollution Control, which road links within the South East non-agglomeration zone are expected to exceed t
Answer: The most recent national compliance assessment for 2023 reported one road link in the South East non-agglomeration zone as being in exceedance of the annual mean limit value for nitrogen dioxide. This road link is a stretch of the A34 in the Vale of White...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
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