Victoria Atkins MP: written questions
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Written questions
Right of SearchHome OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when will section 171 of the Crime and Policing Act come into force.
Answer: To enact this power, we must amend Code B to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, which sets out rules and safeguards for entry and searches of premises. We will bring section 171 into force as soon as Parliamentary time allows.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: LincolnshireDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to maintain operational resilience of HM Coastguard on the Lincolnshire coastline in the context of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s announcement regarding the future model for
Answer: Public safety remains our priority and careful consideration was given to the options for a revised operating model. The legal position, the operational implications, and the wider organisational impact have all been looked at in detail, as well as the vi...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHM Coastguard: Voluntary WorkDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9617More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the financial savings of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s decision to introduce a revised volunteer model for Coastguard Rescue Officers.
Answer: Public safety remains our priority and careful consideration was given to the options for a revised operating model. The legal position, the operational implications, and the wider organisational impact have all been looked at in detail, as well as the vi...
Answered 18 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: Controlled BurningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential impact of the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 on the number of wildfires, including their incide
Answer: Burning is damaging to peatlands and can increase their long-term vulnerability to wildfires, while wetter, healthy-functioning peatlands are more resilient to the impacts of wildfire. In developing the Amendments to The Heather and Grass etc. Burning (En...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what estimate she has made of the average annual cost of complying with th
Answer: An environmental permit would require regulated businesses to apply measures to reduce pollution. The cost of complying with a permit would depend on which pollution measures they would be required to adopt, which would depend largely on the type of farm ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of cattle farms that could be imp
Answer: Government announced its intention to develop options for consultation on extension of environmental permitting to dairy and intensive beef farms through the Environmental Improvement Plan published in December last year. The Government is looking to deve...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled A New Vision for Water, published on 20 January 2026, if she plans to publish the Transition Plan on a sitting day of the House
Answer: The Transition Plan will be published in 2026. It will set clear direction on priorities, sequencing, and engagement, giving the sector confidence as reforms begin and ahead of the introduction of an upcoming water bill.
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the 88 recommendations proposed in the independent report entitled Independent Water Commission: review of the water sector, published in July 2025, are included in her Dep
Answer: Defra thoroughly reviewed the Independent Water Commission’s final report in its entirety, and the White Paper sets out our overall response to the Commission’s recommendations. This Government’s priority is to deliver the best possible outcomes for custo...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Delivery TaskforceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on which dates the Water Delivery Taskforce has met.
Answer: Defra has established a Water Delivery Taskforce to ensure that water companies deliver on their planned investments to provide water and wastewater capacity. It ensures that water availability and wastewater capacity are not a constraint on growth. The W...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104738More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to publish an impact assessment on the proposal to change the Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property threshold to £2.5million.
Answer: Compared to Budget 2025, the expected number of estates claiming agricultural property relief (including those also claiming business property relief) affected by the reforms in 2026-27 halves from 375 to 185. Around 85% of estates claiming agricultural p...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104737More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an impact assessment was carried out on changing the Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property to £2.5million.
Answer: Compared to Budget 2025, the expected number of estates claiming agricultural property relief (including those also claiming business property relief) affected by the reforms in 2026-27 halves from 375 to 185. Around 85% of estates claiming agricultural p...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104736More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the changes to the threshold for Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property to £2.5million has been scored by the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Answer: Compared to Budget 2025, the expected number of estates claiming agricultural property relief (including those also claiming business property relief) affected by the reforms in 2026-27 halves from 375 to 185. Around 85% of estates claiming agricultural p...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104735More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of a) farms b) agricultural businesses and c) non-agricultural businesses that will pay additional inheritance after April 2026 following proposed changes to Agric
Answer: Compared to Budget 2025, the expected number of estates claiming agricultural property relief (including those also claiming business property relief) affected by the reforms in 2026-27 halves from 375 to 185. Around 85% of estates claiming agricultural p...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104734More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the number of estates that will pay additional inheritance after the threshold changes to £2.5million from April 2026 who claim a) only Agricultural Property Relief b) only B
Answer: Compared to Budget 2025, the expected number of estates claiming agricultural property relief (including those also claiming business property relief) affected by the reforms in 2026-27 halves from 375 to 185. Around 85% of estates claiming agricultural p...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: Louth and HorncastleCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78259More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pubs have closed since 5 July 2024 in Louth and Horncastle constituency.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th October is attached.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: LincolnshireCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78258More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many pubs have closed since 5 July 2024 in Lincolnshire.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th October is attached.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Houses: ClosuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many pubs have closed since 5 July 2024; and what steps his Department is taking to support (a) pubs and (b) other hospitality businesses.
Answer: There are no official statistics on the number of pub closures, however there were 37,875 UK public houses and bars in March 2024 and this fell to 37,805 in March 2025 The Government recognises the vital role of pubs and hospitality in our communities and...
Answered 15 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75643More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP met with (a) farming, (b) estate planning, (c) tax advisory and (d) other external organisations to discuss inheritance tax changes when Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Answer: HM Treasury Ministers take part in internal and external meetings routinely on a range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to t...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75642More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds has (a) chaired and (b) deputised at any meetings on inheritance tax policy since 1 July 2024.
Answer: HM Treasury Ministers take part in internal and external meetings routinely on a range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to t...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75641More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP has attended any Treasury meetings in her role as Economic Secretary to the Treasury on inheritance tax reforms on Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief since 1 July 2024
Answer: HM Treasury Ministers take part in internal and external meetings routinely on a range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to t...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75640More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Emma Reynolds MP has attended any meetings in her role as Economic Secretary to the Treasury on proposed changes to inheritance tax since 1 July 2024.
Answer: HM Treasury Ministers take part in internal and external meetings routinely on a range of subjects relating to the department’s responsibilities and their specific portfolios. As the Minister responsible for the UK tax system, the Exchequer Secretary to t...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDover Port Health Authority: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2025 to Question 35691 on Dover Port Health Authority: Finance, how much funding his Department plans to provide to Dover Port Health Authority in th
Answer: Defra remains committed to agreeing an appropriate funding model with Dover PHA to help tackle illegal imports. Officials are working with Dover Port Health Authority to agree funding for 2025/26.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the details of a potential UK-US trade deal.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDover Port Health Authority: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has confirmed funding for the Dover Port Health Authority for the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Defra remains committed to agreeing a funding model with Dover Port Health Authority to help tackle illegal imports. The Government’s fiscal position is challenging, and we need to make some difficult decisions. Despite this, we have been able to secure f...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDover Port Health Authority: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Dover Port Health Authority on funding for the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Defra remains committed to agreeing an appropriate funding model with Dover PHA to help tackle illegal imports. Officials are working with Dover Port Health Authority to agree funding for 2025/26.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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