Victoria Collins MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Poultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department have taken to end the routine culling of male chicks.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 21 January 2026 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, PQ UIN 105878.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of not commencing Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 on sewer capacity and storm overflow discharges.
Answer: Pre-pipe drainage and wastewater solutions, such as sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), alleviate pressure on the sewerage system by reducing the volume of rainwater and pollutants entering the system. This approach has benefits for communities, the envi...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSewers: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the statutory right to connect new developments to the public sewer network on storm overflow discharges.
Answer: Defra is working together with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure the right to connect for water supply and to the sewerage system supports the Government’s housing delivery objectives and enables sustainable development. ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBirds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the decline of British birds.
Answer: We are committed to delivering our statutory biodiversity targets which will support the recovery and conservation of native wild birds. Nationally, government actions to restore and create more than 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat by 2042, alon...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: WildlifeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of climate change on UK wildlife.
Answer: Under the UK Climate Change Act 2008, the Government must complete a Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years, followed by a National Adaptation Programme outlining how identified risks will be addressed. The fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment w...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPer- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl SubstancesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the EU’s proposed restrictions of PFAS.
Answer: As set out in the PFAS Plan published on 3 February 2026, this Government will consider our approach towards further UK REACH restrictions. The Government will reform UK REACH to enable protections that address chemical pollution to be applied more quickl...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBirds: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the decline in the numbers of British birds.
Answer: We are committed to delivering our statutory biodiversity targets which will support the recovery and conservation of native wild birds. Nationally, government actions to restore and create more than 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat by 2042, alon...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure the 30 by 30 on land in England nature recovery target is met.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to protecting 30% of land and sea in the UK by 2030 (30by30). Progressing this target on land in England means ensuring that our most important and wildlife-rich habitats are benefiting from effective, long-term conservation...
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWater ChargesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce annual increases in household water bills in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: It is important that customers get value for money from their water bills and that support is available for those who need it. I meet water companies frequently to discuss a range of issues, including customer bills. As the independent economic regulator,...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Harpenden and BerkhamstedDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce water bills for households in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: It is important that customers get value for money from their water bills and that support is available for those who need it. I meet water companies frequently to discuss a range of issues, including customer bills. As the independent economic regulator,...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSewersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department plans to use to decide whether to commence Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010; and when she expects to make that decision.
Answer: The Government is strongly committed to improving the implementation of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS). In December 2024, we made changes to the National Planning Policy Framework to support increased delivery of Sustainable Drainage Systems. The dep...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFloods: Home InsuranceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of trends in the number of household insurance policies ceded to the Flood Re scheme; and what safeguards ar
Answer: Flood Re monitors exposure trends closely, including the volume and characteristics of policies ceded to the scheme. Officials routinely meet Flood Re to discuss these topics. Minister Hardy also engaged industry leaders at an insurance roundtable last ye...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: WaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103041More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to the consultation on changes to the Water Efficiency Standard in the Building Regulations 2010, Part G; and whether she plans to implement new water-use sta
Answer: Defra is working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to explore whether Building Regulations could be amended to tighten water efficiency standards and enable consumers to use less water and save on their water and energy bills....
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: PlanningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103040More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve planning and permitting processes for strategic water-resource schemes approved within Water Resource Management Plans, particularly to enable abstr
Answer: The Government is working towards improving soil health across England by measuring and monitoring the national condition of soil. Establishing a baseline is essential for evaluating change and identifying improvements or declines in soil health. National...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Supply: PlanningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on giving Water Resource Management Plans and Drainage and Wastewater Management
Answer: Government is currently consulting a new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that includes clearer, ‘rules based’ policies for decision-making and plan-making, designed to make planning policy easier to use and underpin the delivery of faster and si...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to introduce a Mandatory Water Efficiency Label under the Environment Act 2021.
Answer: Defra is committed to introducing a Mandatory Water Efficiency Label scheme under the Environment Act 2021. This label could a save total of 23 billion litres of water over 10 years and save £57 million on water bills and £71 million on energy bills over ...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHuntingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to (a) consult (i) frontline enforcement bodies and (ii) animal welfare organisations on measures to strengthen enforcement of the Hunting Act 2004 and (b) bring for
Answer: We have no plans to consult on enforcement of the Hunting Act 2004. The enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police. This is in line with their duties to keep the peace, protect communities and prevent the commission of offences...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFloods: HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of properties ceded to the Flood Re scheme since 2023 are not classified as at risk of flooding under Environment Agency flood maps; and what steps she is
Answer: The Flood Re scheme is funded by the insurance industry via a compulsory levy which currently stands at £160 million per annum. Insurers chose which properties at flood risk to cede to the scheme. Premiums are set by Flood Re that aims to ensure only poli...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimals (Low-welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to introduce activity regulations under the Animal (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023; and what her Department's timetable is for the full implementatio
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire, Pippa Heylings on 23 September 2025 PQ UIN 73101.
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHedgehogs: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support hedgehog conservation initiatives in Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency.
Answer: 48 responsible authorities were appointed by Defra to prepare Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS) for their area. Under Hertfordshire County Council’s draft LNRS, the hedgehog is designated as a ‘Flagship Species’ which is set to benefit from identified...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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