Wera Hobhouse MP: written questions

Written questions

• Trade Agreements: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2123More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether intellectual property provisions on plant genetic resources are being negotiated under the UK-India Free Trade Agreement.

  Answer: Boosting trade abroad is essential to deliver a strong economy at home. That is why we are committed to negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with India, which is projected to be the world’s third largest economy by 2027.It is the department’s established pr...

  Answered 6 Sept 2024

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• Great British Nuclear: RecruitmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 2122More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many full-time permanent staff he (a) plans to recruit and (b) has recruited for Great British Nuclear; and what his planned timeline is for completing this recruitment.

  Answer: GBN has grown rapidly as an organisation to deliver on its mission and now has well over 100 personnel working for it ahead of permanent recruitment to help drive forward the nuclear programme. Permanent recruitment for the Executive Team is actively unde...

  Answered 2 Sept 2024

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• Food: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1332More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to introduce mandatory food waste reporting.

  Answer: The Government is committed to setting a clear roadmap to a circular economy – a future where our resources are used as efficiently and productively as possible for as long as possible, and waste is reduced. The ministerial team are reviewing policies to ...

  Answered 30 Jul 2024

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• Food: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1016More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy to introduce mandatory food waste reporting for large businesses.

  Answer: The Government is committed to setting a clear roadmap to a circular economy – a future where our resources are used as efficiently and productively as possible for as long as possible, and waste is reduced. As a ministerial team, we are reviewing policie...

  Answered 29 Jul 2024

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