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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has assessed the potential merits when sewage is released by water companies that poses a risk to human health of requiring (a) a physical warning system and (b)...

To ask His Majesty's Government, what discussions they have had with the government of the United States of America about the Online Safety Act 2023 and the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 in the context of a free trade agreement.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of impact of growth in the reuse and repair sector on opportunities for green skilled jobs.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 35439 on Forests and Rivers: Access, what plans he has considered for other national forests.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting businesses in the hospitality sector from charges under Extended Producer Responsibility.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment they have made of the potential impact of the use of AI in their Department on security.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have for the vaccination of hens against bird flu.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to protect the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing viewing habits on the relevance of the Listed Events regime as a means of ensuring (a) the wide and (b) free availability of key n...

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of both Houses have accepted the Restoration and Renewal Programme’s invitation to visit the Palace of Westminster basement to view the underground services before the presentation of fully costed proposal...

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how many members of both Houses who have not yet accepted the Restoration and Renewal Programme’s invitation to visit the Palace of Westminster basement would need to visit on average on every anticipated sitting day befor...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38205 on Tree Planting: Bedfordshire, what the range of sensitives are.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2025 to Question 38205 on Tree Planting: Bedfordshire, if he will publish county level statistics.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the imposition of widespread trade tariffs by the United States of America, they will now establish a dedicated unit to research and promote import substitution in the United Kingdom.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to reduce the number of deaths of dogs in greyhound racing.

To ask His Majesty's Government how they intend to protect the United Kingdom from potential ‘dumping’ by countries adversely affected by the imposition of trade tariffs by the United States of America.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support homegrown produce following the closure of the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s publication entitled Defra: spending over £500, January 2025, published on 21 March 2025, what the Environment Agency purchased in the 95 transaction...

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States of America following the unilateral imposition of tariffs on the United Kingdom.

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the 10 percent tariffs that the United States of America has placed on United Kingdom imports; and how will this affect United Kingdom manufacturing and exports.