Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Jan 11

1 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of a reduction in the Environment Agency’s budget on levels of sewage discharge.(902942)

2 Jim Shannon (Strangford): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations of UK100's Clean Air Net Zero report.(902943)

3 Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of a reduction in the Environment Agency’s budget on levels of sewage discharge.(902944)

4 Geraint Davies (Swansea West): What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK’s food security.(902945)

5 John Spellar (Warley): What steps she is taking to strengthen domestic food security.(902946)

6 Dame Maria Miller (Basingstoke): If she will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of categorising industrial lithium-ion battery storage facilities as environmentally hazardous.(902947)

7 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of Environmental Land and Management Schemes on farmers' incomes.(902948)

8 Alicia Kearns (Rutland and Melton): What recent steps her Department has taken to help support farmers with increases in the cost of (a) fertiliser, (b) feed and (c) energy.(902949)

9 Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of a reduction in the Environment Agency’s budget on levels of sewage discharge.(902950)

10 Sir Jeremy Wright (Kenilworth and Southam): What steps her Department is taking to help support farmers' mental health.(902951)

11 Marco Longhi (Dudley North): What steps she is taking to strengthen domestic food security.(902952)

12 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): What plans she has to implement the recommendations of Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy review on tackling the junk food cycle.(902953)

13 Priti Patel (Witham): What recent support her Department has provided to zoos.(902954)

14 Philip Davies (Shipley): What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of flood defences in Shipley constituency.(902955)

15 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): Whether she is taking steps to help ensure the availability of affordable locally-produced food in Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency.(902956)

16 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): If her Department will take steps to support trials of digital deposit return scheme technologies.(902957)

17 David Linden (Glasgow East): What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on temporarily reducing VAT on pet food in the context of increases in the cost of living.(902958)

18 Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham): What steps her Department is taking to protect communities at risk of flooding.(902959)

19 Kate Osborne (Jarrow): Whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of a reduction in the Environment Agency’s budget on levels of sewage discharge.(902960)

20 Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne): What steps her Department is taking to improve water quality.(902961)

21 Ian Byrne (Liverpool, West Derby): What progress she has made on establishing an independent panel of experts to investigate the crustacean deaths on the North East coast in 2021.(902962)

22 Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central): What assessment she has made of effectiveness of the regulation of water companies.(902963)

23 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): Whether her Department has made an assessment of the impact of the fires at Kiveton Park Industrial Estate in Rother Valley on the levels of local air pollution.(902964)

24 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What recent estimate she has made of the number of payments made to farmers by the Rural Payments Agency.(902965)

25 Paul Howell (Sedgefield): What steps her Department is taking to help prevent wildlife crime.(902966)

At 10:15am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

T1 Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.(902967)

T2 Marco Longhi (Dudley North): (902968)

T3 Wera Hobhouse (Bath): (902969)

T4 Philip Davies (Shipley): (902970)

T5 Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife): (902971)

T6 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): (902972)

T7 Helen Morgan (North Shropshire): (902973)

T8 Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood): (902974)

T9 Owen Thompson (Midlothian): (902975)

T10 Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): (902976)