Aphra Brandreth MP: written questions
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Livestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding is available to farmers to support them in the transition away from the use of cages for livestock animals.
Answer: Defra remains firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and will continue to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards. The Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare Grant recently offered funding support to commerc...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish an impact assessment for banning cages for livestock animals.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 29 April 2025 to the hon. Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole, PQ UIN 47556.
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: Animal HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 73427More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) farmers and (b) farming organisations on a timescale for banning cages for livestock.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Department has engaged with key stakeholders as part of the development of our overarching approach to animal welfare. The use of...
Answered 5 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70193More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of draft duty relief.
Answer: The Chancellor’s draught rate cut at Autumn Budget 2024 applied to approximately 60% of the alcoholic drinks sold in pubs. This took a penny of duty off a typical strength pint.Draught beer and cider now pay 13.9% less in duty than their packaged equivale...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68846More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing the (a) draft legislation and (b) impact assessment for its proposed changes to (i) Agricultural Property Relief and (ii) Business Property Relief.
Answer: The draft legislation and the tax information and impact note were published on 21 July 2025. These are available on the GOV.UK website.
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65594More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a clawback scheme in relation to inheritance tax reliefs previously applied to (a) agricultural and (b) business assets, in the co
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 32918.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65593More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to consult with (a) agricultural stakeholders, (b) farmers and (c) groups that represent farmers in the development of its proposed changes to inheritance tax policy.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65591More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with representatives of the farming sector on her Department's proposed changes to inheritance tax.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65589More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which Minister has led engagement with the agricultural sector on the proposed changes to inheritance tax.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65588More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the merits of implementing a clawback mechanism as an alternative to the proposed changes to Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to UIN 32918.
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65587More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to engage with (a) farmers and (b) other agricultural groups in the development of proposed changes to inheritance tax.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65586More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions her Department has had with representatives of the farming sector on the implications of the proposed changes to inheritance tax.
Answer: The Government believes its reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief from 6 April 2026 get the balance right between supporting farms and businesses, and fixing the public finances. The reforms reduce the inheritance tax advant...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAviation: CrewDepartment for TransportTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Civil Aviation Authority's requirement that commercial pilots cease commercial air transport operations at the age of 65, regardless of (a) medical condition
Answer: Pilot age limits ultimately derive from standards and recommended practices set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which sets age limits globally. Standards and recommended practices are kept under review and the CAA actively partici...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agricultural ShowsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 61476 on Agricultural Shows, which agricultural shows (a) he has and (b) his Ministers have attended since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Defra Ministers have attended the following: Royal Cornwall ShowGroundswellGreat Yorkshire Show (in both 2024 and 2025)Royal Highland ShowRoyal Norfolk Show
Answered 16 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordProperty Management CompaniesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 27 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 63409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with residential property management services companies on the production and details shared within the companies annual accounts to residents; and w
Answer: On 4 July, the government published a consultation on strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services. It can be found on gov.uk here. For an overview of the proposals set out in the consultation, I refer the hon. Member to the associated ...
Answered 7 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the marine protected area around the Chagos Archipelago since its establishment in 2010.
Answer: The British Indian Ocean Territory Administration has responsibility for the management and monitoring of its Marine Protected Area, which includes measures to tackle Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and the monitoring of marine biodiversity.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assistance the UK will provide as part of the separate agreement to be made with Mauritius on the new marine protected area, under Article 5 of the UK-Mauritius agreemen
Answer: As the Treaty states, the support that the UK will provide Mauritius in establishing and managing the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written instrument, as part of implementation of the Agreement.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to conclude a separate agreement with the Government of Mauritius on the support and assistance provided by the UK in the establishment and management of a new
Answer: As the Treaty states, the support that the UK will provide Mauritius in establishing and managing the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written instrument, as part of implementation of the Agreement.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received guarantees from the Government of Mauritius on (a) the territorial extent, (b) the level of protection and (c) the means of management of its proposed
Answer: As the Treaty states, the support that the UK will provide Mauritius in establishing and managing the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written instrument, as part of implementation of the Agreement.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of Mauritius on recognising the UK-established marine protected area around the Chagos Archipelago in advance of the transfer
Answer: As the Treaty states, the support that the UK will provide Mauritius in establishing and managing the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written instrument, as part of implementation of the Agreement.
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordFarms: Domestic VisitsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm visits (a) he has and (b) his Ministers have undertaken since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Defra ministers regularly visit farms in a range of counties and meet with farmers and the wider industry nearly every week.
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what options his Department considered for the use of fines collected from water companies.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, the Government has confirmed water company fines will be allocated to local environmental projects and programmes to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. Over £100 million in fines has been levied against water companies sin...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether funds raised through fines on water companies will be allocated to support (a) water quality and (b) infrastructure improvements in the same areas where breaches occurred.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, the Government has confirmed water company fines will be allocated to local environmental projects and programmes to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. Over £100 million in fines has been levied against water companies sin...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which rivers have been identified by his Department as priority sites for improvement using funds raised through fines on water companies.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, the Government has confirmed water company fines will be allocated to local environmental projects and programmes to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. Over £100 million in fines has been levied against water companies sin...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: FinesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any fines levied on water companies are being used to support water quality improvements at Lake Windermere.
Answer: Following the Spending Review, the Government has confirmed water company fines will be allocated to local environmental projects and programmes to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. Over £100 million in fines has been levied against water companies sin...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
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