James MacCleary MP: written questions

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Written questions

Agriculture: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support the long-term financial security of farmers, in the context of changes made to the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Answer: We have allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. We are investing more than £2.7 billion a year in farming and nature recovery, the largest budget for sustainable food production in our country’s hi...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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Water: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage farmers to ensure that (a) rivers, (b) streams and (c) lakes are protected from pollution.
Answer: We are taking action to address agricultural pollution and support farm businesses. We are, as a priority, working with farmers and environmental groups to improve farm pollution regulations to ensure they are simple and effective. We are also doubling fu...
Answered 16 Jul 2025
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Sustainable Farming IncentiveDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to the Sustainable Farming Incentive on (a) (i) hedgerow and (ii) soil restoration, (b) pollinating wil
Answer: Defra is working closely with farmers and industry stakeholders to design a future Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer that fairly and responsibly directs funding. Further details about the reformed SFI offer will be announced in summer 2025.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Agriculture: Sustainable DevelopmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage farmers to farm sustainably.
Answer: The Government is backing British farming. We are prioritising investment that supports the Government’s Plan for Change and building on the Secretary of State’s work to reform Defra to drive growth while maintaining a steadfast commitment to farming, foo...
Answered 17 Jul 2025
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Neurodiversity: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of (a) child psychologists and (b) other qualified specialists to assess severely disabled children for (i) ADHD and (ii) other neuro
Answer: It is the responsibility of integrated care boards to make appropriate provision to meet the health and care needs of their local population, including access to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism assessments and support, in line w...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
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State Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66045More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to enter into alternative dispute resolution following confirmation of the Judicial Review into the reasons the Government decided not to pay compensation to women born in t
Answer: The government has apologised for the maladministration and committed to learning the lessons from the investigation. The decision not to set up a compensation scheme is now subject to live litigation and the High Court has granted permission for a full h...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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State Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 8 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66044More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she mas made of the number of women born in the 1950s who have died since the publication entitled Government response to PHSO’s Investigation into Women’s State Pension age, published on
Answer: The Department has made no assessment.
Answered 11 Jul 2025
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Wines: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65632More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Indian Government on reducing tariffs on English wine.
Answer: The UK Government seeks the best possible outcome for UK businesses in all aspects of negotiations and ongoing market access engagement with other governments, based on industry engagement and economic analysis.Under the UK-India FTA we agreed a review me...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
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Trade Agreements: India and USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65630More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether English and Welsh wine was discussed during trade deal discussions with (a) India and (b) the US.
Answer: The UK Government seeks the best possible outcome for UK businesses in all aspects of negotiations and ongoing market access engagement with other governments, based on industry engagement and economic analysis.Under the UK-India FTA, we agreed a review m...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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