Rosie Duffield MP: written questions
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Written questions
Dance and Music: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 127523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the future sustainability and funding of the Music and Dance Scheme; and what steps she is taking to support young musici
Answer: I refer the hon. Member for Canterbury to the answer of 12 February 2026 to Question 111333.
Answered 23 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHearing: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of hearing tests for those 18 years old and under, including by audiologists who are not registered with the CQC.
Answer: The Government is committed to transforming diagnostic services in England and will support the National Health Service to increase diagnostic capacity, including for audiology services for those 18 years old and under.The National Diagnostic Waiting Time...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordWomen: EqualityWomen and EqualitiesTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 905962More
Question: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to implement the For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers Supreme Court judgment.
Answer: The For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers Supreme Court judgment has a range of implications. The Equality and Human Rights Commission - Britain’s independent equality watchdog - has revised its Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions an...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: CanterburyHome OfficeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the post-decision move on period on levels of homelessness in Canterbury.
Answer: From 1 September 2025, the Home Office has taken the decision to pause the 56 day move on period pilot for single adults in receipt of a positive asylum decision, with the exception of individuals who are pregnant, over the age of 65 or have a known/evide...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: MedalsMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing the date for the award of the Wider Service Medal from 2018 to 2011.
Answer: The Wider Service Medal was introduced to provide medallic recognition for operational activity that delivers a significant and direct contribution to UK objectives in rigorous circumstances, but not necessarily in roles exposed to physical risk. The date...
Answered 9 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: ShellfishDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) sustainability and (b) economic resilience of small-scale shellfish fisheries post-Brexit.
Answer: The Fisheries Act 2020 enshrines in law the Government’s commitment to sustainable fishing, including to produce Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) to ensure our stocks are being fished sustainably and the marine environment is protected. Through FMPs we are...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFisheries: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure inshore fishing voices are equitably represented in Fisheries Management Plans and Marine Spatial Planning Decisions.
Answer: Inshore voices are considered across all fisheries management through support from regional fisheries groups, the Marine Management Organisation’s network of regional fisheries managers, meetings of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities and other...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCoastal Areas: PlanningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Marine Management Organisation is taking to ensure that cumulative impacts of offshore developments are properly assessed in relation to fisheries.
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has two roles involved in assessments of offshore developments in two parts: As the competent authority under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 to approve marine licences below MHWS. As a statutory consultee a...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSouthern Water: Thames EstuaryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will conduct a review of Southern Water’s stakeholder engagement with local fisheries on (a) pollution and discharge events and (b) development in Thames Estuary.
Answer: This Government is putting customers at the heart of the water system. While stakeholder engagement is a matter for individual water companies, customers will be able to hold water company bosses to account through powerful new customer panels that are be...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfishDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70848More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle illegal shellfish harvesting in English coastal waters.
Answer: Defra works closely with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs), and other organisations to make sure the appropriate arrangements to enforce fisheries regulations are in place. Given the multijuri...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordShellfishDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70847More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of levels of illegal shellfish harvesting in (a) English coastal waters and (b) Whitstable.
Answer: Defra works closely with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs), and other organisations to make sure the appropriate arrangements to enforce fisheries regulations are in place. Given the multijuri...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing VesselsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Marine Management organisation is taking to ensure fair and proportionate enforcement across domestic and foreign flagged vessels operating in UK inshore waters.
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for the enforcement of fisheries regulations within the English sector of UK waters. Foreign flagged fishing vessels are not permitted to fish within the 0-6nm zone and access to the 6-12nm zone is ...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordInshore Fisheries and Conservation AuthoritiesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70845More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to review conflict of interest rules within the IFCA framework to ensure the industry appointed members can meaningfully contribute to decisions whilst maintaining tra
Answer: The statutory report on the IFCA conduct and operations was published in February along with the Government response. Ensuring transparency in decision making processes was a key improvement. Defra are working with IFCAs to action recommendations. In part...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70844More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure full and transparent consultation with the under 14m fishing fleet before mandating Remote Electronic Monitoring as a licence condition.
Answer: Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) in English waters is in the early stages of development, concentrating on vessels over 10 metres in length. Until 2030, we will be working with volunteers in our early adopter phases to design and test systems. We will c...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70843More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of forthcoming legislation relating to IVMS licensing on small-scale shellfish fisheries.
Answer: All English under 12 metre fishing vessels have been required to have a functioning iVMS system on board since 12 May 2025. iVMS provides vessel level data on position, course, and speed for under12 m English fishing vessels including those involved in sm...
Answered 23 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFishing Vessels: LicensingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70842More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Marine Management Organisation is taking to ensure (a) adequate support and (b) fair enforcement of the IVMS license condition for under 12m vessels.
Answer: Regarding adequate support Introduction of the I-VMS licence condition was communicated to industry in March 2025 before coming into force on 12 May 2025 for English licensed vessels. It is an interim measure to support English vessel owners be as prepare...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Nature ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70841More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with the Ministry of Defence to deliver the target to protect and manage 30 per cent of the land and sea for nature by 2030.
Answer: To deliver our 30by30 commitments Defra works closely with arms-length bodies and other departments, including the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This includes through the National Estate for Nature Group, of which the MoD, which manages extensive estates, is...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFossil FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to end the (a) exploration, (b) extraction, (c) export and (d) import of fossil fuels by the United Kingdom.
Answer: The Government has consulted on the implementation of its commitment to not issue new oil and gas licences to explore new fields and will respond in due course. It does not intend to revoke existing licences. The Government has announced it will introduce...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordNature Conservation: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her Department's policy that all planning decisions should adhere to the Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy.
Answer: The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that when determining planning applications, local planning authorities should apply the principle that if significant harm to biodiversity resulting from a development cannot be avoided, adequately mitig...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreenhouse Gas EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that the country’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions minimises damage to ecosystems.
Answer: This Government knows that there is no route to tackling climate change that does not involve nature, and no pathway to nature recovery that does not consider climate change. This is why are committed to ensuring that the UK’s strategy to reduce greenhous...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate and Nature BillDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to take forward the spirit and substance of the Climate and Nature Bill.
Answer: This Government is absolutely committed to tackling the climate and nature crises. Though there is already a well-developed legislative framework in place, the Government agreed to several actions reflecting the spirit and substance of the Climate and Nat...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: PupilsDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68802More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the level of equity of access for children to healthcare checks in independent schools in the UK.
Answer: Access to healthcare services is based on the clinical needs of the individual. The type of school a child attends does not affect their eligibility for access to NHS healthcare services. Parents or carers with concerns about their child’s health can spea...
Answered 1 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Pilot SchemesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what role neighbourhood mental health centre pilot schemes will play in improving (a) care and (b) support for people living with bipolar; and whether these centres will provide specialist support
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark on 10 June 2025 to Question 53884.
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordWombs: Transplant SurgeryDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45788More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of including wombs on the list of routine organ donations included for transplant by the NHS on women's health.
Answer: NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is responsible for organ donation across the United Kingdom.In the UK, womb donation for transplant is not included in the standard organ donation process and is therefore not part of routine deemed consent. Donations for ...
Answered 21 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPregnancy: ImmunosuppressionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45787More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of taking immunosuppressant drugs in cases of pregnancy after organ transplant on babies in utero.
Answer: Some immunosuppressive drugs are known to cause a structural or functional change in the foetus, known as teratogenic drugs, and so this is a critical area of concern in transplant medicine, and discussion with a patient’s transplant team is important to ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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