Sarah Dyke MP: written questions
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Written questions
Deposit Return Schemes: Small BusinessesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether conditions of appointment were included for the UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd to ensure that small producers were adequately represented on its board.
Answer: The UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd (UK DMO)’s board structure includes representation from a small producer. In addition, as part of the UK DMO’s Conditions of Appointment, the DMO’s Advisory Group must include representation of small scheme produ...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDeposit Return Schemes: Small BusinessesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold discussions with the UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd on its definition of a small producer for representation on its board; and what information her Department
Answer: The UK Deposit Management Organisation Ltd (UK DMO) is an independent body and appoint their own board.
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFly-tipping: ForestsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of fly tipping have been recorded on the public forest estate in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: Forestry England and Forestry Commission are required to report operational waste volumes by category under the Greening Government Commitments (GGC) to Defra. There is no requirement to record or report the number of fly-tipping incidents. Due to the siz...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh ImplantsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122334More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out a timeline to implement the recommendations of the Hughes Report, including financial compensation for those affected by sodium valproate in pregnancy.
Answer: The Government is carefully considering the work done by the Patient Safety Commissioner and her report, which set out recommendations for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh, including options for financial compensation.The Government h...
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSodium Valproate: PregnancyTreasuryTabled 19 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122332More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on the provision financial redress for families affected by sodium valproate during pregnancy.
Answer: The Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care are in regular contact on a range of issues.
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSewage: SomersetDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 18 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an estimate of the volume of sewage discharged at Baltonsborough Pumping Station in Somerset in the past year.
Answer: Water companies are required to submit data to the Environment Agency (EA) showing the duration of discharges. The EA uses this information to target its regulatory work and to drive improvements to assets and parts of the sewerage networks where they are...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAlternative Fuels: Government AssistanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121121More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether households reliant on alternative fuel sources other than heating oil, such as LPG, will be eligible for recently announced targeted Government support.
Answer: The Crisis and Resilience Fund can be used to support households reliant on alternative fuel sources other than heating oil, such as LPG. Guidance to local authorities is clear that Crisis Payments can be used to support energy costs for any form of fuel ...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide assistance to British nationals stranded in the Middle East who are unable to organise onward travel.
Answer: The safety of British nationals remains the Government's top priority. I refer the Hon Member to the statement I gave to the House on 5 March, and the answers provided to questions raised in response. Assisted departures have now taken place from both Oma...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what coordination is taking place with airlines operating flights from the UAE, Qatar and Oman to provide additional capacity or repatriation flights.
Answer: The safety of British nationals remains the Government's top priority. I refer the Hon Member to the statement I gave to the House on 5 March, and the answers provided to questions raised in response. Assisted departures have now taken place from both Oma...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUnited Arab Emirates: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support British nationals stranded in the United Arab Emirates.
Answer: The safety of British nationals remains the Government's top priority. I refer the Hon Member to the statement I gave to the House on 5 March, and the answers provided to questions raised in response. Assisted departures have now taken place from both Oma...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Flood ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will conduct an assessment of the value of agricultural land when making decisions to invest in flood defences being based on the value of the asset needing protection.
Answer: On 14 October, following consultation, the Government announced major changes to its flood and coastal erosion funding policy. The new rules will optimise funding between building new flood projects and maintaining existing defences and ensure that depriv...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: FloodsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 6 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of farmers having to store flood water on agricultural land on (a) feedstock, (b) grassland conditions, (c) crops and (d) food prod
Answer: This Government has allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament, including £5.9 billion for environmental farming schemes. The Government is focusing efforts on actions that have multiple benefits: for ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison OfficersMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average officer to prisoner ratio was across all male prisons as of February 2026.
Answer: The number of full-time equivalent band 3-5 prison officers in each public sector prison is published quarterly as part of the “HM Prison and Probation Service workforce statistics” publication. The latest data, for staff in post on 31st December 2025, is...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPrison Officers: TrainingMinistry of JusticeTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the 12-week Prison Office Entry Level Training in teaching new prison officers security procedures and de-escalation and rehabilitation techniques to deal with compl
Answer: Foundation Prison Officer training is designed to ensure that all new prison officers are supported and feel competent in their roles. All new entrants undertake a minimum of ten weeks of training, beginning with a ten-day induction process to familiarise...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfill: PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of leachate on the aquatic environment as a result of landfill abandonment.
Answer: We recognise the potential impacts and threats presented from leachates entering into the environment, such as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and the risks of these associated with abandoned landfill ...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfillDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what Government body is responsible for landfill sites that have been abandoned.
Answer: Defra is the lead Government department for waste policy, including that relating to landfill sites, both former and current. Responsibility for abandoned landfill sites at any given point in time is determined on a case-by-case basis.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLandfillDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 26 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 116278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Department officials on potential landfill abandonment due to improved environmental standards.
Answer: It is a long-standing convention that meetings between ministers and their officials to discuss matters of policy are not separately reported.
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSkills Bootcamps: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of basing Skills Bootcamps Wave 7 funding allocations on historic delivery data from 2024-25.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSkills Bootcamps: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that colleges do not face disproportionate reductions in Skills Bootcamps budgets compared with 2025-26.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSkills Bootcamps: FinanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of projected funding allocations for Skills Bootcamps in Wave 7.
Answer: We are giving local areas greater control of the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in line with our commitment to devolution; supporting areas to use Skills Bootcamps to more closely meet the needs of their local employers and economies. As part of this, a new...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCadets: WomenMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help improve female participation rates in the cadet forces and the percentage of female personnel serving in the armed forces.
Answer: We are proud of the gender diversity within the cadet organisations. As of April 2025, girls made up 36% of cadets in the community Cadet Forces and 39% in the Combined Cadet Force (CCF), with the proportion of girls growing in both settings since April 2...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: WomenMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how his Department’s Defence Skills Passport will be used to improve the retention of serving female personnel and promote women into senior leadership positions.
Answer: Defence’s transition to a skills‑based organisation is driven by the Pan‑Defence Skills Framework (PDSF). PDSF provides a single, governed set of skills that enables objective capability assessment and establishes a common language for identifying, defini...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: WomenMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the evidential basis is for his Department's position that all of the Atherton Report’s recommendations have been implemented in full.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 16 December 2025 to Question 98153 to the hon. Member for Lewes (James MacCleary).https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-08/98153
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Body ArmourMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full deployment timeline will be for the roll out of female body armour in the Armed Forces; and what feedback mechanisms will be established to help improve users’ experiences.
Answer: The current Tactical Ballistic Plate (TBP) project, which is currently in its assessment phase, will deliver hard armour plates in a range of different sizes, thus ensuring greater comfort and integration for all users across Defence. Multiple Human Facto...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned legislative timetable is for the Defence Readiness Bill.
Answer: Defence Readiness legislation is being considered to ensure the Government has the powers it needs to keep the UK safe in crisis or war, as recommended in the Strategic Defence Review. Legislation will be brought forward when Parliamentary time allows.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
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