Sarah Gibson MP: written questions
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Deposit Return SchemesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress she has made on the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme in 2027.
Answer: The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will launch in October 2027 across England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Earlier this year UK DMO were appointed as the deposit management organisation for the schemes in England, Northern Ireland an...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPlastics: WasteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the plastic waste export regime to help increase levels of domestic recycling.
Answer: Defra is reviewing the role of plastic waste exports as part of the Government’s wider efforts to improve management of this waste. Our focus is on ensuring a level playing field for domestic recyclers whilst realising our environmental objectives, and an...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: PricesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support access to (a) affordable minimally processed foods and (b) UK-grown fruit, vegetables and legumes in (i) Wiltshire and (ii) other rural areas.
Answer: The Good Food Cycle sets out the government’s vision to drive better outcomes from the UK food system around 10 priority outcomes, on healthy and more affordable food, good growth, sustainable and resilient supply, and vibrant food cultures. The food stra...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: Supply ChainsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) ultra-processed foods, (b) palm oil and (c) single-use plastics on the environment impacts associated with supply chains; an
Answer: Defra is funding research into the environmental impacts of agricultural goods including oil seeds such as palm oil and multi-ingredient/complex food products. We are also funding a life-cycle assessment on alternative proteins, which may include products...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Processed FoodDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) the healthy schools rating scheme and (b) similar programmes consider the degree of food processing in assessing school performance on healthy eating.
Answer: The department is committed to raising the healthiest generation ever. The healthy schools rating scheme celebrates the positive actions that schools are delivering in terms of healthy living, healthy eating and physical activity, and supports schools in ...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Processed FoodDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will (a) collect and (b) publish data on the proportion of ultra-processed foods in school meals (i) by region, (ii) by local authority and (iii) in Wiltshire.
Answer: The department does not collate or publish data on the proportion of ultra-processed foods in school meals. The School Food Standards regulate the food and drink provided at both lunchtime and at other times of the school day, and restrict foods high in f...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: Processed FoodDepartment for EducationTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department takes through school food (a) standards and (b) guidance to tackle ultra-processed foods; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward further pro
Answer: The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has considered the impact of processed foods on health in 2023 and 2025, and recommends that on balance, most people are likely to benefit from reducing their consumption of processed foods high in ene...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed Food: ConsumptionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether integrated care boards will be asked to report local baseline (a) data and (b) progress on reducing ultra-processed food consumption; and if he will publish a breakdown for (i) Wiltshire an
Answer: UK dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). The SACN considered processed foods and health in 2023 and 2025. The SACN recommended that on balance, most people are li...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProcessed FoodDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of setting a national target to reduce the proportion of ultra-processed foods in the UK diet by 2030.
Answer: UK dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). The SACN considered processed foods and health in 2023 and 2025. The SACN recommended that on balance, most people are li...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether data collected from the NHS Food Scanner app is shared with third parties.
Answer: The primary function of the NHS Food Scanner app is to show how much sugar, saturated fat, and salt is in the everyday food and drink consumed by families in England. The app helps families see what's in their food and drinks and gives choices of products...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of awarding Good choice endorsements to (a) artificially sweetened drinks, (b) energy drinks and (c) highly processed snacks on children's heal
Answer: The primary function of the NHS Food Scanner app is to show how much sugar, saturated fat, and salt is in the everyday food and drink consumed by families in England. The app helps families see what's in their food and drinks and gives choices of products...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the (a) NHS Food Scanner app and (b) Good choice badge take into account the level of (i) food processing and the (ii) presence of industrial additives when determining which foods are heal
Answer: The primary function of the NHS Food Scanner app is to show how much sugar, saturated fat, and salt is in the everyday food and drink consumed by families in England. The app helps families see what's in their food and drinks and gives choices of products...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria are used to determine what food choices qualify NHS Food Scanner app users for a Good Choice badge.
Answer: The primary function of the NHS Food Scanner app is to show how much sugar, saturated fat, and salt is in the everyday food and drink consumed by families in England. The app helps families see what's in their food and drinks and gives choices of products...
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: LabellingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the evidence base underpinning the Good Choice badge criteria in the NHS Food Scanner app.
Answer: The Department has a series of digital tools to support adults and families to eat better and move more, including the food scanner app and the National Health Service weight loss plan app, email programmes, and websites. These tools are evidence-based an...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: SoftwareDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) the NHS Food Scanner app and (b) other NHS-endorsed public health tools align with Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition advice on (i) no
Answer: The Department has a series of digital tools to support adults and families to eat better and move more, including the food scanner app and the National Health Service weight loss plan app, email programmes, and websites. These tools are evidence-based an...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to set a clear timetable for confirming and implementing the final proposals arising from the NHS dental contract quality and payment reforms 2026 consultation; and if he will publ
Answer: We recently held a public consultation on a package of changes to improve access to, and improve the quality of, National Health Service dentistry, which will deliver better care for the diverse oral health needs of people across England. The consultation...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: ProsecutionsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the process for (a) selecting and (b) prioritising cases from the daily court lists to ensure that cases involving people charged with breaching bail conditions in v
Answer: Listing and case management decisions are made by the judiciary in collaboration with court listing officers, who prioritise cases involving vulnerable witnesses. The judiciary prioritise cases in line with the Criminal Practice Directions which set out t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the total amount of child maintenance arrears owed to date in Wiltshire; and how this compares to the national average.
Answer: The information requested on the total amount of child maintenance arrears owed in Wiltshire is not readily available and would incur disproportionate cost to obtain. The Department publishes Child Maintenance Service (CMS) statistics regularly and the re...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of how the total value of child maintenance arrears owed in Wiltshire has changed since 2015; and what steps he is taking to reduce the level of arrears.
Answer: The statistical information requested for Wiltshire is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. The Government is dedicated to ensuring parents meet their responsibilities to provide their children with financial support ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordChildren: MaintenanceDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the total (a) amount of child maintenance arrears owed and (b) number of children for whom maintenance was outstanding in Wiltshire in each of the past five years.
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: ReformDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she will publish her Department's post-16 education and skills strategy.
Answer: The government is developing a comprehensive strategy for post‐16 education and skills and will shortly publish the Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the development of a strategy for asylum accommodation; if she will list the other Government departments that are involved in this work; and what steps her Department i
Answer: As part of our commitment to end the use of all asylum hotels and reduce costs for taxpayers, the Home Office has been working in collaboration with other government departments and local authorities to develop a more sustainable model of accommodation wh...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: Public ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 80445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to respond to feedback provided in its consultation on NHS dentistry contract: quality and payment reform, published 8 July 2025.
Answer: The Government is considering the outcomes of the consultation and will publish a response in due course.
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Cells and Hydrogen: Manufacturing IndustriesTreasuryTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77847More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of fiscal incentives to encourage capital investment in (a) hydrogen and (b) fuel cell manufacturing facilities.
Answer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer is supporting a range of incentives to encourage capital investment in hydrogen. The Government has awarded contracts to 11 projects through the first hydrogen allocation round and £500mn was allocated for the development o...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFuel Cells and Hydrogen: InnovationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77846More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what research and innovation funding streams are available to support companies developing hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in the UK.
Answer: Innovate UK supports businesses innovating in hydrogen and fuel cells through several initiatives, including DRIVE35, a £2.5 billion programme supporting businesses conducting R&D in manufacturing zero emission vehicles. The Department for Transport d...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
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