Seamus Logan MP: written questions
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Animal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128147More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what definition of endangered she proposes to use in legislation on banning imports of hunting trophies from endangered species.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering on its manifesto commitment to ban the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. Defra is continuing to engage with relevant stakeholders to help determine the most appropriate scope for a b...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to respond to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East sent on 14 January, 23 February and 23 March 2026 with case refere
Answer: I apologise for the delay in responding to the Hon. Member's correspondence. A response will be issued shortly.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense Forces: British Nationals AbroadHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police on the number of complaints made to the Metropolitan Police’s War Crimes Unit on British citizens who have served in th
Answer: No such discussions have taken place.
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 124037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what import permits for hunting trophies have been issued by her department since July 2024 of species classified as near Threatened, Vulnerable Endangered or Extinct in the wild on th
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not record the IUCN Red List status of species for trophy imports. The import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern is controlled through the UK Wildlife Trade Regulations, which implement ...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFertilisers: ScotlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to support Scottish farmers with increases in fertiliser costs.
Answer: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The fertiliser market is a global market, and while there is no immediate risk to UK supply, the market price in the UK is strongly influenced by international price...
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's policy paper, Independent Commission for Aid Impact's review of UK aid to Sudan: UK government response, published on 18 December 2025, wha
Answer: Ministers and officials continue to meet on a regular basis with a wide range of Sudanese civil society and diaspora groups in the UK and across the region to listen to their concerns, gain their valuable insights, and help to build an inclusive, united a...
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: SafetyDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the safety of lorry drivers when using roadside facilities.
Answer: Through the HGV Parking and Driver Welfare Grant Scheme, the Government and industry are delivering up to £35.7 million of joint investment to upgrade truck stops in 30 counties across England, improving both safety and working conditions for drivers. Thi...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLarge Goods Vehicle Drivers: FacilitiesDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of differences between HGV driver facilities in (a) England and (b) other European countries.
Answer: The Department has commissioned an independent evaluation of the HGV Parking Matched Funding Grant Scheme, to consider the application and delivery process, the role of the scheme in improving lorry driver facilities in England and the impact of the site ...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMosab Haroon AhmedForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 119717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with Sudanese counterparts on threats against Mosab Haroom Ahmed in the Gorom refugee settlement in Sudan following his conversion to Chri
Answer: Religious intolerance has no place in pluralistic, modern societies. The UK is using its position at the UN Security Council and at the Human Rights Council to keep a spotlight on, and take actions in response to, the human rights situation in both Sudan ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPlaces of Worship Renewal Fund: ScotlandDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether funding will be made available to the Scottish Government under the Barnett Formula from the Places of Worship Renewal Fund.
Answer: I refer him to Written Parliamentary Question HL14753.
Answered 9 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPoultry: ScotlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether funding will be made available to the Scottish Government under the Barnett Formula from the Poultry Support Grant.
Answer: The Poultry Biosecurity Review uses funds allocated to farmers in England only. As agriculture is devolved, it will be for the Scottish Government to allocate any funding to farmers in Scotland. Overall, the spending review settlement for the Scottish Gov...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Expenditure: ScotlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether funding will be made available to the Scottish Government under the Barnett Formula from the Farming Collaboration Fund.
Answer: The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, Farming Innovation Programme, the new round of Environmental Land Management Capital Grants, the Farming Collaboration Fund, and the Poultry Support Grant will be funded from Defra’s Spending Review 2025 settleme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Land Management Schemes: ScotlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether funding will be made available to the Scottish Government under the Barnett Formula from the new round of Environmental Land Management (ELM) Capital Grants.
Answer: The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, Farming Innovation Programme, the new round of Environmental Land Management Capital Grants, the Farming Collaboration Fund, and the Poultry Support Grant will be funded from Defra’s Spending Review 2025 settleme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: InnovationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether funding will be made available to the Scottish Government under the Barnett Formula from the Farming Innovation Programme.
Answer: The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, Farming Innovation Programme, the new round of Environmental Land Management Capital Grants, the Farming Collaboration Fund, and the Poultry Support Grant will be funded from Defra’s Spending Review 2025 settleme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: InnovationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether funding will be made available to the Scottish Government under the Barnett Formula from the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund.
Answer: The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, Farming Innovation Programme, the new round of Environmental Land Management Capital Grants, the Farming Collaboration Fund, and the Poultry Support Grant will be funded from Defra’s Spending Review 2025 settleme...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSustainable Farming Incentive: ScotlandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether funding will be made available to the Scottish Government under the Barnett Formula from the Sustainable Farming Incentive.
Answer: No, as agriculture is devolved, it will be for the Scottish Government to allocate any funding to farmers in Scotland. The Sustainable Farming Incentive uses funds allocated to farmers in England only.
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTuring Scheme: EU CountriesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will assess the potential merits of using the Turing scheme to enhance reciprocal cooperation with other European countries so it is aligned with the Erasmus+ scheme.
Answer: There are no plans to change the scope of the Turing Scheme, including the sectors in which it operates. The Turing Scheme is global by design and has supported placements in over 160 countries. The Turing Scheme already provides inclusion support through...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTuring Scheme: EU CountriesDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to help ensure the Turing scheme funds cooperation, research, tool-building and shared training systems across countries in Europe.
Answer: There are no plans to change the scope of the Turing Scheme, including the sectors in which it operates. The Turing Scheme is global by design and has supported placements in over 160 countries. The Turing Scheme already provides inclusion support through...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTuring SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered adding funding rules, inclusion support and non-formal learning approaches to the Turing scheme.
Answer: There are no plans to change the scope of the Turing Scheme, including the sectors in which it operates. The Turing Scheme is global by design and has supported placements in over 160 countries. The Turing Scheme already provides inclusion support through...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordTuring SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has for extending Turing funding to youth work, adult learning, community development and sport in line with the Erasmus+ scheme.
Answer: There are no plans to change the scope of the Turing Scheme, including the sectors in which it operates. The Turing Scheme is global by design and has supported placements in over 160 countries. The Turing Scheme already provides inclusion support through...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if her department has received the newly published evidence and impact report on the benefits of Erasmus+ by LEAP Sports Scotland.
Answer: This Government has agreed an important new deal that will open up opportunities for people to study, live and learn in the EU through our reassociation into the Erasmus+ programme in 2027. We have noted the report published on 26 February 2026 by LEAP Sp...
Answered 26 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAccess to Work Programme: Visual ImpairmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Access to Work reconsideration requests submitted by (a) blind and (b) partially sighted customers have resulted in the original decision being overturned in each of the last three years.
Answer: We do not hold this data in a way that can be extracted. Determining this information would require a manual review of all individual reconsideration cases, which would incur a disproportionate cost.
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114512More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether additional funding and staffing has been allocated to regulators and public bodies to implement the strategy to replace animals in science.
Answer: The Government has announced £75m of funding to accelerate alternatives and innovation, with new capabilities being developed across the UK. This funding will help bring forward advanced testing methods that can save lives and support a faster, science‑le...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: Rural AreasScotland OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make it his policy to ensure equitable distribution of the Local Growth Fund to rural areas.
Answer: The UK Government is providing targeted funding to the places in Scotland that need it most, while simultaneously delivering the largest Block Grant settlement for the Scottish Government in the whole history of devolution, which they can use to improve g...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Fund: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to not include the North East Scotland Regional Economic Partnership in the Local Growth Fund.
Answer: The UK Government is providing targeted funding to the places in Scotland that need it most, while simultaneously delivering the largest Block Grant settlement for the Scottish Government in the whole history of devolution, which they can use to improve g...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
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