Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

– in the House of Commons at on 9 May 2024.

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The Secretary of State was asked—

  • Natural Flood Management Programme (6 speeches)

    What the locations are of successful applicants to the natural flood management programme.

  • Farmers (18 speeches)

    What steps he is taking to support farmers.

  • Tree Planting (9 speeches)

    What steps his Department is taking to help increase tree planting.

  • Coastal Defences (7 speeches)

    What steps his Department is taking to strengthen coastal defences.

  • Catchment Partnerships: Funding (6 speeches)

    How much funding his Department plans to provide for catchment partnerships in the 2024-25 financial year.

  • Air Quality (7 speeches)

    What recent progress his Department has made on improving air quality.

  • Serious Dog Injuries Register: Dog Groomers (4 speeches)

    If he will take steps to implement a dog groomers charter mark that includes a register of serious injuries for dogs.

  • Waste Incineration Plant Capacity (4 speeches)

    What assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) operational and (b) consented waste incineration plant capacity.

  • Animal Welfare (4 speeches)

    What steps his Department is taking to help improve animal welfare.

  • Fly-tipping (7 speeches)

    What steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to tackle fly-tipping.

  • Topical Questions (29 speeches)

    If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Secretary of State

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