Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Farming, food production, animal welfare, rural communities, flood defence, water quality
Recent PMQs Questions
View all 135PMQs 2026-03-25
Will the Prime Minister consider scrapping those rules, to stop Ofwat letting water companies off the hook?...
PMQs 2026-03-18
The majority of imported food from non-EU countries has lower welfare standards than ours, affecting our markets. Will you commit to meeting me and my group to discuss supporting British farmers' prof...
PMQs 2026-03-18
My constituent Caroline from Grenoside told me that since December the cost of her heating oil has nearly tripled, from £257 to £700. Local farmers I met last week also raised their concerns that the ...
PMQs 2026-03-11
Too often, I hear from families of children with special educational needs and disabilities in Hertford and Stortford whose children have been left out of education for months or even years because th...
PMQs 2026-03-11
The Prime Minister does not want to talk about fuel duty, because he has absolutely no answers. The Conservatives are on the side of farmers. We are also on the side of drivers. We froze duel duty eve...
PMQs 2026-03-04
The surge in the global cost of oil and gas has the risk of pushing up food and energy prices, which is a real concern for my constituents in Bishop Auckland, just as we are turning a corner on the co...
PMQs 2026-02-25
In 2024, 2.64 million animals were used in medical experiments in the UK. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on phasing out animal experiments in medical research, I think it is important t...
PMQs 2026-02-11
In my constituency, the beautiful grade II listed Chetwynd bridge on the A513 between Edingale and Alrewas has been restricted to cars and light vans since October 2023, so farmers face a 25-mile dive...
PMQs 2026-02-11
Last week, Start bay was devastated by storm damage. Homes and businesses were wrecked, and an important A road was severed. This storm damage is of national significance. Will the Prime Minister ensu...
PMQs 2024-05-22
Chief Medical Officer highlighted the problems of untreated sewage in rivers and seas. Water firms are asking for bills to rise by up to 91%. Can PM tell me why his Government allow companies to damag...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 1379Topical Questions 2026-03-26
The Labour Mayor of York and North Yorkshire is tinkering with the Department for Transport's highways funding ratio, reallocating about £4 million from North Yorkshire to the city of York. When North...
Topical Questions 2026-03-26
My constituent Nawaz is concerned about the financial impact of roadworks on his small business. Could the Department look at extending compensation to include telecoms and electricity companies as we...
Bus Service Funding Mayoral Strategic Authorities 2026-03-26
Should not the Government recognise the importance of investing in reliable rural transport networks to enable communities to grow and thrive if they are committed to driving economic growth?...
Heating Oil Rural Homes 2026-03-24
I declare an interest: my home is off the gas grid and my boiler is fuelled by domestic heating oil. I have listened carefully to the Minister's answers, and there have been significant gaps—there has...
Antisocial Behaviour 2026-03-23
Residents in Langley Moor, Belmont, Esh Winning, North Road, Pity Me and the Sunderland Road estate are seeing growing levels of antisocial behaviour. From yobs on e-bikes to intimidation of shop work...
Antisocial Behaviour 2026-03-23
Residents in Langley Moor, Belmont, Esh Winning, North Road, Pity Me and the Sunderland Road estate face growing levels of antisocial behaviour. From yobs on e-bikes to intimidation of shop workers, p...
Worker Visas Rural Businesses 2026-03-23
Sheep shearing may not be on the Home Secretary's bucket list, but in another U-turn, following pressure from NFU Scotland, the Government have apparently listened to the farming industry and agreed t...
Topical Questions 2026-03-23
Criminal gangs are targeting isolated farmland and woodland, dumping lorry loads of illegal waste, which poses serious environmental risks. The Environment Agency reports that offenders are saving tho...
Topical Questions 2026-03-19
The fishing and coastal growth fund saw an utterly meagre £28 million devolved to Scotland and £304 million allocated to England, even though Scotland represents 60% of fishing capacity in the UK. Des...
Topical Questions 2026-03-19
The organisation Surfers Against Sewage has just published its investigation of illegal dry spills by water companies in 2025. There were over 204,000 hours of illegal sewage spills in England last ye...