Future Day Orals

Questions for Answer on Thursday 22 July

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What steps he is taking to help ensure the National Food Strategy provides a sustainable future for small-scale family farms.(903130)
• Robin Millar (Aberconwy): What steps he is taking to help tackle livestock worrying.(903131)
• Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough): If he will bring forward legislative proposals to set a target for the abundance of wildlife species by 2030.(903132)
• Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What steps he is taking to increase tree planting.(903133)
• Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): What steps he is taking to maximise the share of quota for British fishermen in the next round of Coastal State fisheries negotiations.(903134)
• Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North): What the planned timescale is for the introduction of the compulsory microchipping of cats.(903135)
• Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): What criteria his Department used to determine the allocation of the Seafood Response fund.(903136)
• Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What steps he is taking to help improve river health.(903137)
• Katherine Fletcher (South Ribble): What steps he is taking to support farmers.(903138)
• Douglas Ross (Moray): What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for the Scottish seed potato industry.(903139)
• Ian Byrne (Liverpool, West Derby): What steps his Department is taking to ensure food security for consumers in the UK.(903140)
• Jessica Morden (Newport East): What steps the Government is taking to improve recycling rates.(903141)
• Sir Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst): What discussions he has had with Ofwat and representatives of utility companies on reducing leaks from water mains.(903142)
• Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): What steps he is taking to improve cooperation between government agencies tackling pollution of rivers and streams.(903143)
• John Lamont (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk): What steps he is taking to increase animal welfare standards.(903144)
• Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields): What steps he is taking to help ensure untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers, inland waterways and the sea.(903146)
• Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on maintaining British food standards in the trade deal with Australia.(903147)
• Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on maintaining British food standards in the trade deal with Australia.(903148)
• Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen South): What recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of supply and demand in the UK agricultural sector labour market.(903154)
• Munira Wilson (Twickenham): What assessment he has had made of the potential effectiveness of providing free garden waste collections as proposed in the consultation on Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England.(903161)

At 10:00am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

• Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.(903090)
• Sarah Owen (Luton North): (903091)
• Sally-Ann Hart (Hastings and Rye): (903092)
• Fleur Anderson (Putney): (903093)
• Claire Coutinho (East Surrey): (903094)
• Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): (903095)
• Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire): [R] (903096)
• Mark Pawsey (Rugby): (903098)
• Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran): (903107)
• Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian): (903127)

At 10:10am
Oral Questions to the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, the Right hon. Member for East Hampshire representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission and the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

• Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what the planned timescale is for a response by the Government to the National Audit Office's report on Local government and net zero in England, published in July 2021.(903180)
• Rachael Maskell (York Central): To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to support social prescribing within its communities.(903182)
• Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne): To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what guidance the Church of England is providing on (a) singing in church and (b) public worship following the move to Step 4 of the covid-19 roadmap on 19 July 2021.(903183)
• Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Committee has made of the potential effect of the proposal in the Elections Bill to introduce a strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission on the ability of the Commission to discharge its functions.(903184)
• Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of trends in the level of persecution of people for their religion or belief in 2021.(903185)
• Alexander Stafford (Rother Valley): To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of trends in the level of persecution of people for their religion or belief in 2021.(903188)
• Jacob Young (Redcar): To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of trends in the level of persecution of people for their religion or belief in 2021.(903189)
• David Simmonds (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner): To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what recent estimate that Body has made of the total cost of the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster.(903190)
• Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the adequacy of the data on electoral fraud used in support of Government proposals to introduce voter ID.(903194)
• Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): To ask the hon. Member for City of Chester, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent assessment the Committee has made on the potential effect of proposed voter ID laws on electoral participation.(903195)
• Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what assessment that Body has made of the procurement opportunities for businesses in Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency as part of the restoration and renewal programme.(903196)
• Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Commissioners have made of the effect of the charging of VAT on church repairs on the affordability of undertaking those repairs.(903204)
• Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure a covid-19 secure workplace for House of Commons staff following the lifting of restrictions on 19 July 2021.(903210)
• Janet Daby (Lewisham East): To ask the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Church of England has taken to progress implementation of the Anti-Racism Taskforce recommendations.(903214)