Every parliamentary written question tabled by Ellie Chowns this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the fines levied against water companies since October 2023 a) has been b) is going to be reinvested into river restoration projects; and if she will put mechanisms in place to publicly track i) where and ii) how much fine monies are spent on river restoration.
Awaiting answer.
When she plans to respond to the letter of 2 March 2006 from the hon. Member for North Herefordshire.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendation in Human Rights Watch's report entitled From Bogotá to El Fasher, published on 26 May 2026, for all Governments to publicly call for UAE authorities to immediately and urgently end the provision of a) personnel, b) arms, c) weapons, and d) all related equipment or assistance to the Rapid Support Forces; and what steps she is taking to ensure that international humanitarian law is upheld.
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to meet the target of designating 50 new sites of special scientific interest each year.
Awaiting answer.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that the business rates system is supportive of SMEs; what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reducing VAT rates for smaller and medium sized businesses; whether she is planning to take steps to support SMEs in rural areas; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of devolving decision making over business rates to local authorities.
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government News Story published on 19 June 2025 entitled Government to invest over £100m in water company fines to local environmental projects, if she will publish a timeline for the allocation of unallocated fines levied against water companies since October 2023 into projects to clean up the water environment.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking with international partners to engage conflict parties in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to improve humanitarian access to a
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are safeguarded from the Ebola outbreak.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prepare humanitarian support for countries bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the event of the Ebola outbreak spreading.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to ensure safe and unrestricted humanitarian access in areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo affected by the Ebola outbreak.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the creation of a UN coordinator role to lead regional responses to the Ebola outbreak in central Africa.
Awaiting answer.
What is the (a) average time and (b) target time for a substantive response to enquiries by the MP hotline.
Awaiting answer.
With reference to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 80479 on Personal Independence Payment, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of increasing decision making resource on reducing median clearance times for mandatory reconsiderations.
Awaiting answer.
Whether she has made an assessment of the potential number of commercial flights that could avoid cancellation if private jet flights were banned during the disruption to global oil markets.
Awaiting answer.
If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a temporary ban on private jet travel to save available jet fuel for commercial flights.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership on (a) indigenous peoples’ human rights and (b) tropical forests.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to protect the human rights of Indigenous Peoples in Indonesia, in the context of the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership.
Awaiting answer.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department's (a) Ministers and (b) officials based overseas have had with the Government of Indonesia on the clearance of indigenous peoples’ rainforests for large-scale food estates in Merauke District in Indonesian New Guinea.
We are aware of the ongoing issues around the implementation of food estates in Papua, including in Merauke District.The UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders, raised the importance of free, prior and informed consent for indigenous people and local communities with senior parliamentarians and government officials during her visit to Indonesia last August. I also visited Indonesia in February and raised the importance the UK attaches to human rights and raised Papua directly with Vice Foreign Minister Arif Havas Oegroseno.The UK will continue to engage with Indonesia at senior levels on these important matters and encourage approaches that are consistent with international standards, long-term environmental protection, and the safeguarding of human rights.
Whether discussions her Department has had with the Government of Indonesian on the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership has included the clearance of indigenous peoples’ rainforests for food estates in Merauke District in Indonesian New Guinea.
Awaiting answer.
What steps she is taking to develop a comprehensive National Bus Stop Standard that prioritises accessibility, safety, comfort and up-to-date information.
The Government recognises the vital role that safe, accessible and high-quality bus stops provision plays in supporting and encouraging people to use local bus services. The Bus Services Act 2025 places a duty on local authorities and National Highways to pay regard to new statutory guidance on the safety and accessibility of stopping places. We want this guidance to support authorities to provide infrastructure that people can and want to use, and it will be developed collaboratively with stakeholders, including disabled people, over the coming months. The Government has also confirmed multi-year allocations through the Local Authority Bus Grant (LABG) totalling nearly £700 million per year from 2026/27-28/29. Funding allocated to local authorities to improve services can be used in whichever way they wish to deliver better services for passengers, including investing in bus stops. To ensure passengers have access to up-to-date information, the Bus Open Data Service requires operators to publish timetable, fares and real-time vehicle location data. This enables passengers to plan journeys and access accurate, live service information through apps, online platforms and, where available, at-stop displays and audio announcements.