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Written questions by Robinson.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Gavin Robinson this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (88)Ministry of Defence (35)Home Office (28)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (9)Northern Ireland Office (4)Treasury (3)Department for Business and Trade (3)Cabinet Office (3)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (1)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (1)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (1)

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19 Dec 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What steps his Department plans to take to increase the market for small (a) artisanal brewers, (b) distillers and (c) vintners.

Reply

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) supports growth and increases the market for small brewers, distillers, and vintners by leveraging trade agreements, removing market entry barriers, and showcasing producers at global trade shows. We recently le...

18 Dec 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

With reference to the press release of 14 November 2024 entitled PM boosts UK aerospace industry with £975 million to drive growth and jobs, how much of that funding will be spent in each of the devolv

Reply

The Budget confirmed £975m over 5 years to the Aerospace sector, which will be delivered through the Aerospace Technology Institute Programme. UK based industry applications for R&D co-investment from the Programme enter a competitive process. Competi...

20 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to charge Extended Producer Responsibility fees retrospectively for obligated packaging producers.

Reply

No. The amounts of the fees are calculated by reference to producers’ activities in the previous year, they are not fees payable in arrears for that previous year.

20 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
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Food and Rural Affairs, whether obligated packaging producers will be required to pay Extended Producer Responsibility fees for packaging data submitted to his Department for 2024.

Reply

Yes. If the company is still a producer at the start of the 2025 assessment year then 2024 tonnage data will be used to calculate their obligation in 2025. This is in line with the current producer packaging recycling obligations that have been in place s...

19 Nov 2024·Northern Ireland Office·Answered
Asked

What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of (a) the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 and (b) subsequent amendments to that Act; and how many prosecutions there have been

Reply

The Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (as amended) currently provides an effective framework for managing public processions and related protests in Northern Ireland. As set out in the Stormont House and Fresh Start Agreements, any alternativ...

18 Oct 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

If she will take steps to provide British citizenship to the children of British National (Overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong that are in the UK.

Reply

British National (Overseas) status holders who are on the BN(O) route in theUK may apply for British citizenship after 5 years’ qualifying residence, and being free from immigration time restrictions for a further year.Their children who have come to the ...

17 Oct 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
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What his Department's budget is for armed forces (a) uniforms and (b) protective clothing in the 2024-25 financial year; and what the value is of orders placed with companies in Northern Ireland to provide (i) un

Reply

The Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation (LCST) budget for all Clothing Raw Materials and Consumables purchases in the 2024-25 financial year (FY) is £79.839 million. The value of orders placed with companies based in Northern Ireland for FY ...

11 Sept 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of pausing the implementation of the Extender Producer Responsibility scheme.

Reply

This Government is committed to Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) as a vital first step to cracking down on waste as we move towards a circular economy. It will create 21,000 jobs, stimulate more than £10 billion investment in the recy...

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