Written questions by Dillon.

Food and Rural Affairs, what requirements her Department places on companies operating data centres to assess and mitigate the impact of their water use on local water resources and environmentally sensitive waterways.

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Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the case for introducing a grace period for patent applications to protect inventors who disclose their inventions before filing.

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What steps he is taking to help improve public awareness of the risks associated with spray foam insulation, including the circumstances in which it may affect mortgage lending or insurance.

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Innovation and Technology, whether her department has considered the potential merits of introducing greater flexibility in the duration of patent protection according to the rate of technological change within different industries.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of data centres on (a) local water availability, (b) chalk streams and (c) other sensitive waterways.

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What assessment she has made of the prevalence of late concessions by local authorities in Special Education Needs and Disabilities Tribunal cases, and whether she will commission an independent audit of the length of the time children were left without provision in cases where late concessions were made.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her department provides to local authorities on making appropriate allowance for licensed dog home boarding businesses that are in the process of changing premises when scheduling inspections and applying licensing conditions.

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What steps his Department is taking to help protect homeowners from exploitative firms offering spray foam insulation removal services.

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What support is available to homeowners with incorrectly installed spray foam insulation through TrustMark-approved schemes outside the ECO4 and Great British Insulation Scheme.

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What redress is available to homeowners whose spray foam insulation was incorrectly installed by TrustMark-approved companies that have since ceased trading.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of guidance to local authorities on publishing the costs of mid term inspections for licensed dog home boarding businesses.

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Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has undertaken a review of the affordability of the patent system for individual inventors.

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Innovation and Technology, what steps the Intellectual Property Office is taking to simplify guidance for first-time patent applicants.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on determining the appropriate frequency of inspections for licensed dog home boarding businesses.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what financial and advisory support will be available to assist pig producers to transition directly to free farrowing systems.

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What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of a respiratory Modern Service Framework as a mechanism for reducing health inequalities, supporting economic participation and strengthening the UK's life sciences sector.

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What estimate he has made of the volume of preventable deaths in the UK due to respiratory diseases; and what steps he plans to take to address this.

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What statutory guidance her Department issues to local authorities on maintaining written records of communications and decisions during the Education, Health and Care assessment process.

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What accountability mechanisms are in place in cases where a local authority is found to have delayed or cancelled access to statutory SEND provision.

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What proportion of local authorities met the statutory 20-week deadline for issuing Education, Health and Care Plans in the latest period for which figures are available.

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