Written questions by Hudson.

Food and Rural Affairs, how much money has been awarded through the Water Management Grant since 5 July 2024.

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Food and Rural Affairs, much money has been awarded through the Water Management Grant between its inception and 4 July 2024.

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Food and Rural Affairs, how much money is left in the Water Management Grant Fund.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support biodiversity in Epping Forest constituency.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that water companies communicate effectively with consumers during maintenance work projects.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that water companies support those on the Priority Services Register during emergency incidents.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access for consumers to water supply during extremely warm weather in a) Epping Forest constituency and b) England and Wales.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps they are taking to tackle plastic pollution.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Civil Contingencies Act to enable livestock owners and farmers to support their livestock during emergencies such as water outages.

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Food and Rural Affairs, how many projects have been funded through the Water Management Grant since 5th July 2024.

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Food and Rural Affairs, how many projects were funded through the Water Management Grant between its inception and 4th July 2024 inclusive.

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Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was provided to abattoirs through the Smaller Abattoir Fund between its inception and July 4th 2024 inclusive.

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Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been provided to abattoirs through the Smaller Abattoir Fund since July 5th 2024.

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Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department is taking to help reduce plastic pollution.

We have several restrictions on unnecessary single-use plastic products, including a ban on the supply of single-use vapes and a ban on supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic in England, marking a major step forward in tackling the plastic and mi...

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department are taking to help tackle the discarding in the environment of nitrous oxide canisters.

It is an offence to illegally dispose of cannisters. Local councils have legal powers to take enforcement action against offenders. Anyone caught littering may be prosecuted in a magistrates’ court, which can lead to a criminal record and a fine of up to ...

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) prevailing market conditions and (b) trends in the level of input costs for the horticultural sector.

Defra continues to work closely with all cropping sectors as they face higher input costs particularly for fuel, energy, and fertiliser. At the March 2026 meeting of the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group (UKAMMG), Defra and the Devolved Governments d...

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) prevailing market conditions and (b) trends in the level of input costs for the arable farming sector.

Defra continues to work closely with all cropping sectors as they face higher input costs particularly for fuel, energy, and fertiliser. At the March 2026 meeting of the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group (UKAMMG), Defra and the Devolved Governments d...

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the (a) prevailing market conditions and (b) trends in the level of input costs for the fishing industry.

Defra is actively monitoring prevailing market conditions by assessing factors such as demand for seafood, price movements across key species, and wider supply chain dynamics, including the effects of seasonality and market access on fishers’ returns. In ...

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of a) market conditions and b) input costs for the poultry sector.

The Government continues to work closely with all livestock sectors as they face higher input costs particularly for fuel, energy, and fertiliser. At the March 2026 meeting of the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group (UKAMMG), Defra and the Devolved Gov...

Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of a) market conditions and b) input costs for the dairy sector.

The Government continues to work closely with all livestock sectors as they face higher input costs particularly for fuel, energy, and fertiliser. At the March 2026 meeting of the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group (UKAMMG), Defra and the Devolved Gov...