Found: Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Baroness Hayman of Ullock re: Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs,

Found: Letter from Lord Carlile of Berriew to Baroness Hayman of Ullock re: The Marking of Retail Goods Regulations

Found: Letter from Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Defra) re: The Marking of Retail Goods Regulation 2025, 16 October

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 19 September (HL10017), whether they will publish a list of the subsidy payments that do not provide returns on investment and as a result are being rapidly wound down.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

We are backing farmers with the largest nature-friendly budget in history to support farmers and land managers to help restore nature and boost farm productivity, which in turn protects food security and builds resilience to climate change. This means carrying on the transition away from area-based payments and towards paying to deliver public goods.

We are winding down subsidy payments that do not provide returns on investment and increasing funding in Environmental Land Management schemes, from £1.8 billion in 2025/26 to more than £2 billion a year by 2028/29.

Continuing to phase out delinked payments will enable us to invest more in environmental schemes that will make a significant contribution to our Environment Act targets and will ensure that funding is targeted where it can have the greatest impact.

Furthermore, the latest FCP annual report (attached) sets out what FCP schemes delivered over 2024/25.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks made by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 24 April (HL Deb col 756–7), what progress has the Forestry Commission made in its investigation into the illegal felling of the Whitewebbs Oak that took place on 3 April.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

It is acknowledged that the works to this ancient tree caused public concern. The Forestry Commission has carried out a site inspection and detailed review to determine whether there have been any breaches of the Forestry Act 1967 in relation to the tree works on the Oak.

The Forestry Commission review has concluded that in this case, there have been no breaches of the Forestry Act 1967 or the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999.

The decision of the Forestry Commission does not reflect the decisions or actions of other public bodies or individuals who may be conducting investigations or initiating proceedings in relation to any other alleged offences or civil matters other than those set out within the Forestry Act 1967 and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999.

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