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Division Votes
28 Apr 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 273 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 74 Noes - 337
28 Apr 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 271 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 342 Noes - 70
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 232 Labour No votes vs 11 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 238
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 257
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 101 Noes - 258
29 Apr 2025 - Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 248 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 73 Noes - 255
30 Apr 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 210 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 214 Noes - 3
30 Apr 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 211 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 226
30 Apr 2025 - Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 208 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 222
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 283 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 88 Noes - 287
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 287 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 160 Noes - 294
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 288 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 363
7 May 2025 - Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 292 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 76 Noes - 295
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 95
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 316 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 98 Noes - 402
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 311 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 90 Noes - 318
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 293 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 94 Noes - 315
12 May 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 306 Labour No votes vs 4 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 87 Noes - 404


Written Answers
Individual Savings Accounts: Widowed People
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Thursday 24th April 2025

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of legislation on the inheritance of Individual Savings Account allowances from a deceased (a) spouse and (b) civil partner.

Answered by Emma Reynolds - Economic Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Individual Savings Account (ISA) regulations allow the surviving spouse or civil partner of a deceased ISA saver an additional ISA allowance, equal to the value of the deceased saver’s ISA holdings on their date of death, subject to certain conditions. These are referred to as ‘Additional Permitted Subscriptions’

To ensure these rules are as simple as possible, surviving spouses and civil partners can benefit from this allowance, up to 3 years after the death of the spouse or 180 days after the completion of the estate administration, whichever is later, and irrespective of who inherits the former ISA assets. This means individuals are free to make any bequests they wish in their will, for example by leaving some or all their ISA assets to children of their current or former marriage or civil partnership, without affecting the additional ISA allowance that will be available to the person who was their spouse or civil partner at the time of death.

Further detailed information on Additional Permitted Subscriptions is available at www.gov.uk/guidance/manage-additional-permitted-subscriptions-into-an-isa

Fuel Oil: Rural Areas
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Thursday 24th April 2025

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help people in rural communities who use oil to heat their homes to transition to low carbon heating systems.

Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Warm Homes Plan will support investment in households, including oil-heated homes, to install energy efficiency measures and low carbon heating to save families money on their bills.

The Government has committed £3.4 billion over the next 3 years towards heat decarbonisation and energy efficiency. This includes the new Warm Homes: Local Grant, which will provide support for low-income households living in privately owned EPC band D-G homes, including in rural communities, in England.

We are taking steps to make heat pumps more efficient and easier to install which includes increasing funding for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to £295 million for the 2025-26 financial year, removing outdated planning rules and consulting on product efficiency standards.

Countryside: Access
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Friday 25th April 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to (a) improve responsible access to nature and (b) increase the right to roam.

Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Our countryside and green spaces are a source of great national pride and boost public health and wellbeing, but too many across the country are left without access to the great outdoors. That is why the last Labour Government expanded public access by introducing the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, which provided the public a right of access to large areas of mountain, moor, heath, down, registered common land and coastal margin in England.

We are continuing to increase access to nature for families to enjoy, for example through our ambitious manifesto commitments to create nine new National River Walks, plant three new National Forests, and empower communities to create new parks and green spaces in their communities with a new Community Right to Buy.

In addition, the Government has made the decision to repeal the cut-off date for the registration of historic rights of way, preventing the loss of hundreds of miles of unregistered paths. This will ensure that these paths remain available to the public for future generations.

Fire and Rescue Services: Health and Safety
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Monday 28th April 2025

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to University of Central Lancashire's report entitled Minimising firefighters’ exposure to toxic fire effluents, published in November 2020, what steps she is taking to protect firefighters.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The University of Central Lancashire’s report was helpful in highlighting this particular issue. This must be considered alongside other relevant academic research and study in this area.

We are continuing to review the evidence around risks to firefighters posed by contaminants and will determine a policy position.

Responsibility for firefighters’ health and safety sits with fire and rescue authorities, This responsibility includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that firefighters receive the appropriate equipment and training they need to safely respond to the wide range of incidents that they attend.

Special Educational Needs: Suffolk
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Tuesday 29th April 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much additional funding for special educational needs and disabilities has been allocated to Suffolk County Council since July 2024.

Answered by Catherine McKinnell - Minister of State (Education)

This government’s ambition is that all children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) receive the right support to succeed in their education and as they move into adult life.

In July 2024, the government announced that an additional core schools budget grant (CSBG) would be allocated to local authorities to help special and alternative provision (AP) schools with the costs of the 2024 teacher and support staff pay increases. Suffolk County Council was allocated a 2024/25 financial year CSBG amount of over £1.5 million.

Following the Autumn Budget 2024, the department is providing an increase of £1 billion for high needs budgets in England in the 2025/26 financial year. This brings total high needs funding for children and young people with complex SEND to over £12 billion. Of that total, Suffolk County Council is being allocated over £124 million through the high needs funding block of the dedicated schools grant (DSG), an increase of £10.3 million on the 2024/25 DSG high needs block, calculated using the high needs national funding formula (NFF). This NFF allocation is an 9% increase per head of their 2 to 18-year-old population, on their equivalent 2024/25 NFF allocation.

In addition to the DSG, local authorities will also receive a separate CSBG in the 2025/26 financial year. This CSBG continues the 2024/25 CSBG and other separate grants payable in 2024/25, which were to help special and AP schools with the costs of teachers’ pay and pension increases and other staff pay increases, and now includes additional funding to help those schools with the increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions. The department plans to publish individual local authorities’ allocations of this funding for 2025/26 in May 2025.

Decisions on funding for SEND for the years beyond 2025/26 will be taken following the forthcoming spending review.

Defibrillators: Entertainments and Tourist Attractions
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Wednesday 7th May 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of mandating the installation of defibrillators in all (a) visitor attractions and (b) entertainment venues in the UK that accommodate over a specified number of visitors annually.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

No assessment has been made and there are no plans to mandate the installation of defibrillators at such locations, in light of the rapid expansion of automated external defibrillators across the United Kingdom.

There are now over 100,000 defibrillators in the UK registered on The Circuit, which represents an increase of 30,000 since September 2023. 58.6% of the over 100,000 defibrillators are accessible on a 24/7 basis.

The Circuit is operated independently by the British Heart Foundation, in partnership with the Resuscitation Council UK, the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, and the National Health Service.

Food: Labelling
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Monday 12th May 2025

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of developing an accessible food labelling system to improve transparency.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The availability and accessibility of essential food information to all consumers is vitally important. It is already a requirement that mandatory food information must be easily visible, clearly legible and where appropriate indelible, in addition to there being a required minimum font size for mandatory information.

We are aware of moves by some retailers to provide information on food in braille format, and the government is interested in seeing how this works.

Nuisance Calls: Older People
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Friday 9th May 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to (a) ensure adequate in-person police access for older people seeking to report scam phone calls in communities where police stations have closed and (b) tackle the impersonation of police officers for fraudulent purposes.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office is committed to tackling the threat of fraud, which is why this Government has committed to publishing a new and enhanced Fraud Strategy that addresses the full range of harm that UK citizens face from fraud, including tackling the impersonation of police officers for fraudulent purposes. Reporting of scam calls should be done to Action Fraud, via either their website https://www.actionfraud.police.uk or via telephone on 0300 123 2040. There is also a variety of other ways the public can contact the police about fraud. For example, by phoning 101 at any time for non-emergency enquiries and concerns. There are also opportunities for in-person contact, particularly with neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs.

The Government is committed to strong neighbourhood policing and by the end of parliament (2029) there will be 13,000 additional police officers, PCSOs and special constables in neighbourhood policing roles. As the Prime Minister announced on 10 April, by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to addressing the issues facing their communities as part of the Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.

Every force will ensure that neighbourhood teams spend the majority of their time in their communities providing visible patrols and engaging with local communities and businesses and local people will also have ongoing opportunities raise concerns at regular local beat meetings. It is up to Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (or equivalents) to make decisions on local police resourcing and estates. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their local knowledge and experience.

Nuisance Calls: Older People
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Friday 9th May 2025

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help older people report scam phone calls.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office is committed to tackling the threat of fraud, which is why this Government has committed to publishing a new and enhanced Fraud Strategy that addresses the full range of harm that UK citizens face from fraud, including tackling the impersonation of police officers for fraudulent purposes. Reporting of scam calls should be done to Action Fraud, via either their website https://www.actionfraud.police.uk or via telephone on 0300 123 2040. There is also a variety of other ways the public can contact the police about fraud. For example, by phoning 101 at any time for non-emergency enquiries and concerns. There are also opportunities for in-person contact, particularly with neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs.

The Government is committed to strong neighbourhood policing and by the end of parliament (2029) there will be 13,000 additional police officers, PCSOs and special constables in neighbourhood policing roles. As the Prime Minister announced on 10 April, by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to addressing the issues facing their communities as part of the Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.

Every force will ensure that neighbourhood teams spend the majority of their time in their communities providing visible patrols and engaging with local communities and businesses and local people will also have ongoing opportunities raise concerns at regular local beat meetings. It is up to Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (or equivalents) to make decisions on local police resourcing and estates. They are best placed to make these decisions based on their local knowledge and experience.

GCSE: Assessments
Asked by: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Labour - Suffolk Coastal)
Friday 9th May 2025

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve the educational support system for post-16 students who missed GCSE examinations due to unforeseen circumstances.

Answered by Janet Daby - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

If a student is unable to sit an exam or assessment for a qualification for an acceptable reason, but has completed at least one other exam or assessment in that subject, schools and colleges may be able to apply for special consideration.

When in post-16 education, students can agree a study programme with their institution that meets their needs. 16 to 19 funding is flexible in supporting a wide range of study programmes, though these need to include English and mathematics if students have not yet achieved a GCSE grade 4 in these subjects.

The 16 to 19 funding formula allocates additional funding to support students who need to continue with English and mathematics, and funding to help with the more general additional costs incurred for teaching and supporting students who have low prior attainment.

When learning programmes are designed to enable students to re-sit or retake examinations and assessments these are not generally eligible for funding as the activity has already been funded. However, when there are exceptional circumstances outside the control of the student or institution then the retake delivery hours for individual students may be included in the funded study programme hours.

In the guidance ‘16 to 19 funding: information for 2025 to 2026’, published 5 March 2025, the department announced additional 16 to 19 education funding in the 2025/26 financial year on top of the £300 million announced at the Autumn Budget 2024. This guidance can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/16-to-19-funding-information-for-2025-to-2026. This means that we will be spending over £400 million more to ensure enough funding is available given the very significant increase in student numbers and other pressures on the system.




Jenny Riddell-Carpenter mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Found: Alistair Carmichael (Chair); Sarah Bool; Charlie Dewhirst; Helena Dollimore; Josh Newbury; Jenny Riddell-Carpenter



Bill Documents
May. 13 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 13 May 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Duncan-Jordan Rachael Maskell John McDonnell Kim Johnson Cat Eccles Steve Witherden Alex Sobel Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

May. 12 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 12 May 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Duncan-Jordan Rachael Maskell John McDonnell Kim Johnson Cat Eccles Steve Witherden Alex Sobel Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

May. 09 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: Duncan-Jordan Rachael Maskell John McDonnell Kim Johnson Cat Eccles Steve Witherden Alex Sobel Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

May. 08 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 8 May 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _27 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .

May. 07 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 7 May 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _27 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .

May. 06 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 6 May 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _27 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .

May. 01 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 1 May 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _27 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .

Apr. 30 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 30 April 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _27 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .

Apr. 29 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 April 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _27 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .

Apr. 28 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 28 April 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _27 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .

Apr. 25 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _27 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .

Apr. 24 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 April 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26
Amendment Paper

Found: _27 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .

Mar. 26 2025
Report Stage Proceedings as at 26 March 2025
Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024-26
Bill proceedings: Commons

Found: REPORT STAGE Wednesday 26 March 2025 16 Not called_NC21 Jenny Riddell-Carpenter .




Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Animal and plant health
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
The Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Animal and plant health
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
The Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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Tuesday 13th May 2025 9:30 a.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 6th May 2025 2 p.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Animal and plant health
At 2:30pm: Oral evidence
The Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Spencer Draper - Head of Borders Delivery, Northern Ireland, Biosecurity and Trade Programme at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Gareth Baynham-Hughes - Director of Animal Plant Health and Welfare at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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Tuesday 13th May 2025 9:30 a.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Reforming the water sector
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Chris Weston - CEO at Thames Water
Sir Adrian Montague CBE - Chair at Thames Water
Steve Buck - CFO at Thames Water
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Tuesday 13th May 2025 9:15 a.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Reforming the water sector
At 10:00am: Oral evidence
Chris Weston - CEO at Thames Water
Sir Adrian Montague CBE - Chair at Thames Water
Steve Buck - CFO at Thames Water
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Tuesday 20th May 2025 10:30 a.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 20th May 2025 10:30 a.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Work of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Steve Reed MP - Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
David Hill - Director General for Strategy and Water at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Emily Miles - Director General for Food, Biosecurity and Trade at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Tuesday 20th May 2025 10:30 a.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Work of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Steve Reed MP - Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
David Hill - Director General for Strategy and Water at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Emily Miles - Director General for Food, Biosecurity and Trade at Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
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Tuesday 20th May 2025 10:30 a.m.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Work of the Department and its arm’s-length bodies
At 11:00am: Oral evidence
Rt Hon Steve Reed MP - Secretary of State at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - The Wee Bee Company
APH0002 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Self employed
APH0001 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - John Wrigley
APH0017 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Christopher James Dale
APH0018 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - C Swan
APH0021 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Iona Barker
APH0020 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Richard Elliott
APH0023 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Bridgend Beekeepers Association
APH0030 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Ms Helen Tworkowski
APH0033 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Reverend John Couch
APH0031 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Humane Society International/UK
APH0089 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - The Native Irish Honey Bee Society, NIHBS
APH0139 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Linda Bryant
APH0003 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - The British Bee Company
APH0004 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Mrs Margaret Holdsworth
APH0006 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - TLN
APH0009 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Self employment
APH0008 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - JDP Honey Ltd
APH0007 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - West Sussex Beekeepers' Association
APH0024 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Lune Valley Beekeepers
APH0027 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - RSPCA
APH0035 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - The Pirbright Institute
APH0059 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - The South Clwyd Beekeepers Association
APH0016 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Adair
APH0010 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - personal
APH0012 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - TDA
APH0029 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust
APH0067 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Scottish Beekeepers Association
APH0073 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Bee Diseases Insurance Ltd
APH0081 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Cats Protection
APH0071 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - World Horse Welfare
APH0102 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - National Office of Animal Health
APH0099 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Tarland Bee Group
APH0093 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - FOUR PAWS UK
APH0122 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - The Royal Society of Biology
APH0121 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham
APH0120 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Chester Zoo
APH0113 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums
APH0106 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Royal Entomological Society
APH0107 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Carreck Consultancy Limited
APH0119 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Scottish Native Honey Bee Society
APH0115 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Royal Anthos
APH0117 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Plant Healthy Limited
APH0123 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - British Horseracing Authority
APH0125 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Jackie Thomas
APH0142 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - None
APH0132 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Bee Farmers Association
APH0147 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association (BIBBA)
APH0145 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Colonsay Black Bee Reserve
APH0144 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
APH0166 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Dogs Trust
APH0130 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Diana Tumova
APH0159 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - David Adamson
APH0155 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Written Evidence - Dr Amy Hinsley (University of Oxford) and Dr Silviu Petrovan (University of Cambridge)
APH0153 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - APH0041 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - APH0038 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - n/a
APH0044 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Ms Gordon Jardine
APH0045 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover Port Health Authority
APH0015 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover Port Health Authority
APH0070 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover District Council Dover Port Health Authority
APH0063 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover Port Health Authority, Dover District Council
APH0111 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover District Council
APH0112 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Tait
APH0108 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - British Beekeepers' Association
APH0025 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Anita Rose
APH0039 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Simon Birnstingl
APH0037 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover Port Health Authority (Dover District Council)
APH0080 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover District Council
APH0082 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover Port Health Authority
APH0077 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Retired
APH0048 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Southern Counties Honey Ltd
APH0040 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Self-employed Widdicombe's Apiaries
APH0047 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - The Dorset Bee
APH0043 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Robert Gardner
APH0042 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Devon Beekeepers Association
APH0056 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Artem Tyrrell
APH0053 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Gwenyn Gruffydd Ltd
APH0054 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Estelle Hives
APH0055 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Tom Williamson
APH0050 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Ms Diane Drinkwater
APH0051 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Westerham Beekeepers (a branch of Kent Beekeepers Association)
APH0049 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - DunnyBees
APH0046 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover District Council/Dover Port Health Authority
APH0116 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Dover Port Health Authority
APH0131 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Alastair David Walmsley
APH0052 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Defra Permanent Secretary relating to progress on Post Implementation Reviews, dated 30 April 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Philip Duffy, CEO, Environment Agency regarding investigations into water companies in England, dated 28 April 2025, and additional dataset

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Rijk Zwaan
APH0086 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - APH0104 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Dover Port Health Authority regarding foot and mouth disease, dated 29 April 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chief Veterinary Officer and Interim Chief Executive of the APHA regarding oral evidence on 4 March, dated 2 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - APH0076 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - West Sussex Beekeepers Association, Worthing Division
APH0074 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Mel ap Griff
APH0078 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Ms Diane Drinkwater
APH0051 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Gwenyn Gruffydd Ltd
APH0054 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Artem Tyrrell
APH0053 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Wisborough Green Beekeepers Association (West Sussex)
APH0103 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Terry Hitchman
APH0084 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Mrs Emma Harley
APH0088 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Buckley's Bees
APH0087 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - APH0064 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Mr Richard Oliver
APH0066 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Ms Jackie Bryant
APH0072 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Retired
APH0069 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Estelle Hives
APH0055 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Devon Beekeepers Association
APH0056 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Canterbury Beekeepers, a branch of the Kent Beekeepers Association
APH0060 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - C Choi
APH0057 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Written Evidence - Manek Dubash
APH0062 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 6th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Peter Perry, CEO, Dŵr Cymru (Welsh Water) regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 13 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Louise Beardmore, CEO, United Utilities regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 13 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Ruth Jefferson, CEO, Wessex Water regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 13 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Nicola Shaw, CEO, Yorkshire Water regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 13 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Heidi Mottram, CEO, Northumbrian Water regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 13 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Lawrence Gosden, CEO, Southern Water regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 13 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Mark Thurston, CEO, Anglian Water regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 13 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Susan Davy, CEO, Pennon Group regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 13 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 13th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Thames Water, Thames Water, and Thames Water

Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Friday 16th May 2025
Report - 1st Report - The Government’s vision for farming

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to Liv Garfield, CEO, Severn Trent regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry, dated 20 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence to the Minister for Biosecurity regarding biosecurity at the border, dated 20 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Thames Water regarding Reforming the water sector inquiry oral evidence, dated 19 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Written Evidence - Foxglove
RWS0010 - Reforming the water sector

Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Written Evidence - British Water
RWS0002 - Reforming the water sector

Reforming the water sector - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets regarding the Fourth Statutory Review of the Groceries Code Adjudicator, dated 13 May 2025

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Written Evidence - The Real Seed Collection Limited
APH0085 - Animal and plant health

Animal and plant health - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Tuesday 20th May 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Work of the Department and its Arm's Length Bodies - Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Friday 23rd May 2025
Correspondence - Letter to Chris Weston, CEO, Thames Water seeking supplementary information in relation to the Committee’s Reforming the water sector inquiry

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Friday 23rd May 2025
Correspondence - Letter to Sir Adrian Montague, Chair, Thames Water, in response to his letter of 19 May, dated 23 May

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee


Select Committee Inquiry
20 May 2025
Preventing waste and enabling a circular economy
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 18 Jun 2025)


Much of the UK economy is still linear, based on the principles of using and disposing of products and the resources used to make them. This wastage leads to widespread environmental pollution and the continual and unsustainable need to extract finite resources.

UK and devolved governments have committed to developing a more circular economy which means reducing consumption and minimising waste through reuse, repair and recycling. It has launched a circular economy taskforce and has committed to further circular economy strategies.

This long-term thematic inquiry will scrutinise the progress of the UK government in bringing about a more circular economy, and the work of key regulators to ensure that waste is sustainably managed. The Committee will call for evidence on a regular basis and produce iterative and focused reports throughout the inquiry.

Topics for scrutiny may include, but are not limited to:

  • packaging reforms such as Extended Producer Responsibility, Deposit Return Schemes, Simpler recycling and the plastic packaging tax;
  • reducing the use of single use items and encouraging more ecological product designs;
  • international cooperation and waste exports;
  • encouraging more sustainable product imports;
  • growing domestic reuse, repair and recycling industries;
  • developing circular economies across different sectors, including agriculture and organic wastes such as food;
  • efforts to lessen the environmental impact and use of landfill and incineration;
  • tackling waste crime.

If you have information or evidence which may be of interest to the Committee, please contact: efracom@parliament.uk

 

Read the ‘Global Plastics Treaty’ call for evidence here