Campaign Responses

Hedgerows are one of the most important ecological building blocks in our farmed landscape.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has long been clear about its concerns over the continued destabilising activity of the IRGC. 

Raising awareness of conditions like Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is crucial to supporting earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment and care for those affected.

Biodiversity loss is a global problem that needs a global solution, and the UK is committed to playing a leading role in developing an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework to be adopted at COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. 

The Autumn Budget 2021 confirmed that duty rates on beer, cider, wine and spirits will be frozen for another year, a move which will save consumers £3 billion over the next five years, and provide further support to the hospitality industry and its suppliers as they recover from the pandemic.

Pubs up and down the country play a vital role not only in the economy but in our local areas, supporting a sense of community and and pride of place. 

As part of the Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare, I know that Defra is considering a number of improvements that could be made to the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing and asked the Animal Welfare Committee to update its 2014 Opinion on the welfare of farmed fish at the time of killing this year.

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and the EU recognises that the UK has sovereign control of its waters.

I am aware that the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has developed an ambitious programme for assessing sites and implementing byelaws to manage fishing activity in all English offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).