Written questions

Steve Reed

2,337 written questions tabled, most recent first.

15 May 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the transparency data entitled Defra: spending over £25,000, February 2024, published on 13 May 2024, what the purpose of Project Hazel is; and how much his Departmen

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of government procurement card spending by his Department in each year since 2010.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of accidental damage to equipment made by his Department in each year since 2010.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Maladministration

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of administrative errors made by his Department in each year since 2010.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the public purse has been of contracts cancelled by his Department since 2010.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of projects that have been written off within his Department in each year since 2010.

26 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the overspend on procurement within his Department in each year since 2010.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Marketing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of his Department's use of (a) marketing businesses and (b) communications agencies in each year since 2010.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of mobile phone contracts for (a) Ministers and (b) staff in his Department since 2010.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the use of private consultants by his Department in the last 12 months.

24 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of cash losses incurred by his Department arising from (a) theft, (b) fraud, (c) arson, (d) sabotage and (e) gross carelessn

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Plastics: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of plastic packaging produced in the UK.

12 Apr 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rights of Way: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding available to highway authorities to carry out statutory duties on public rights of way.

12 Apr 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Nature Conservation: Finance

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2024 to Question 18175 on Nature Conservation: Finance, what estimate he has made of the total budget that is (a) unspent and (b) unallocated as

12 Apr 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ministers: Codes of Practice

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Q25 of the evidence given by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) to the EFRA Committee on 26 March 2024, HC 163, whether the Prime Minister has asked the Cabin

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Wisbech

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department sought external legal advice on the proposal by MVV Environment to build a new incinerator in his constituency.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Wisbech

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he sought legal advice on the MVV Environment incinerator proposal in his constituency.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Wisbech

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date he recused himself from the decision-making process for the proposed MVV Environment incinerator construction in his constituency.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Wisbech

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Ministers in his Department on the MVV Environment incinerator proposal in his constituency.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Wisbech

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he had discussions with the planning inspectorate on MVV Environment incinerator proposals in his constituency.

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Wisbech

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish all correspondence he has exchanged with the Environment Agency relating to MVV Environment's proposals for an energy from waste plant to be built in Wisbech, Cambri

26 Mar 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Incinerators: Wisbech

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on MVV Environment's proposals for an energy from waste plant in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.