Chris Hinchliff

16 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Landfill: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of current timelines for the implementation of a transitional support mechanism for landfill gas operators set out in the Methane Action

15 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Public Works Loan Board: Housing Revenue Accounts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the latest available figure is for Housing Revenue Account debt owed to the Public Works Loans Board by local authorities, including (a) the collective figure for all local

11 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fluorinated Gases: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) accelerate the reform of the F-Gas Regulation to phase down hydrofluorocarbons and (b) publish a National Cooling Action Plan.

1 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport

Aviation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has had discussions with aviation industry stakeholders including (a) representatives of Heathrow Airport, (b) representatives of Aurora Group and (c) others representing the aviation ind

29 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Crisis and Resilience Fund: Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department is taking steps to evaluate the effectiveness of the Crisis and Resilience Fund at tackling furniture poverty that exists in areas such as North Hertfordshire.

18 May 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Furniture Poverty: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has evaluated the effectiveness of the new Crisis and Resilience Fund at tackling furniture poverty in Cornwall.

18 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a pilot of furnished tenancies as part of the creation of best practice guidance on furniture provision; and

18 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department will meet bodies other than social landlords to discuss best practice guidance for furniture provision.

18 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Social Rented Housing: Furniture

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether guidance on furniture provision will encourage social landlords to offer furnished tenancies to low-income tenants.

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a High Ecological Status target for the highest-quality waterbodies in England, as part of upcoming reforms to Water

18 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to incorporate (a) ponds, (b) small lakes, (c) headwater streams and (d) other small waters into the Water Framework Directive as part of ongoing reforms to the regul

27 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Environmental Land Management Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Environmental Land Management schemes include funding for (a) integrated, evidence-based management of predation pressure and (b) specialist far

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tree Preservation Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the England Tree Action Plan will review and improve the scope and effectiveness of Tree Preservation Orders.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trees: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the England Tree Action Plan will include a new legal protection and designation system for (a) important and (b) heritage trees.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Trees: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if a Special Representative for important trees will be appointed to champion them at a political level, as recommended in the Government-sponsored Tree Council report, published in 20

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Ashford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on which date was Natural England first notified of organised criminal activity in Hoads Wood Special Site of Scientific Interest.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026 to question 106695, what discussions she has had Natural England on restricting access to Sites of Special Scientific Interest, including at H

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fly-tipping: Forests

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of fly tipping have been recorded on the public forest estate in each of the last 10 years.

21 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to question UIN 123866, if he will provide an update on the delivery of the Government's cross-department nature strategy.

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Associations: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a duty on housing associations to house homeless households.

15 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing Associations: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will take legislative steps to create a duty on housing associations to house homeless households.

25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Fractures: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when rollout of new Fracture Liaison Services will begin in areas without provision.

25 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 16 December 2025 to question 97320, when her Department will publish its cross-government nature strategy; and for what reason it was not published in March a

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Agriculture: Land Use

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her department expects to be able to publish the fully updated data and mapping for Agricultural Land Classifications in England.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Act 2021

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to meet the nature targets set out in the Environment Act 2021.

12 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade

Chemicals: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support the chemical industry.

23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dementia: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of early and accurate dementia diagnosis; and if he will commit to an 18-week referral to treatment target for dementia.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ecology: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether there is a delay in publishing the global ecosystem assessment.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ecology: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has completed the global ecosystem assessment of the potential impact of tropical rainforest loss on food security and food prices in the UK.

20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Biodiversity

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, published by her Department on 20 January, 20