Written questions

Chris Hinchliff

207 written questions tabled, most recent first.

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

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the attendance of terrier handlers at trail hunting events with dogs and tools capable of digging out fox

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

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances: Contamination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential costs to the Treasury of remediating high-risk PFAS contamination sites where the polluter pays principle cannot be appli

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

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential long-term costs to the NHS of the public's exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

10 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Respiratory Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timetable is for finalising the second set of Modern Service Frameworks; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including respiratory conditions.

29 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the anticipated timetable is for the completion and publication of the review into the mental health of parents of children with serious illness.

29 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned start date is for the review into the mental health of parents of children with serious illness.

9 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Nature Conservation: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the Answer of 15 December to Question 97083 on Nature Conservation: Planning, what further external engagement is planned; at what stage in the implementation process

11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with the Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute environmental crimes.

5 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Government Departments: Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider establishing a duty on all government departments to consider nature recovery in their work.

4 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Environmental Delivery Plans

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 4 December 2025 to question 94312, what a wholly exceptional reason would be.

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a cross-government nature strategy, including requiring all departments to have a duty to consider nature.

4 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Badgers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 3 December 2025 to 94315, whether planned changes to the Protection of Badgers Act would permit the killing of badgers solely for development purposes.

3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Nature Conservation: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has discussions planned with nature organisations including the Woodland Trust, Wildlife Trusts and Wildlife and Countryside Link on potential secondary legislation ar

3 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Curlews: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she has plans to implement the RSPB's Action Plan for Curlew published April 2025.

3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rivers: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of whether chalk streams are an irreplaceable habitat.

3 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Rivers: Planning

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to add chalk streams to the National Planning Policy Framework as an irreplaceable habitat.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that taxpayer-funded support, including grants and tax reliefs, for AI and data centre funding provides benefits to the public.

2 Dec 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what plans the Government has to help ensure that local communities receive long-term economic benefits from new AI and data centre developments.