Anna Gelderd

19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Commodities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of including traceability requirements in the UK Forest Risk Commodities regulations.

19 May 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Universal Credit: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the assessment process for veterans for the unemployment supplement; and what steps he is planning to take to ensure veterans with service-related disabilities are n

19 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of restricting access to the limited work capability component of Universal Credit for those under the age of 22 on (a) armed forces early service le

19 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Veterans

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned restructuring of the health component of Universal Credit on (a) armed forces veterans and their dependents and (b) armed forces veter

14 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Octopuses: Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in biomass of Octopus vulgaris on (a) lobster and (b) crab stocks in Cornwall.

14 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Post Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish a green paper on the long-term future of the Post Office.

13 May 2025 · Treasury

Orchestras: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the potential merits of amending legislation on Orchestra Tax Relief (a) to include voice as an eligible acoustic instrument

13 May 2025 · Department for Education

Arts: Vocational Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to continue funding Level 3 vocational qualifications in music and the arts beyond 2026; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing these qualifications on

13 May 2025 · Treasury

Childcare: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to simplify the tax-free childcare eligibility process for self-employed parents in line with the system in place for employed claimants.

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Social Security Benefits: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) carers and (b) family members of people with Multiple Sclerosis are (i) supported and (ii) recognised in the context of proposed changes to disabil

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Neurological Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she will take to support people with (a) Multiple Sclerosis and (b) other fluctuating or progressive neurological conditions under the proposed reforms to PIP.

13 May 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Multiple Sclerosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed changes to PIP on people living with Multiple Sclerosis.

13 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nutrients

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Global Biodiversity Framework commitment to reduce excess nutrients lost to the environment by at least half by 2030, what assessment his Department has made of t

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Minerals: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to integrate critical minerals recycling into the circular economy strategy; and if he will support the development of a processing hub for (a) tin and (b) other cri

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Minerals: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will review the UK Export Finance model to ensure that financial support available to overseas critical minerals projects is accessible to UK-based critical minerals producers.

12 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Minerals: Exploration

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding for junior mineral exploration companies in the UK; and if he will introduce financial incentives to increase exploration of critical

12 May 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Renewable Energy: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that sea users are not adversely impacted by offshore energy development.

12 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Seas and Oceans: Offshore Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the deployment of offshore energy does not adversely impact (a) the fishing industry and (b) marine (i) habitats and (ii) ecosystems.

12 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Defibrillators: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to defibrillators in rural communities; and whether he has considered providing additional support for the (a) installation and (b) maintenance

12 May 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to maintain the level of financial support for research to achieve the (a) replacement, (b) refinement and (c) reduction of animals in research and (d) develop non-anim

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Coastal Areas and Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with energy suppliers on support for consumers that (a) are not connected to the gas grid and (b) rely on alternative costly fuels in (i) South East Cornwall and (

28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Blue Belt Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the project (a) title, (b) code, (c) Overseas Development Assistance value and (d) International Climate Finance value of all Blue Belt Programme expenditure

28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Green Climate Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the (a) title (b) location and (c) value of projects funded by the Green Climate Fund as part of the International Climate Finance spend on nature and biodive

28 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Climate Change: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the project (a) title, (b) code and (c) cost of International Climate Finance projects under the international forest (i) indigenous peoples and local communi

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of 10 Point Plan for financing biodiversity; and if he plans to publish an update on implementation before the 30th s

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Forests: Brazil

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with his Brazilian counterpart on UK-Brazil efforts to halt global deforestation.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Forests: Commodities

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing Schedule 17 of the Environment Act before the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to UNFCCC (C

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Forests: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterparts on UK-China efforts to halt global deforestation.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment Protection: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to prepare for the UK-China Environment Dialogue in 2025.

28 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant?to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 43003 on Chemicals Regulation, if he will publish the projected cost of UK REACH to the Environment Agency in the 2025-26 financial y