Mr Angus MacDonald

18 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with stakeholders on the potential impact of rural depopulation on land management, biodiversity and progress towards national climate targets.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Social Media: Radicalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports that social media platform algorithms may promote harmful or extremist content to users.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of lower standing charge tariffs on households in the Scottish Highlands.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Electricity: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions his Department has had with Ofgem on the introduction of lower standing charge tariffs for electricity consumers.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Fuel Poverty: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of improved household insulation on levels of fuel poverty in the Scottish Highlands.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Insulation: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of households in the Highlands with improved wall and loft insulation.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential environmental benefits of expanding EV charging infrastructure in rural and remote communities.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of gaps in EV charging infrastructure on uptake of electric vehicles in rural communities.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of distribution of (a) rapid and (b) ultra-rapid EV charging points across rural constituencies.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with veterans’ representatives on compensation arrangements for people unable to bring claims relating to service before 1987.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the compensation arrangements for veterans whose service took place before the Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987 came into effect.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

Veterans: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to support veterans who are unable to bring compensation claims relating to service prior to the commencement of the Crown Proceedings (Armed Forces) Act 1987.

17 Nov 2025 · Women and Equalities

Compensation

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to review whether current levels of compensation in (a) regulated sectors and (b) other sectors adequately reflect lifetime career loss.

17 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing turnover-based penalties for (a) systemic and (b) repeated equality breaches.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Employment Tribunals Service: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of Employment Tribunal penalties in deterring repeated breaches of employment law by large employers.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Strategy Advisory Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department uses to determine eligibility for appointment to the Food Strategy Advisory Board.

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Strategy Advisory Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of appointing people from organisations that have recently undertaken remedial action on animal welfare issues on the Food Strategy

17 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food Strategy Advisory Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people appointed to the Food Strategy Advisory Board uphold high standards across the food system, including on animal welfare.

11 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Crown Estate: Rented Housing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the transparency of letting arrangements for residential properties managed by the Crown Estate.

10 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Nature Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help prevent offences against protected species.

10 Nov 2025 · Home Office

Nature Conservation: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the amount of resources available to police forces to investigate wildlife crime.

4 Nov 2025 · Treasury

Finance: Advisory Services

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of increasing public access to free, impartial financial guidance on (a) financial wellbeing and (b) household financial resilience.

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

Water Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) improve water efficiency and (b) reduce leaks in the public water supply network.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Natural Gas: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of unqualified operatives performing gas works on levels of public safety.

4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions

Housing: Natural Gas

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle unsafe gas works in homes.

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

Fish Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is supporting research into potential methods for reducing the environmental impact of fish farm escapes on wild fish populations.

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

Fish Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of interbreeding between escaped farmed fish and wild fish on the genetic integrity of wild populations.

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

Fish Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the risk of fish escaping from aquaculture sites due to (a) infrastructure failures, (b) human error and (c) severe weather events.

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

Fish Farming

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) prevalence of fish farm escapes and (b) potential impact of fish farm escapes on wild fish populations.

3 Nov 2025 · Scotland Office

Utilities: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the adequacy of utility infrastructure in rural Highland communities.