Campaign Responses

Thank you for contacting me about the use of neonicotinoids. 

Thank you for contacting me about Nazanin-Zaghari Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori.

Food and farming is a bedrock of our economy and environment, generating £112 billion a year and helping shape some of our finest habitats and landscapes. I am pleased that the Government has guaranteed the annual farm budget for each year of this Parliament and nearly £3 billion will top up the

Thank you for contacting me about the Overseas Operations Bill. 

Thank you for contacting me about the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill. 

This Bill seeks to ensure businesses across the whole of the United Kingdom will continue to enjoy seamless internal trade, as they have done for centuries, after the transition period ends on 31 December 2020.

Thank you for contacting me about permitted development rights.

Thank you for contacting me about the newly announced planning reforms.

Thank you for contacting me about the protection of birds of prey.

Thank you for contacting me about sustainable fishing in British waters and the access of large trawling vessels to our waters.

Thank you for contacting me about the fur trade.

Thank you for contacting me about heat pumps. 

I am particularly interested to hear from someone with knowledge of the heat pumps sector as one of the hardest things to decarbonise is heat and I am convinced heat pumps are central to achieving net zero. 

As set out in the 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment, the decision to leave the European Union has created an historic opportunity to deliver a Green Brexit, where environmental standards are not only maintained but enhanced.