Written Questions
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Health: Recreation Spaces (15 Mar 2022)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the benefits of green spaces and gardening to mental and physical health and what policies the Government is pursuing to ensure those benefits can be realised by people without access to green spaces.
Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Natural Fibres (1 Mar 2022)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment the Government has made of the potential benefits of options for sustainable alternatives to non-plastic polymers.
Written Answers — Home Office: Visas: Seasonal Workers (28 Feb 2022)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to make available the additional 10,000 visas under the seasonal worker visa scheme.
Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Paint: Recycling and Waste Disposal (28 Feb 2022)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to (a) reduce the quantity of unused paint being sent to landfill or for incineration and (b) help ensure the necessary recycling infrastructure is in place to facilitate reuse and remanufacture of unused paint.
Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Horticulture: Regional Planning and Development (28 Feb 2022)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential role of horticulture, including national plant collections, parks and gardens in delivering the Government's levelling up agenda from a cultural perspective.
Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Horticulture: Regional Planning and Development (16 Feb 2022)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the contribution that horticulture can make in helping to deliver the levelling up agenda across the UK.
Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Neonicotinoids: EU Countries (16 Feb 2022)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many EU countries have been granted derogations for the use of thiamethoxam since its ban in 2018.
Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Horseracing Bettors Forum (17 Jan 2022)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether (a) she, (b) Ministers or (c) officials in her Department have met with representatives of the Horseracing Bettors Forum to discuss the forthcoming Gambling white paper.
Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Electric Vehicles: Charging Points (13 Dec 2021)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the electric vehicles industry and (b) local authorities on provision for electric vehicle charging points for properties with no off-street parking provision.
Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Gastrointestinal System: Diseases (18 Nov 2021)
Andrew Bridgen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) NHS England have made of the impact of the findings contained within the recent Getting it Right First Time national report on gastroenterology and on inflammatory bowel disease patients.