Written Parliamentary Questions

Decarbonising Agriculture supporting biodiversity parliamentary dinner sponsored by Owen Paterson at The House of Commons, London, UK. Picture by Ben Stevens Friday 6th of March 2020

• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Rural Areas (30 Apr 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to reform the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to support off-gas properties.
• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Heat Pumps: Manufacturing Industries (29 Apr 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help support British heat pump manufacturers.
• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: District Heating: Finance (26 Apr 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the Green Heat Network fund in supporting shared ground loop deployment in rural off-gas grid areas.
• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Heating: Rural Areas (26 Apr 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to support clean heat installations in rural areas.
• Written Answers — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Heating: Rural Areas (26 Apr 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help support the deployment of shared ground loops in rural areas.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Microplastics: Water (23 Apr 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for publication of the report on improving sampling and analysis of microplastics in surface waters and sediments.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Microplastics: Water Treatment (16 Apr 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of wastewater treatment plants in removing microplastics from waste water.
• Written Answers — Department for Education: Herefordshire Children's Services (22 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide further assistance to Herefordshire Children’s Services.
• Written Answers — Department for Education: Herefordshire Children's Services (22 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Herefordshire Children's Services relative to average national standards.
• Written Answers — Department for Education: Herefordshire Children's Services (22 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help improve the standard of service provided by Herefordshire Children's Services.
• Written Answers — Treasury: Farmers: Investment (19 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to enable full expensing for capital expenditure by farmers.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting: Botswana (18 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received recent representations from his counterpart in Botswana on the potential impact of his Department's legislative proposals on trophy hunting on that country.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting: Botswana (18 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received recent representations from his counterpart in Namibia on the potential impact of his Department's legislative proposals on trophy hunting on that country.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting: Botswana (18 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received recent representations from his counterpart in Tanzania on the potential impact of his Department's legislative proposals on trophy hunting on that country.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting: Botswana (18 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received recent representations from his counterpart in South Africa on the potential impact of his Department's legislative proposals on trophy hunting on that country.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting: Botswana (18 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received recent representations from his counterpart in Zimbabwe on the potential impact of his Department's legislative proposals on trophy hunting on that country.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting: Botswana (18 Mar 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has received recent representations from his counterpart in Zambia on the potential impact of his Department's legislative proposals on trophy hunting on that country.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Deposit Return Schemes (14 Feb 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on establishing a deposit return scheme.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Deposit Return Schemes (14 Feb 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the interoperability of deposit return schemes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Deposit Return Schemes (14 Feb 2024)
  Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to appoint an independent administrator for a deposit return scheme.