Surveys and Responses to Email Campaigns

Thank you for contacting me about hedgerows.

Hedgerows are one of the most important ecological building blocks in our farmed landscape. They maintain the distinctive character of our countryside and provide crucial habitats and food for wildlife. 

Thank you for sending me your letter on dignity in dying. I recently met with the Winchester Dying with Dignity group to talk through the issues.

Thank you for contacting me about subsidies for biomass electricity generation and emissions.

I would like to assure you that the Government continues to recognise climate change as one of the most serious long-term threats that this country and the world face.

 I have followed asylum policy closely for several years. I was previously an MP in Portsmouth which is an asylum dispersal point and I know that in many parts of the country there are pressures on social services and education because of the numbers.

Thank you for your email. I had a very long-standing engagement which meant I could not be present for the vote last night on the “ceasefire” amendments to the King’s Speech motion.

The UK has some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world which the Government continues to strengthen further.

Thank you for contacting me about chalk streams. In Meon Valley, the health of our chalk down land is of primary importance to agriculture and the environment. I have previously spoken about this in Parliament numerous times and I am a member of the all-party group for chalks streams.

Thank you for contacting me about nature and the climate crisis. This topic is very important to me and I am an actively involved in holding the Government to account through being a member of the Conservative Environment Network. 

My ministerial colleagues and I want to make it easier for the consumer to purchase food that aligns with their values, by improving transparency and providing the industry with a level playing field to promote such products.

Thank you for contacting me about rooftop solar.

I appreciate you taking the time to contact me and very much share your wish to see nature and the environment prioritised. I would now like to take some time to respond to the points in your correspondence, and outline the steps the Government is taking to address each of them. 

I would like to assure you that the Government is firmly committed to maintaining the UK’s strong track record on animal welfare and to delivering continued improvements, both in this Parliament and beyond.