Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with supply chains to ensure farmers can continue to produce high-quality food in increasingly unpredictable weather.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve air quality; and what steps she is taking with devolved administrations on this issue.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is she taking to help ensure farmers are prepared for more frequent periods of extreme heat.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure improved environmental and health outcomes are a core part of investments such as Pride in Place.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps are being taken to ensure (a) the resilience of food supply chains and (b) access to high-quality British food during heatwaves.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timeline is for the publication of the results of the public consultation on introducing a statutory licensing regime for animal rescue centres and sanctuaries.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the poultry growth plan (a) takes into account the pollution in water reduction proposals and (b) aims to improve chicken welfare.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of import control and inspection regimes for eggs, including salmonella testing.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that domestic egg producers are not adversely impacted by imported eggs produced to different (a) welfare and (b) production standards.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility on businesses in Central Ayrshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans she has to increase testing capacity in Ayrshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many practical driving tests were cancelled due to examiner shortages at the Irvine Driving Test Centre in the last 12 months.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the timeline of phasing out the use of carbon dioxide gas as a method of slaughtering pigs.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce knife crime in Irvine.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce anti-social behaviour over the summer in Central Ayrshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Freeports and Green Freeports on the economy in Ayrshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many inward investment projects his department has supported in Ayrshire in each of the last five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps his Department is taking to increase foreign direct investment into Ayrshire's aerospace, advanced manufacturing and engineering sectors.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on attracting international investment to Ayrshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce economic inactivity among people aged 18 to 30 in Ayrshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what engagement her Department has had with Skills Development Scotland and how they are helping to address skills shortages in Scotland.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing defence contracts in Ayrshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of grid capacity on renewable energy investment in Ayrshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions she has had with National Grid and Scottish network operators on bringing forward grid connections for renewable projects in Ayrshire.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding has been allocated to offshore wind supply chain development in Ayrshire since July 2024.