Baroness Fookes

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take account of the role played by environmental horticulture in their definition of green jobs.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to encourage the setting up of small local abattoirs or the provision of local abattoirs.

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to improve conditions for farm animals being transported for slaughter or further fattening.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to encourage the Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture to include the ornamental sector of horticulture within its remit.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to provide longer-term core funding to some research and development institutions for advances in edible and ornamental horticulture.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to introduce regulations to ban the use of electronic collars for animals.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to develop a National Strategy for Horticulture in England.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to ban the import of trophies taken from endangered species.

To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the horticulture strategy for England as set out in the Government Food Strategy, published on 13 June 2022.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether there are health checks in place for plants from outside the UK available for purchase on outlets such as eBay; and if not, what plans they have to avoid the spread of dangerous pests and diseases as a result of suc...

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to replace the bearskin caps worn by the King's Guards with faux bearskins.

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have tested the faux bearskins produced by the firm Ecopel; and if so, with what result.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide additional financial assistance to the charity Hourglass to ensure it can continue to support older victims of domestic abuse and neglect.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many acres of land are occupied by (1) private gardens, and (2) public parks and gardens, in England.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the main routes through which horticultural qualifications may be obtained.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of unfilled vacancies for horticultural jobs at the latest date for which figures are available.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to speed up the consideration by the European Commission of a dossier which has been prepared by the Animal and Plant Health Agency on the safety of Ligustrum delavayanum.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported problems faced by British horticultural firms unable to complete export orders to the EU involving the use of topiary created from Ligustrum delavayanum.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much peat has been extracted from peatlands in England for horticultural purposes over the last five years for which statistics are available.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the total acreage of peatland in England; and how many acres are used for the production of peat for horticultural purposes.