Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support his Department plans to provide to help farmers transition to higher-welfare, lower-input systems that are resilient to market shocks.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra offers financial support to farmers through the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway, which pays for health and welfare enhancements that will boost productivity, including funded vet visits.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of nurses graduating from nursing degree courses in the UK find employment within the NHS during the first year after qualifying.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Department does not hold the data requested. Nurses upon graduation may take up registered nursing roles in a range of organisations such as local authorities, social care providers, charities, or private sector providers as well as in the National Health Service.

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to his Department's blog post entitled Coverage of our over £1 billion investment to support victims of domestic abuse, published on 15 December 2025, how much and what proportion of the additional funding for the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Duty will be allocated to local authorities in Norfolk.

Answered by Alison McGovern - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The government is committed to ensuring that victims of domestic abuse have access to the support they need within safe accommodation.

On 20 November, the government announced at least £480 million to support delivery of the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Duty, followed by an announcement on 15 December of a £19 million uplift. This is part of the government’s action to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls with better support for victims, as set out in the Strategy (Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy - GOV.UK ) published on 18 December.

Provisional allocations for all relevant local authorities, including those in Norfolk, can be found in the government’s published allocation table for the provisional local government finance settlement on gov.uk here. These figures represent minimum allocations for the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation Duty, based on the flat cash value of £480 million. Final allocations, including the £19 million uplift, will be confirmed in the final Local Government Finance Settlement in February.

Found: Members present: Mr Alistair Carmichael (Chair); Juliet Campbell; Charlie Dewhirst; Sarah Dyke; Terry Jermy

Found: Members present: Mr Alistair Carmichael (Chair); Juliet Campbell; Charlie Dewhirst; Sarah Dyke; Terry Jermy

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