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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her policy is on innovative water tariffs.

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

The Government supports water companies trialling regulated innovative charging approaches to assess their impact on affordability, fairness and water efficiency. Ofwat regulates trials through charging rules and consumer safeguards, with vulnerable customers protected or appropriately excluded.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the Environment Agency's policy on the number of miles its staff may be asked to walk in a day.

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

The Environment Agency does not have a specific policy or guidance defining the maximum number of miles staff may be required to walk in a day.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of investing in alternative and supplementary diagnostic methods for bovine TB, as a means of reducing reliance on the single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin (SICCT) skin test; and what steps she is taking to standardise the administration and interpretation of the SICCT test, including the calibration and pressure applied by callipers used to measure skin reactions, across veterinary practitioners.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The SICCT test is the internationally accepted standard for detecting TB infected cattle and is the cornerstone of bovine TB control in Great Britain. This is often supplemented in TB breakdown herds by the interferon-gamma and TB antibody blood tests.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency supports consistency in the administration and interpretation of the SICCT test through standardised instructions, training and competency requirements, regular revalidation, and quality assurance.

The Government funds research into improved TB diagnostics, including jointly funded research with the Welsh and Scottish Governments exploring use of constant-pressure callipers to improve measurement consistency.

The recommended bovine TB control strategy for England proposes greater flexibility for privately funded supplementary testing. The Government will respond in due course.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect bee health and populations.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra protects honeybee health through work by APHA’s National Bee Unit on statutory pest and disease control, surveillance, education and working with beekeepers to keep bees healthy.

Under the Defra Environmental Improvement Plan, a new Pollinator Action Plan will be published, setting out key actions to support pollinators in England.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support farmers in adopting practices that protect bee health and provide suitable habitats and forage for pollinators.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Support for farmers includes the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Landscape Recovery, which fund creation and restoration of habitats in appropriate areas. Our Environmental Improvement Plan target will double farms providing sufficient year-round resources for farm wildlife, including pollinators, by 2030 compared with 2025.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to bring forward the necessary legislation to repeal the 2031 cut-off date for registering historical rights of way in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This Government remains committed to repealing the 2031 cut-off date for recording historic public rights of way, Repeal will require primary legislation, and we are considering the most appropriate legislative vehicle through which to deliver this commitment as part of our wider programme of access and rights of way reforms.

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 is available to farmers affected by increased input costs and adverse weather conditions.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra has committed £173 million in funding for 2026/2027 to improve productivity, trial new technologies and drive innovation in the agricultural sector to improve productivity, trial new technologies and drive innovation in the agricultural sector. This includes up to £70 £123 million available for Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) innovation grants.

In August, the Government announced a package of support for framers affected by adverse weather. This package included temporary adjustments to Environmental Land Management agreements, extra funding for the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 Window 2, and action and funding to make it easier to build reservoirs. Further details can be found at our Farming Blog: https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2026/08/15/new-drought-support-for-farmers/.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the progress the Forestry Commission has made towards achieving its target of improving the semi-natural score of plantation in ancient woodland sites by at least one class by 2044.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Progress towards the target is assessed annually through Forestry England's semi-natural scoring of plantations on ancient woodland sites (PAWS), which is reported in Forestry England's Natural Capital Accounts. Between April 2024 and April 2026, 337 hectares moved out of semi-natural score 4 and 303 hectares moved into semi-natural score 1, demonstrating progress towards the 2044 target of improving the semi-natural score of PAWS by at least one class.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her department has taken since the publication of the outcome of Fairer Food Labelling consultation to consider the potential role of method of production labelling reform.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

As set out in the Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy and the Farming Roadmap, we are committed to ensuring that consumers have access to clear information on how and where their food was produced.

To support this, we will continue working with relevant stakeholders, including the farming and food industry, scientists and NGOs to explore how improved animal welfare food labelling could provide greater consumer transparency, support farmers and promote better animal welfare. We will set out next steps in due course.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when they expect the consultation on banning high-concentration carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs to be launched; and what timetable they envisage for the phasing out of this practice.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

As set out in the Government’s animal welfare strategy, we will consult on banning carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs and on possible timescales for phasing out this method. Further details will be set out soon.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimates her Department holds of the proportion of turkeys in England that are produced under free-range farming systems.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The data which Defra collects for the poultry sector does not include a breakdown by production type.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the contribution that National Lottery funding has made and will make toward delivery of targets under the Environment Act 2021, the Environmental Improvement Plan, and the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Environmental Improvement Plan is a cross-government plan. We will be working with DCMS/National Lottery to capture their contributions.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s monthly market overview of aluminium prices for local authorities referred to in the debate of 1 September 2026, where that overview is published and on what date publication began.

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

The Defra funded WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) and MRW (Materials Recycling World) have published a Material Recycling Weekly price report for over fifteen years. This is a weekly publication that users can access free of charge.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what indication she has of the timescale for publishing the Government's response to the consultation on the prohibition of trail hunting in England and Wales; and whether she plans to publish that response before the end of 2026.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

On 18 June, Defra closed its consultation seeking views on how best to deliver an effective and enforceable ban on trail hunting in England and Wales. The consultation received 184,000 responses. Defra plans to publish a summary of responses as soon as possible.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the reduction in the area of oilseed rape cultivated in England since 2013 on the availability of nectar and pollen resources for pollinators.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

As part of our Environmental Improvement Plan, we will publish a new Pollinator Action Plan, which will set out key actions to support pollinators in England.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 October 2026 to WPQ 34448, what type of sites were inspected for the 6,130 carried out at sites other than wastewater treatment works.

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

6,130 inspections were carried out at water-company-operated sewage pumping stations and combined sewer overflows. These are permitted wastewater assets within sewerage networks. Inspections assess whether sites comply with environmental permit conditions and may also follow reported pollution incidents or evidence of environmental impact at an asset or its outfall.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has modelled the potential impact on (a) customer bills and (b) infrastructure investment of retaining within the North West water system sums currently used by United Utilities for shareholder distributions.

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

I refer the Hon Member to PQ 32257 that was published on 19^th October in response to Tom Hayes MP.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Waste Crime Action Plan.

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

Defra is working with the EA to strengthen monitoring and evaluation of the Government’s waste crime measures as they are developed and delivered. This includes improving the waste crime performance scorecard and developing an evaluation method for the Waste Crime Action Plan measures and the Prime Minister’s recent crackdown on criminal gangs.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the impact of rural crime on farm businesses.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra recognises the significant impact of illegal waste dumping and fly-tipping on farm businesses. The 2025 Waste Crime Survey estimates that 57% of landowners and farmers have been affected by waste crime. Through the Waste Crime Action Plan, the Government is strengthening prevention and enforcement.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police forces have exercised their powers to seize dogs under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025 since those powers came into force, broken down by police force area.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra does not hold central data on how police forces exercise such powers. Under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025, police forces are required to keep a register of all dogs seized under section 2(1), where the dog is suspected of attacking or worrying livestock and no owner or person in charge is present.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of measures to prevent and prosecute fly-tipping on private land in rural communities.

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

This Government recognises the significant impact of fly-tipping on private land within rural communities. Through the Waste Crime Action Plan, we are working with partners to strengthen prevention, enforcement and prosecution activity, including exploring affordable insurance options to help landowners meet the costs of waste clearance.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the level of the contribution of the UK Exclusive Economic Zone in Europe on (a) economic growth, (b) energy security, (c) food security and (d) coastal security.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Government recognises the significant contribution of the UK Exclusive Economic Zone to economic growth, energy security, food security and coastal resilience, supporting key sectors including fisheries, offshore renewables and other marine industries.

The natural capital accounts define the extent of the UK marine area using the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone boundary and estimate that the annual measurable value of natural capital services provided by the UK Marine and coastal margins habitats was approximately £43 billion in 2022, with an estimated asset value of £272 billion.

Further information on the value of marine and coastal margin ecosystem services relating to a) economic value, b) oil, gas and renewable energy provisioning, c) fish provisioning and d) health and tourism recreation can be found in Table 3 of the Marine and coastal margins natural capital accounts, UK: 2025 (ONS)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 to cover pet sitters who care for animals in the owner's home and commercial dog walkers.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Anyone responsible for an animal, including pet sitters and dog walkers, is required to comply with the Animal Welfare Act. The Act places a duty of care on those responsible for animals and provides authorities with powers to investigate and take action where welfare standards have not been met.

The Canine and Feline Sector Group (CFSG) has published guidance to assist commercial dog walkers in ensuring the welfare of animals in their care.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the NHS and (b) other public services are resilient to extreme heat and the impacts of climate change.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government is committed to strengthening the resilience of the NHS and other public services to extreme heat and the wider impacts of climate change. Further details of the action being taken are set out in the Secretary of State’s letter to the Environmental Audit Committee of 14 July 2026: committees.parliament.uk/publications/54314/documents/301804/default/.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on the viability of upland livestock farms of requiring consent under the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 for reseeding and liming of grassland in National Parks.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The agricultural EIA regulations are primarily intended to protect uncultivated and semi-natural land, including priority habitats, from agricultural intensification. The performance and impact of the regulations were most recently examined in the 2023 Post Implementation Review where the Ag EIA was found to have met their objectives in part and have had a generally positive effect overall when triggered.

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

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the current definition of horticulture within the relevant standard industrial classification code in order to recognise horticulture as an energy intensive industry for the purposes of the network charging compensation scheme.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is maintained by the independent Office for National Statistics and is used to classify economic activity across the economy. Decisions on eligibility for the Network Charging Compensation Scheme are a matter for BIST. Defra continues to work closely with BIST to share evidence and case studies on the energy challenges felt by parts of the horticulture sector.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what provision will be made in SFI27 for farmers whose existing agreements expire in March 2027; whether she will make an assessment of the potential merits of transitional arrangement; and what alternative application process is being considered for 2027.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

In line with the Farming Roadmap 2050, we plan to make an SFI27 offer available. Following the closure of SFI26 Window 2, we are working with farming representative organisations and the wider sector to consider how the scheme can be refined.

Decisions on the detailed design of SFI27, including arrangements for farmers with expiring agreements, are being considered as part of this work. We will provide further information in due course.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the current bathing water designation process.

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

Following stakeholder feedback highlighting limitations in the previous one-size-fits-all approach, the Department updated the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 in November 2025 to improve how bathing waters are designated and monitored. The changes better reflect how the public uses bathing waters, while continuing to support public health through water quality monitoring.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has considered the potential merits of including cephalopods in the core protections of the Animal Welfare Act 2026.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra set out in its Animal Welfare Strategy that the department will develop the evidence base through research and continued stakeholder engagement. This work is ongoing and the Government will keep the legislative position under review, as is standard practice.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide additional financial support to farmers who reduce their reliance on chemical pesticides and adopt integrated pest management.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

There is support for farmers in England to adopt Integrated Pest Management through the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The SFI pays farmers and land managers to carry out actions that support the sustainable production of food while protecting and enhancing the environment. The budget for new SFI26 agreements this year was £310m. These agreements will invest a total of £930m in environmentally sustainable farming over the next 3 years.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much land in the UK has Natural England purchased in the last 5 years.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Noting that Natural England (NE) only covers England, not the UK, NE purchased the freehold of approximately 1,500 hectares of land in England during the five completed financial years from 2021/22 to 2025/26

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Animal Welfare Strategy published on 22 December 2025, what progress has been made in producing guidance on killing methods for (a) decapods and (b) cephalopods.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

On decapod welfare at killing, Defra have engaged with industry, animal welfare scientists and non-governmental organisations about current industry practices and standards. Development of guidance will be sequenced alongside the broader set of policies set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy.

Regarding cephalopod molluscs, current knowledge on how to humanely kill them remains limited, and the evidence-base is being developed. The department will continue to monitor and assess evidence as it becomes available.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Welsh Government on how much land Natural Resources Wales has purchased in the UK in the last 5 years.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Officials regularly engage with their devolved Government counterparts on land use and land management issues as necessary.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Scottish Government on the amount of land in the UK that NatureScot has purchased in the last 5 years.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Officials regularly engage with their devolved Government counterparts on land use and land management issues as necessary.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department made on developing proposals to end the use of horticultural peat in England; and what is the anticipated timetable for any legislative proposals.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government is committed to protecting nature-rich habitats, including peatlands, and has pledged to ban the sale of peat and peat-containing products when Parliamentary time allows. The timing and approach of the implementation of this ban, including details such as transitional arrangements or exemptions, are currently being considered by officials in the four administrations, and further details will be provided in due course.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the import and sale of foie gras in the UK, in the context of the Government’s commitment to high standards of animal welfare.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

I refer the Hon Member to PQ 22185 that was published on 4 September 2026 in response to Liz Jarvis MP.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ban rodenticides as part of the Government's animal welfare strategy.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

While Defra recognises concerns associated with rodenticides, and has welcomed recent changes restricting their use, policy responsibility for rodenticides lies with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Government’s animal welfare strategy, published in December 2025, did not include any commitment to ban them.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to prevent the pollution of rivers in South Shropshire.

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

In 2026, the Environment Agency has so far carried out 55 inspections of water company assets and 27 farm inspections in South Shropshire. Where non-compliance is identified, the Environment Agency will require remedial action and will not hesitate to take enforcement action.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the European Union.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Negotiations with the European Union on a sanitary and phytosanitary agreement are at an advanced stage. This Government remains committed to concluding the agreement ahead of the next UK-EU Summit on 20 November.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to secure public water supplies in areas experiencing drought in winter 2026-27.

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

The Government works with EA and water companies ensuring they take actions required to secure water supplies, including fixing more leaks quickly, optimising and moving water around their networks and holding them accountable if they delay drought plan actions. National Drought Group meets weekly ensuring coordinated action across affected sectors.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding has been made available to assist with the UK Squirrel Accord supporting research into immunocontraception.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra provides ongoing funding for the laboratory facilities used in the UK Squirrel Accord research. Defra and the Forestry Commission also provide wider support to the UK Squirrel Accord, including funding towards its Director post.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what was the outturn spending by the department on communications, marketing and advertising in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

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

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help improve access to affordable food.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This Government is committed to ensuring everyone can access healthy, affordable food. That is why I announced the Good Food Neighbourhoods programme last month. This £10 million fund will support those communities in greatest need, to access healthier, more affordable food – giving people the room to breathe on the cost of living.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help improve food security.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Food security is national security. That is why we are working across Government to make sure food supply is built into our emergency preparedness, and why we have set up the Food Preparedness Group, which brings Government, industry and civil society together to plan for acute and catastrophic risks to our food system.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the Forestry Commission to achieve its target of improving the semi-natural score of plantation in ancient woodland sites by at least one class by 2044.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra is providing support to expand training, monitoring, and on-the-ground restoration work. Targeted Defra funding of £5.9m for 2026–2029 is accelerating PAWS restoration on the Public Forest Estate, with progress closely monitored and a target to work towards doubling the recent restoration rate.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance Natural England and the Environment Agency have issued to privately developed carbon capture projects such as Peak Clusters on protecting wildlife and designated habitats on the Wirral and Dee Estuary.

Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Natural England has provided formal advice through the Environmental Impact Assessment scoping consultation. This identified several matters requiring further consideration, including gaps and inaccuracies in the assessment of designated sites, missing protected species survey data, including for natterjack toads on the Wirral, and the need for a more robust assessment of air quality, landscape and habitat impacts. Natural England also advised on the need for detailed agricultural land classification information.

On Wirral, Natural England has raised concerns regarding the marine ecology assessment, the adequacy of protected species surveys, and potential impacts on protected habitats and bird features.

Natural England will continue to engage with the applicant and provide evidence-based advice as the proposals develop, with the aim of securing appropriate protection for the natural environment.

The Environment Agency published carbon capture guidance and is developing its evidence and regulatory approach to understand and manage potential impacts from carbon capture developments.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of taking water utilities into public ownership.

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

The water industry has not worked for people or the environment for far too long. That is why, in our strengthened Water Bill, we will remove the Thatcher-era restrictions on public ownership in water companies.

This Government will keep all options on the table and will ensure clear consequences for water companies who are failing the communities they serve.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a public food waste reporting requirement for large businesses in reducing food prices through increased supply chain efficiency.

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

The Government recognises the importance of improving food waste data to help reduce food waste and improve resource efficiency. The Department is engaging with industry to improve reporting and data quality, while considering a range of policy options. Potential reporting requirements for larger businesses, including mandatory reporting, remain under consideration.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond further to the 2023 consultation on food waste reporting.

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

The Government recognises the importance of improving food waste data to help reduce food waste and improve resource efficiency. The Department is engaging with industry to improve reporting and data quality, while considering a range of policy options. Potential reporting requirements for larger businesses, including mandatory reporting, remain under consideration.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his department has made an assessment of the treatment of existing water company debt under a model in which a water and sewerage undertaking is transferred into public ownership.

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

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 October 2026 to PQ UIN 33485.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when a decision is expected regarding phasing out cages for laying hens, following her department's consultation which closed on the 9th March 2026.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government is currently analysing the responses to the consultation, and a formal response is expected to be published this year.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department is making on phasing out cages for laying hens.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government is currently analysing the responses to the consultation, and a formal response is expected to be published this year.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential costs and benefits of United Utilities Water Limited being operated under (a) public ownership, (b) not-for-profit ownership and (c) its existing ownership model; and if she will publish any such assessment.

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

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 October 2026 to PQ UIN 33485.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has undertaken an assessment of the fiscal implications of bringing a regional water and sewerage company into public ownership; and what methodology HM Treasury would use to assess the acquisition value of such a company.

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

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 October 2026 to PQ UIN 33485.

Consult on a standardised system in England to collect and analyse health problems suspected to be associated with dog and cat food. Examine who should report, which events qualify and whether additional reporting duties are needed. Seek UK-wide coordination with devolved governments.

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Found: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (2023) Statistical Digest of Rural England

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department undertook any vetting or due diligence on the external attendees of the recent Government trade delegation to India.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade led a delegation to India comprising 26 businesses and business representatives, all subject to due diligence checks.

The Secretaries of State for Scotland, and the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs each led their own delegation. Delegate vetting was a matter for the Scotland Office and DEFRA respectively.

The Great North grouping of mayors led a non-UK Government delegation to India. Delegate vetting was a matter for the mayors.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 12 October 2026, to Question 29969 on Minerals and Vitamins: Regulation, with reference to the Food Standard Agency's, Food supplements guidance, 25 June 2026, and further to the DHSC Guidance, Fortified foods: guidance to compliance on European Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and certain other substances to food, of January 2021, whether the Foods Standards Agency holds a list of the specific (a) minerals, (b) fitness supplements, (c) botanical supplements and (d) vitamins, for human consumption, that would be banned in Great Britain as a consequence of the EU regulations listed in DEFRA news story, UK-EU SPS Agreement - Legislation in scope, 9 March 2026.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The final scope of the agreement, and its precise implications for particular products, remains subject to the outcome of ongoing negotiations with the European Union. This Government will continue to work with industry bodies as that process continues.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Met Office has a policy or is commissioned by his Department to issue and proactively send episode-specific air-quality warnings to news media, separately from supplying forecast data.

Answered by Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Met Office produces the public air-quality forecast on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), which is available through GOV.UK and Met Office web and app products.

While air-quality warnings are not issued in the UK, the Met Office does provide an ad hoc Air Quality Notification/Alert service on behalf of Defra when pollution levels are expected to reach specified thresholds. Further information on how these alerts and notifications are used can be provided by Defra.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, when funding opportunities for engineering biology businesses will be launched by Innovate UK through the National Engineering Biology Programme.

Answered by Chris McDonald - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Innovate UK recently launched several funding opportunities for engineering biology businesses including an £8.5m collaborative R&D competition, an £8m Investor Partnerships competition, and a £3m Contracts for Innovation pilot competition with Defra and FSA through the National Engineering Biology Programme. Further funding opportunities will be launched across the SR period, including an Accelerator (with aligned Feasibility funding) towards the end of the year, supporting early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs in commercialising engineering biology innovations. The UKRI future research and funding opportunities pages will provide details of forthcoming calls.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to improve police forces’ ability to tackle organised rural crime.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Rural crime can have devastating consequences for countryside communities and the agricultural sector. That is why this Government is committed to reducing crime in rural areas. We are improving the safety of rural communities with tougher measures to clamp down on organised rural crime, equipment theft, strengthened neighbourhood policing and stronger measures to prevent farm theft and fly-tipping.

This Government recognises that there can be challenges in responding to organised rural crime and is taking a coordinated, cross-system approach to tackling this issue. To support the policing response, the Home Office is providing over £800,000 in 2026/27 to the National Rural Crime Unit and National Wildlife Crime Unit. These specialist capabilities provide intelligence, analysis, coordination and operational support to forces across the UK, helping to identify, disrupt and pursue offenders operating across force boundaries.

The Home Office has worked closely with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to support the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) in delivering their Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy for 2025–28. This strategy provides a framework through which policing and its partners can work together to tackle the crimes that predominantly affect rural communities, including organised criminality affecting farms and agricultural businesses.

People in rural communities often feel that they don’t receive the same timeliness and quality of response from their local force as those living in urban areas. Our police reforms will end that postcode lottery by setting central targets, increasing transparency so people can see how their force is performing, and taking robust action where forces are not performing. With our Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, every neighbourhood, rural or urban, now has a named contactable officer, dedicated to addressing the issues facing their communities.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department has produced modelling on the timing of Government responses to a) wildfires and b) flooding.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

The Cabinet Office works with other government departments, including MHCLG (lead government department for wildfires) and Defra (lead government department for flooding) to closely monitor emerging risks to enable the government to respond rapidly and proportionately as required. The Cabinet Office will continue to liaise with the relevant departments throughout any response required.

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to ensure compliance with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations for legacy solar panels where the original equipment manufacturer or installer has ceased trading.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended) are a matter for my Rt Hon friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

As set out in the Solar Roadmap published in June 2025, the Government has committed to maximising the use of resources and reducing waste by moving to a circular economy, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has convened a taskforce of experts from across government, industry, academia and non-governmental organisations to develop a Circular Economy Strategy.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to deliver a coordinated national wildfire strategy.

Answered by Florence Eshalomi - Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

To strengthen resilience, MHCLG and Defra have established joint governance arrangements with partners across government and the resilience sector to drive coordinated action on prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. This work is helping to inform the development of a cross-government Wildfire Action Plan to improve resilience over the short, medium and long term.

The Prime Minister announced that he will convene a Wildfire Summit in the autumn, which will provide an opportunity to continue to consider wildfire resilience measures across prevention, response and recovery. Officials from all nations will continue to work together post Summit to ensure coordination across the wildfire risk landscape.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in organised crime groups affecting rural communities since the introduction of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act of 2023; and what steps she is taking to tackle such crime

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Rural crime can have a devastating impact on communities and the agricultural sector, particularly when machinery and equipment are stolen.

We are improving the safety of rural communities with tougher measures to clamp down on organised rural crime, equipment theft, strengthened neighbourhood policing and stronger measures to prevent farm theft and fly-tipping.

The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 received Royal Assent in July 2023, but its substantive provisions require secondary legislation before they can take effect. The Government’s response to the Call for Evidence, published on 10 March 2026, sets out the proposed scope of that legislation. It will require all new All-Terrain Vehicles to be forensically marked, and their details recorded on a property database.

The Department has not made an assessment of trends in organised crime groups affecting rural communities, or of the impact of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 on levels of agricultural equipment theft, since the Act's provisions are not yet in force. However, the National Farmers’ Union Mutual Crime Report reported reductions in the cost of rural crime by 6% in 2025.

We recognise that organised criminal groups are involved in rural offences, including the theft of agricultural machinery, livestock and fuel. The Home Office is therefore providing over £800,000 in 2026/27 for the National Rural Crime Unit and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. These specialist capabilities provide operational support, intelligence, analysis and coordination to police forces across the UK, helping them to identify, disrupt and pursue offenders operating across force boundaries.

The Home Office has also worked closely with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to support the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) in delivering their Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy for 2025–28. This strategy provides a framework through which policing and its partners can work together to tackle the crimes that predominantly affect rural communities, including organised criminality affecting farms and agricultural businesses.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the implementation of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2003 on levels of theft of agricultural equipment.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

Rural crime can have a devastating impact on communities and the agricultural sector, particularly when machinery and equipment are stolen.

We are improving the safety of rural communities with tougher measures to clamp down on organised rural crime, equipment theft, strengthened neighbourhood policing and stronger measures to prevent farm theft and fly-tipping.

The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 received Royal Assent in July 2023, but its substantive provisions require secondary legislation before they can take effect. The Government’s response to the Call for Evidence, published on 10 March 2026, sets out the proposed scope of that legislation. It will require all new All-Terrain Vehicles to be forensically marked, and their details recorded on a property database.

The Department has not made an assessment of trends in organised crime groups affecting rural communities, or of the impact of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 on levels of agricultural equipment theft, since the Act's provisions are not yet in force. However, the National Farmers’ Union Mutual Crime Report reported reductions in the cost of rural crime by 6% in 2025.

We recognise that organised criminal groups are involved in rural offences, including the theft of agricultural machinery, livestock and fuel. The Home Office is therefore providing over £800,000 in 2026/27 for the National Rural Crime Unit and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. These specialist capabilities provide operational support, intelligence, analysis and coordination to police forces across the UK, helping them to identify, disrupt and pursue offenders operating across force boundaries.

The Home Office has also worked closely with Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to support the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) in delivering their Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy for 2025–28. This strategy provides a framework through which policing and its partners can work together to tackle the crimes that predominantly affect rural communities, including organised criminality affecting farms and agricultural businesses.

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Found: Defra continues to invest in bird flu research and monitors the situation globally.

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Found: confirmed cases of BTV-3 in Northern Ireland. 2024 to 2025 outbreak season (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) Defra

Found: confirmed cases of BTV-3 in Northern Ireland. 2024 to 2025 outbreak season (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) Defra

Found: confirmed cases of BTV-3 in Northern Ireland. 2024 to 2025 outbreak season (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) Defra

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Found: You can view all of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) guidance and forms

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Found: The Defra Data Service Platform provides the most up to date environmental data for partners or contractors

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Found: Environmental Land Management (ELM)  EWCO is run by the Forestry Commission and funded through the Defra

Found: A BCP Manual is produced by Defra for Competent Authorities that are responsible for imported POAO at

Found: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has identified significant risks to animal

Found: The application was made before the introduction of DEFRA Guidance released in August 2023 (the Guidance

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Found: up An officer acting on behalf of the Local Authority wishing to sign up can write a letter to the Defra

Found: Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) The Office for Product Safety and Standards has been appointed by Defra

Found: Our own experts work with leading scientific organisations, universities and other parts of the Defra

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Found: NPL Report ENV 61 Fully ratified data from the Network can be downloaded from the Defra UK AIR website2

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Found: Our own experts work with leading scientific organisations, universities and other parts of the Defra

Found: Measurements from the Rural NO2 network are made available to Defra and its modelling contractors to

Found: & Hydrology (UKCEH) and WSP UK on behalf of the Environment Agency and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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