Baroness Willis of Summertown
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined House of Lords: 8th July 2022
3 APPG Memberships
Climate Change, Environment, International Conservation2 Former APPG Officer Positions
Climate Change, International ConservationDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Sparring Partners
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
(5 debate interactions)
(4 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
(3 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(25 debate contributions)
(11 debate contributions)
(1 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(5,867 words contributed)
(3,290 words contributed)
(2,595 words contributed)
(574 words contributed)
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Baroness Willis of Summertown has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Baroness Willis of Summertown has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 5 Written Questions
(View all written questions)5 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Questions
(View all Baroness Willis of Summertown's Defra questions)The primary statutory framework for climate adaptation and resilience is the Climate Change Act 2008. Through this, the Government produces regular Climate Change Risk Assessments and the National Adaptation Programme. This Government is committed to strengthening adaptation objectives to improve preparedness for climate impacts and will launch an ambitious fourth National Adaptation Programme in 2028, which will deliver more integrated and effective resilience planning.
Alongside the National Adaptation Programme, action towards delivering existing environmental targets under the Environment Act will support climate resilience by improving the condition of the natural environment, with a clear plan set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The primary statutory framework for climate adaptation and resilience is the Climate Change Act 2008. Through this, the Government produces regular Climate Change Risk Assessments and the National Adaptation Programme. This Government is committed to strengthening adaptation objectives to improve preparedness for climate impacts and will launch an ambitious fourth National Adaptation Programme in 2028, which will deliver more integrated and effective resilience planning.
Alongside the National Adaptation Programme, action towards delivering existing environmental targets under the Environment Act will support climate resilience by improving the condition of the natural environment, with a clear plan set out in the Environmental Improvement Plan.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Biodiversity Net Gain consultation on a potential additional targeted exemption for certain residential brownfield development closed on 10 June 2026. All responses and evidence submissions are being analysed and this Government will respond to the consultation in due course. If any regulatory changes are confirmed in the response, the Better Regulations Framework and the equality impacts will be considered under the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Biodiversity Net Gain consultation on a potential additional targeted exemption for certain residential brownfield development closed on 10 June 2026. All responses and evidence submissions are being analysed and this Government will respond to the consultation in due course. If any regulatory changes are confirmed in the response, the Better Regulations Framework and the equality impacts will be considered under the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Defra and the Forestry Commission are confirming plans for 2025-26 following the Autumn Statement and will be able to share more following the conclusion of our internal business planning exercise.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)