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Written Question
Air Pollution
Monday 7th September 2026

Asked by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what are the latest indicative estimates of when each of the UK's 43 reporting zones will become fully compliant with the nitrogen dioxide annual limit value based on DEFRA's national modelling and monitoring networks and additional local monitoring data gathered by cities and towns in the UK.

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

The latest projections of future compliance for the reporting zones in exceedance of the nitrogen dioxide annual mean limit value can be found here: 2020 NO2 and PM projections data (2018 reference year) - DEFRA UK Air - GOV.UK.

New projections from a 2025 reference year are being developed. These will incorporate Defra’s national modelling and monitoring networks and additional local monitoring data gathered by cities and towns in the UK.

Written Question
Air Pollution: Warnings
Monday 7th September 2026

Asked by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many unique site visitors the Alert Bulletin page on the DEFRA UK AIR website received on each of the following dates: 25 May, 27 May, 9 July, 13 August, and 14 August 2026.

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

Please see the information requested in the table below. Defra rolled out a new air quality alert service on 30 July 2026 which can be accessed here: https://check-air-quality.service.gov.uk/

Date (2026)

Unique users that day

25 May

90

27 May

229

09 July

54

13 August

129

14 August

446

Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 03 Sep 2026
Global Biodiversity and Ecosystems: National Security

"Sir Desmond, imagine that the top brains in the country’s security and intelligence community produced a report that told you how to save the world. You would want to see it, right? Well, the report we are discussing is not about how to save the world; it is about what …..."
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Written Question
Water Companies: Insolvency
Thursday 3rd September 2026

Asked by: Barry Gardiner (Labour - Brent West)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will provide a full list of licensed special administration practitioners in the UK who would be eligible to be appointed to undertake the special administration of a water company.

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

The Government Commercial Agency provides UK public sector organisations with a recommended list of suppliers with the capabilities to support restructuring and insolvency which are listed under Lot 10 of the Management Consultancy Framework Four.

Division Vote (Commons)
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 322 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 411 Noes - 102
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 323 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 427
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 318 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 410
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Sep 2026 - Representation of the People Bill - View Vote Context
Barry Gardiner (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 323 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 166 Noes - 346
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Sep 2026
Direction of Government

"The Prime Minister has spoken powerfully about the devolution of power and giving back control. Will he therefore ensure that the proposals for commonhold and leasehold reform, for which 5 million leaseholders in this country are waiting with bated breath, do give that power and control back to those people, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 01 Sep 2026
Science Facilities and Laboratories

"My hon. Friend is making a superb case for the importance of funding for her deep earth facility. I had the privilege of going to the National Oceanography Centre’s deep oceans facility, and the innovative science there on carbon sequestration is superb. Does she agree that the sustainability of that …..."
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