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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which consultations published by their Department are awaiting a response; and when each of those responses (a) were initially planned to and (b) will be published.

Policy teams across Defra consult regularly during the policy development and implementation cycle.

Information is available on gov.uk all open and closed consultations published by Defra including the closing date for open consultations and, where available, the Government's response.

The Cabinet Office has published best practice ‘consultation principles’ for government departments.