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901 records in 2026
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Vehicle Excise Duty distinction between vehicles emitting over 225g/km first registered before and after 23 March 2006 on the (a) environment and (b) econom
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate the Environment Agency has made of the number of (a) residential and (b) commercial properties in Ewyas Harold at risk of flooding.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to require sewerage undertakers to detect and rectify foul-to-surface water misconnections discharging into watercourses.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 22817 on Reservoirs: Cambridgeshire, what assessment she has made of the source of a) nitrates and b) phosphates found in water s
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency in providing short and long-term solutions for small to medium-scale rural flood areas.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which flood risk management schemes for Ewyas Harold are included in the Environment Agency's capital investment programme; and what is the (a) funding allocated and (b) expected timet
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many abstraction licences have been granted to data centre operators in each year since 2022; and in how many cases the site is in an area classified as water-stressed.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the reuse, refurbishment, and repurposing of batteries.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the forthcoming consultation on the he UK’s producer responsibility legislation for batteries will assess the costs and benefits of adopting requirements equivalent to the batt
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to support local authorities to tackle fly tipping in a) England and b) the parliamentary constituency of Romford.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department made before 22 September 2026 of the total value of applications to be made to Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 Window 2.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support will be available to farmers in Runcorn and Helsby whose Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier or Higher Tier agreements expire in December 2026 and who were unable to secure a
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the DEFRA Farming Blog article dated 16 June 2025, what assessment has she made about how the budget for SFI26 schemes aligns with Government ambitions to invest more
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will launch a review into the potential impact of floral foam microplastics on a) the environment b) people who regularly handle this material.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has discussed with the Welsh Government the financial and regulatory experience of Welsh Water since its mutualisation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what lessons her Department has identified from the financial structure and performance of Welsh Water that could be applied to the regulation of water companies in England.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she will take through the EU SPS agreement on helping to tackle the spread of EU-borne (a) foot and mouth, (b) African swine fever, (c) lumpy skin disease and (d) Peste des
Austria · National Council · 9 October 2026
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Alois Kainz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Klima- und Umweltschutz, Regionen und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Konsequenzen aus Akkubränden in österreichischen Abfallanlagen
Belgium · Flemish Parliament · 9 October 2026
over de ecologische toestand van de waterlichamen
Germany · German Bundestag · 9 October 2026
Konstitutive Neufassung Abfallverbringungsgesetz unter dem Titel Gesetz zur Durchführung der Verordnung (EU) 2024/1157 und des Basler Übereinkommens (<strong>Abfallverbringungsgesetz </strong>– AbfVerbrG) als Art. 1 der Vorlage
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time taken to update the Great Britain list of Species of Special Concern on efforts to meet Target 6 of the Glob
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will increase the maximum penalties and sanctions for people convicted of fly tipping.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support livestock farmers affected by bluetongue with fallen stock costs.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to monitor levels of (a) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and (b) other priority hazardous substances in motorway runoff discharged into the
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of Henry Dimbleby’s recommendations in his National Food Strategy (2021) the Government has acted upon.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many SBIs applied for Moorland Actions, Low Input Grassland, Herbal Leys and Winter Bird Food Mix.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many waste sites permitted under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 were not inspected by the Environment Agency in each of the last five years; and
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
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.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what assessment her Department has made of the statement by National Parks UK that fuel loads in National Parks will increase while more fire-resilient habitats develop, (b) what e
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 July 2026 to Question 15936 on Animal Welfare, when she plans to (a) update hon. Members and (b) publish findings of her Department's discussions with (i)
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the security and continuity of the UK food supply chain is factored into national homeland resilience planning.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the new powers she will be able to exercise from 1 January 2028 to revoke or vary abstraction licences without paying compensati
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered introducing a fixed maximum fee for Animal Health Certificates, in the way that fees for other mandatory government documents such as passports ar
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of lost income from recycling credits from the introduction of the deposit return scheme in October 2027 on local authority budgets
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the delay to mandatory kerbside collection of flexible plastics under Simpler Recycling, what steps her Department is taking to work with industry to stimulate end-ma
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether proposed reforms to the water sector will include specific protections for recreational water users within measures relating to public health.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that farmers have certainty when planning participation in future SFI schemes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what update she can provide on the availability of Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier schemes for common land.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase the recycling of grey water.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) the effectiveness of the regulatory framework for water companies and (b) the its potential impact on (i) strengthening personal accountability for
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support is available to farmers and other agricultural landowners for the clearance of waste deposited illegally on their land by organised crime groups.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle food waste in Devon.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the availability of affordable flood insurance for households and businesses in Hamilton and Clyde Valley constituency.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of international best practice in battery recycling regulation, including regulatory approaches adopted in the EU, China and India, as part of i
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken any modelling of the potential financial and economic impact of converting privately owned water companies into mutually owned organisations.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the potential economic case for mutualising water companies.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the environmental performance of Wessex Water.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the amount of income generated by Wessex Water that is (a) retained for investment in the UK and (b) distributed to shareholders based overseas.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will amend the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 to ensure that water-quality monitoring and public-health protections apply to all recreational water users who may be exposed to w
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 October 2026
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which public authority is responsible for determining whether the management of privately owned woodland presents a wildfire risk to neighbouring residential communities.