Allison Gardner MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Bluetongue Virus: ScreeningDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve testing capacity for blue tongue.
Answer: Defra has taken proactive steps to strengthen the national capacity for the testing of bluetongue in response to increased demand. Testing is now also being undertaken by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) at Weybridge alongside the National Refere...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordFarmers: FinanceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of devolution in England on equitable grant funding for English farmers in line with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Answer: Agriculture is devolved. Defra administers farming policy in England, while the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive determine their own agricultural policies and support schemes. As part of this arrangement, funding for ag...
Answered 18 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBeef and Poultry: BrazilDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to restrict the importation of Brazilian beef and chicken.
Answer: Defra is working as quickly as possible to assess Brazilian production systems to ensure that beef and chicken from animals treated with certain antimicrobial products are not exported to Great Britain and is keeping trade restrictions under review. The a...
Answered 23 Sept 2026
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