Barry Gardiner MP: written questions
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Written questions
Water: ReformDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 29335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Water Transition Plan.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordSouthern Water: SewageDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what level of rainfall above which a water company such as Southern Water has been permitted by the Environment Agency to discharge storm sewage.
Answer: There is no fixed rainfall threshold for a storm overflow to discharge. Storm overflows may only operate as permitted, with compliance assessed case-by-case against site-specific rainfall, flow and network conditions.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written QuestionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to answer Question 26883.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 9 September to PQ UIN 26883.
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written QuestionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to answer Question 25949.
Answer: A reply is being prepared and will be issued as soon as possible.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2026 to UIN 25951, whether additional local monitoring data gathered by cities and towns in England includes monitoring data collected by local au
Answer: The additional local monitoring data referred to in the Answer of 7 September 2026 may include monitoring data collected by local authorities in fulfilment of their local air quality duties, including data reported through Annual Status Reports. The preci...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: WarningsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many sign ups there have been to the new air quality alert service since the 30 July 2026.
Answer: From 1 August 2026 to midday on 8 September 2026, there have been 2652 unique sign-ups to the new air quality alert service.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which reporting zones are expected to show a deterioration in air quality in 2025; and for which pollutants.
Answer: We are in the process of completing the assessment of compliance under the Air Quality Standards Regulations (2010) and we will publish the full results in due course in line with our reporting commitments. These Results will include details of the status...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Air PollutionMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what warnings were issued to military personnel on endurance or other training exercises about air pollution in the UK between May and August 2026 inclusive.
Answer: The single Services have reported no air quality or air pollution incidents between May and August 2026 that required specific warnings or restrictions to be issued to military personnel undertaking endurance or other training exercises in the UK.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWood-burning Stoves: Public ConsultationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish her response to the consultation on wood burning.
Answer: We intend to publish the consultation response in due course.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many non-disclosure agreements does her department have with individual members or advisory groups, agencies and public bodies that restrict their ability to speak on issues relate
Answer: The department does not have non-disclosure agreements with individual members or advisory groups, agencies and public bodies that restrict their ability to speak on issues related to air pollution.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: RegulationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the latest indicative estimate is for the calendar year in which the UK will comply fully with the National Emissions Ceilings Regulations 2019 obligation for each regulated pollu
Answer: Defra produces projections of future emissions in five-year increments from 2025 to 2050. These are not predictions, and so only include firm and funded government policies and assume external factors effecting emissions such as the economy, weather and s...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: Press ReleasesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) press releases on high air pollution episodes and (b) high air pollution alerts her Department sent to news media and weather desks in each of the last five years.
Answer: To raise awareness of episodes, the Department collaborates with specific organisations like the Met Office and UKHSA. The Department continues to explore opportunities to broaden reach.v
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the annual Compliance Assessment Summary for air pollution in the UK for 2025 before 14 September 2026.
Answer: No, the compliance assessment summary will not be published before 14 September 2026.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: WarningsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the table with health advice for each band of the Daily Air Quality Index was removed from the DEFRA UK AIR webpage; and for what reason.
Answer: The table setting out health advice for each band of the Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI) was removed from the UK-AIR DAQI webpage in December 2025 as part of the ongoing migration of air quality information from UK-AIR to newer digital services. The change...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: WarningsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many people signed up to her Department's email air quality alerts in each calendar month from September 2025 to August 2026 inclusive.
Answer: The data for the Check Air Quality Alerts Service is shown below:MonthUnique area subscriptions - EmailJune 202689July 202659Aug 2026525
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: UN Economic Commission for EuropeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the UK's negotiating position is at the UNECE in relation to Annex IX of the Gothenburg Protocol.
Answer: The UK is playing an active role in the ongoing revision of the UNECE Gothenburg Protocol, including discussions on Annex IX relating to ammonia. The UK’s negotiating position is being developed ahead of the next meeting of the Executive Body for the UNEC...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: WarningsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of aligning air quality index bands of Moderate, High, and Very High with those of other public health warnings such as the Yellow,
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of clear and consistent public health communications. Recent evaluation of the Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI) concluded the DAQI was well understood by the majority of surveyed users, this has been validated by use...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: EU LawDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to align the UK Air Quality Regulations (2010) with the EU Directive 2024/2881 on ambient air quality.
Answer: The Government keeps its air quality framework under review, including air quality targets and standards, and will review the Air Quality Strategy by 2028. Our focus is on delivering effective policies across the main sources of emissions to improve air q...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25951More
Question: 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
Answer: 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 202...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: WarningsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25950More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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 day25 May9027 May22909 July5413 Au...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir Pollution: DeathDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many deaths were attributable to ozone, fine particular matter (PM2.5) and PM10 during each of the heatwaves between May and August 2026 inclusive.
Answer: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates that the mortality burden of air pollution is linked to 29,000-43,000 deaths annually. The ONS does not produce estimates of the number of deaths attributable to ozone, PM2.5 or PM10 during specific heatwave...
Answered 17 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAir PollutionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 25948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether consideration was given to sending press releases to news media and weather reporters before each of the following ozone episodes: a) 25 and 27 May, b) 25 June, c) 9 July, and
Answer: We work closely with the Met Office, UKHSA and the third sector during pollution episodes, and are exploring greater engagement with the media and broadcast meteorologists to incorporate air quality information into weather reporting.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Companies: InsolvencyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19326More
Question: 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 comp
Answer: 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.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Federation of Fishermen's OrganisationsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to list the meetings she and her ministers have had with the NFFO since 9 June 2025.
Answer: Defra ministers meet with a range of stakeholders on a regular basis, including the NFFO to discuss matters relevant to commercial fisheries. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are published quarterly in arrears on...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish the response to the MMO's Stage 3 marine protected areas consultation.
Answer: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) consulted last year on fisheries byelaws to restrict bottom trawling in a further 41 MPAs. These proposals covered 30,000 square kilometres or 13% of English waters. The MMO is carefully considering the very large ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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