Harriet Cross MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

Livestock: Antibiotics and Disease ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the the potential benefits of introducing an initiative to provide livestock farmers with practical guidance on disease prevention and
Answer: Defra supports livestock farmers in England to improve disease prevention, biosecurity and the responsible use of antibiotics through existing initiatives, including the Animal Health and Welfare Review and the Poultry Biosecurity Review. The Department c...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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Agriculture: Water SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has undertaken an assessment of the resilience of agricultural water supplies during prolonged dry weather.
Answer: The Environment Agency (EA) and Defra are holding monthly National Drought Group meetings gathering intelligence from the agriculture sector on water resilience. Supplies in irrigation reservoirs have rapidly declined following a dry spring and many are n...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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Crime: Rural AreasDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on the cost of rural crime to farming businesses.
Answer: The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. The Government is committed to tackling rural crime and safeguarding rural communities. That is why we have worked closely with the Home Office and the National P...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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Farmers: SurveysDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department undertakes research or collects data on confidence among farmers and agricultural businesses.
Answer: Defra publishes various measures of farmer confidence, including a summary of free text comments by theme, collected via the Farmer Opinion Tracker. The latest results are published here and the next set of results will be available on the same page on 29...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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