Sarah Dyke MP: written questions

Written questions

• Agriculture: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29205More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that whole supply chain emissions reporting requires clear disclosure of gross emissions, and does not permit narrower Scope 1 and 2 repor

  Answer: While the framework for business climate reporting is a policy matter for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, Defra is working with industry to support a consistent and robust app...

  Answered 21 Sept 2026

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• Dairy Farming: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29204More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of how the costs of emissions reductions in the dairy supply chain are distributed between producers, processors, retailers and consumers.

  Answer: While the Government has not undertaken a specific assessment of how the costs of dairy supply chain emissions reductions are distributed, we are committed to working with the whole food supply chain to reduce agricultural emissions to strengthen food sec...

  Answered 21 Sept 2026

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• Agriculture: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29203More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support is available to farmers for protecting existing carbon stores such as peatland, permanent grassland, hedgerows, woodland and mature trees.

  Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the information available on GOV.UK which outlines grant funding for peatland restoration and management (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-funding-boost-to-protect-englands-iconic-peatlands) and trees and woodland grants (...

  Answered 21 Sept 2026

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• Livestock: MethaneDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29202More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using GWP* alongside GWP100 to account for methane emissions from livestock, in order to reflect whether herd-level e

  Answer: Defra recognises the ongoing debate on how best to account for short-lived greenhouse gases such as methane. While GWP* can provide useful insights into methane's warming effects, it is not currently considered a suitable replacement for conventional emis...

  Answered 18 Sept 2026

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• Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29201More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of recognising existing carbon stocks held in peatland, permanent pasture, hedgerows and woodland on farms, in addition

  Answer: The UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory accounts for greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration from managed land through the Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector, alongside the agriculture sector. Together, these form the Agriculture, Fo...

  Answered 18 Sept 2026

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• Agriculture: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 29200More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that agricultural carbon reporting frameworks distinguish clearly between independently verified data, modelled estimates and elements tha

  Answer: For farms businesses and agricultural products Defra is developing a standardised approach to carbon reporting. The work aims to establish robust methodologies and criteria for high-quality farm carbon assessments. It will improve the consistency and reli...

  Answered 18 Sept 2026

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• Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil PartnershipsHome OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26672More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on average waiting times for appointments to register a death at register offices in England and Wales; and what assessment she has made of the impact of any dela

  Answer: Monitoring by the General Register Office for England and Wales shows good appointment availability to enable the registration of deaths within the 5-day statutory time period.While no formal assessment has been made on the impact of delays on bereaved fa...

  Answered 7 Sept 2026

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• Medical Examiners: Death CertificatesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26671More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of average waiting times for Medical Examiner scrutiny of deaths since the statutory extension of the service to all deaths in England and Wales;

  Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided to the Hon Member for Leeds South West and Morley on 8 July 2026 in response to Questions 15549, 15557, and 15558.

  Answered 11 Sept 2026

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