Sarah Dyke MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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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
Original Parliament recordDairy 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
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: 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
Original Parliament recordLivestock: 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
Original Parliament recordCarbon 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
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: 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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| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 6 |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 1 |
| Home Office | 1 |
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