Steve Darling MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Water: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of sewage discharges such as those affecting Torbay on recreational water users, including paddlers; and what steps she is taking t
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordInland Waterways: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the Access to Nature Green Paper includes provisions for increased public access to unregulated inland waterways.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: Offshore IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 26686, when the planned end of the research and development programme on Marine Net Gain is.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordWater: StandardsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the risks posed to recreational water users, including paddlers, by sewage discharges such as those affecting Torbay; and what steps she is taking to en
Answer: Public health is being prioritised. The Clean Water Bill will deliver cleaner rivers, lakes, and seas, including by providing the legislative tools to ensure targets are ambitious and enabling pre-pipe solutions to reduce sewage spills. The Environment Ag...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMarine Environment: Offshore IndustryDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to introduce marine net gain as part of offshore developments.
Answer: The timing for any future marine net gain scheme will depend on its scope. Our current priority is building the evidence base for marine recovery more broadly, which we are doing through our research and development programme.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAssistance Animals: TravelDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her timetable is for the introduction of measures to simplify the movement of assistance dogs between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Answer: Securing less burdensome arrangements for non-commercial pet travel to the EU, including for assistance dogs, remains a UK Government priority. As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sa...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAssistance Animals: Pet Travel SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the enforcement action against the use of European pet passports on assistance dog users.
Answer: Securing less burdensome arrangements for non-commercial pet travel to the EU, including for assistance dogs, remains a UK Government priority. As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sa...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAssistance Animals: Pet Travel SchemeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of introducing a digital passport system for assistance dogs; and what consideration has been given to the development of digitalised pa
Answer: Securing less burdensome arrangements for non-commercial pet travel to the EU, including for assistance dogs, remains a UK Government priority. As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sa...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAssistance Animals: TravelDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with key stakeholders on negotiating an exemption from Animal Health Certificate requirements for assistance dogs travelling between the UK and the Europea
Answer: Securing less burdensome arrangements for non-commercial pet travel to the EU, including for assistance dogs, remains a UK Government priority. As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sa...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAssistance Animals: TravelDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help facilitate the movement of assistance dogs accompanying their owners travelling from the UK to the EU.
Answer: Securing less burdensome arrangements for non-commercial pet travel to the EU, including for assistance dogs, remains a UK Government priority. As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sa...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal Welfare: PetsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of Battersea’s new Cost of Cute campaign.
Answer: Defra recognises the importance of conformation and genetic health in dogs and cats and supports education of owners and breeders to promote responsible breeding. As part of the Animal Welfare Strategy, this Government has committed to launch a consultati...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordPigs: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration has she given to launching an independent review into the pig industry, to determine whether piglet thumping continues to be practised.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Gorton and Denton on 4 June 2026 to PQ UIN 3739.
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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