Question follow-through · 27094
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to reply to the correspondence dated 7 December 2024 from the Public and Commercial Services Union.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 10 Feb 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to reply to the correspondence dated 7 December 2024 from the Public and Commercial Services Union.
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Feb 2025
Answer published
A response to the Public and Commercial Services Union was sent on 3 February 2025. I apologise for the delay in responding. Defra officials will discuss the implementation of the new framework with the relevant unions.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Forestry Commission: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
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Forestry Commission: Procurement
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated time is for staff working in the Forestry Commission to be reimbursed for the purchase of equipment, including Personal Protective Equipment, who do not have access
Thames Water: Public Consultation
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has held discussions with Ofwat on the form of public consultation on a deal for the control of Thames Water.