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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 25350 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Paternity Leave, tabled on 21 January 2025.

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
24 Feb 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 25350 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Paternity Leave, tabled on 21 January 2025.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    A response to Question 25350 is being prepared and will be provided as soon as possible. I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Members: Correspondence

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Sustainable Farming Incentive

10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many agricultural businesses in (a) West Sussex, (b) East Sussex and (c) Brighton and Hove received Sustainable Farming Incentive grants in 2024.

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Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU

5 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of (a) per-consignment fees and (b) inspection charges on the retail price of sanitary and phytosanitary goods imported

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Members: Correspondence

23 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to correspondence of (a) 19 November 2025, (b) 15 December 2025 and (c) 6 January 2026 from the hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs.

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Licensed Premises: Noise

10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many warning and fixed penalty notices were issued against licensed premises under the Noise Act 1996 by local authorities in England in each of the last five years.