Question follow-through · 54112

Agriculture: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33098 on Agriculture: Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Joint Nature Conservation Committee, (b) Commit

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
21 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
5 Jun 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2025 to Question 33098 on Agriculture: Climate Change, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) Joint Nature Conservation Committee, (b) Commit

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Defra continues to work with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) and the Special Representative for Nature (SREP) to facilitate closer relationships for the benefit of climate and nature and build an effec...

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