Question follow-through · 104464
Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish in full the Global Ecosystem Assessment report.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 9 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish in full the Global Ecosystem Assessment report.
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Jan 2026
Answer published
Defra routinely conducts and updates assessments on a range of threats. The Government publishes assessments in the National Risk Register and Chronic Risks Analysis, including on biodiversity loss and its interactions with ecosystems, on GOV.UK.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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School Milk
27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will review current guidance under the school milk scheme to ensure consistency with NHS Eatwell guidance, which includes fortified dairy alternatives such as plant-b
School Milk
27 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits to children’s health and inclusion of expanding the School Milk Scheme to include fortified plant-based alternatives.
Methane: Departmental Coordination
12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department is working with other departments to coordinate delivery of the Government’s methane reduction commitments.
Sustainable Farming Incentive: Organic Farming
12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will ensure that organic farming is appropriately supported within the relaunched Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, in the context of increasing trade balance for organic pr
Waste: Landfill
12 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects further policy measures to be introduced to prevent biodegradable waste from entering landfill.
Inland Waterways: Access
20 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve the safety and availability of public access to waterways for recreation and wellbeing.
Fruit and Vegetables: Production
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase production of domestic fruit, vegetables, pulses and legumes to strengthen the UK’s food security, in light of the findings of the Natio
Forests: Commodities
5 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from businesses on clarity on forest risk commodities regulation.
Forests: Commodities
6 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what legislative steps she is taking to introduce regulations under section 116 and Schedule 17 of the Environment Act 2021 on forest risk commodities in commercial activity.
Waste Disposal: Furniture
9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her department has made of the cost to local authorities of separating and incinerating waste upholstered domestic seating due to the presence of chemical flame retardant
Chemicals: EU Law
9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to align with EU REACH regulatory protections from chemical flame retardants.