Government Departments: Climate Change

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Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Tabled

26 Feb 2026

Target answer date

4 Mar 2026

Answer

5 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1. 26 Feb 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help support climate adaptation by Government.

2. 4 Mar 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 5 Mar 2026

   Answer published

   Defra is the lead department for domestic climate adaptation and works across Government, including with the Cabinet Office, in delivering this function. Defra is responsible for coordinating requirements set out in the UK Climate Change Act 2008. This in...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.