Question follow-through · 129233
Hornets: Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is her department taking to tackle the potential impact of the Yellow Legged Hornet on pollinators in Canterbury in wider Kent.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Hornets: Pollinators · 23 Apr 2026
- Landfill: Environmental Protection · 23 Jun 2026
- Aarhus Convention · 28 Aug 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps is her department taking to tackle the potential impact of the Yellow Legged Hornet on pollinators in Canterbury in wider Kent.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
Defra remains committed to taking action against Yellow-Legged Hornets (YLHs) in England in 2026 and the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit (NBU) stand ready to respond to reported sightings. The NBU will follow up credible reports of YLHs...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hornets: Pollinators
23 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of potential impact Yellow Legged Hornets on pollinators.
Landfill: Environmental Protection
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assess whether sites like the Shelford landfill have followed environmental permit rules.
Aarhus Convention
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not endorsing the findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee on the UK's legal standing.