Question follow-through · 1425
Controlled Burning
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason no official minute or departmental read-out was produced following the 2025 meeting between the Defra Minister and the Minister responsible for fire at which proposed b
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 11 Jun 2026 · 28 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Biodiversity · 14 Jul 2026
- Fire Prevention: Leicestershire · 28 Aug 2026
- Reservoirs: Construction · 28 Aug 2026
- Drinking Water: Water Supply · 28 Aug 2026
- Housing: Construction · 28 Aug 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason no official minute or departmental read-out was produced following the 2025 meeting between the Defra Minister and the Minister responsible for fire at which proposed b
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Jun 2026
Answer published
The relevant Defra Minister did not meet any minister responsible for fire in 2025 to discuss the proposed burning regulations.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Biodiversity
14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains the Government's position that biodiversity net gain applies to most development.
Fire Prevention: Leicestershire
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department provides to local authorities on mitigating wildfire and grass fire risks across urban parklands, nature reserves and green spaces bordering residential ne
Reservoirs: Construction
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate the construction timeline of the nine proposed major reservoirs in England, and whether she plans to bring forward their expected comp
Drinking Water: Water Supply
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what interim measures and emergency drought management capabilities her Department is putting in place to secure national drinking water supplies during periods of extreme heat prior t
Housing: Construction
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the number of housebuilding developments currently delayed or blocked due to local water scarcity, and how the construction timelines of the
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Environment Protection
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 August 2026 to Question 18165 on Department for Transport: Carbon Emissions, when the Greening Government Commitments 2025–2030 will be (a) finalised and (b