Question follow-through · 3916
Horses: Dartmoor
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of grazing density calculations on Dartmoor pony populations.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 21 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jun 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
21 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of grazing density calculations on Dartmoor pony populations.
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jun 2026
Answer published
Defra has assessed the impact of including ponies in grazing density calculations under Countryside Stewardship schemes and considers that this supports the sustainability of Dartmoor pony populations. Inclusion ensures ponies are recognised within scheme...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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