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Environment Protection and Food Supply

Commons · Question 38216 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 7 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's (a) resources and (b) staff to implement his policies on (i) environment protections and (ii) food security.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 7 Apr 2025

Phase 1 of the Spending Review concluded in October last year and set Defra's budget for 2025-26. Phase 2 of the Spending Review is underway and will set our departmental budgets until 2028-29 for RDEL and 2029-30 for CDEL. All departments are being asked...