Agriculture: Methane
Commons · Question 122441 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of slurry storage technologies on reducing agricultural methane emissions.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 25 Mar 2026
Defra has assessed slurry storage systems and their ability to reduce agricultural methane emissions, including retrofitted permeable and impermeable covers. These are detailed in the Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan (2025). Available scientific evi...