Climate Change
Commons · Question 21818 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Munira Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Government department is responsible for leading work on climate adaptation in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Jenny Riddell-Carpenter, 9 Sep 2026
Defra leads the UK Government’s work on climate adaptation. Under the Climate Change Act 2008, the Government is required to produce a Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years, followed by a National Adaptation Programme setting out how the identif...