Written questions by Gardiner.

If he will provide a full list of licences special administration practitioners in the who would be eligible to be appointed to undertake the special administration of a water company.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, when she will publish the response to the MMO's Stage 3 marine protected areas consultation.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made in delivering Target 2 of the Global Biodiversity framework.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish baseline data for the extent of degraded ecosystems in terrestrial, inland waters and the marine environments in the UK in line with Target 2 of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, to list the meetings she and her ministers have had with the NFFO since 9 June 2025.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, whether she agrees with Recommendation 46 of the Independent Water Commission.

Our White Paper commits to taking forward Recommendation 46 of the IWC. We will make it easier for a company’s owners to change their ownership model, by ensuring the new regulator has a transparent process to assess whether an ownership change should go ...

Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the inclusion of Recommendation 46 of the Independent Water Commission in full in the Water White Paper.

Our White Paper commits to taking forward Recommendation 46 of the IWC. We will make it easier for a company’s owners to change their ownership model, by ensuring the new regulator has a transparent process to assess whether an ownership change should go ...

Pursuant to UIN 5852, what advice her department has received from the ONS regarding the implications for ONS classification if Thames Water was taken into Special Administration.

HM Treasury has not asked for, nor received, any advice from the ONS regarding the implications for ONS classification if Thames Water was taken into Special Administration.

What discussions her Department has had with the NAO on the use of the Special Administration Regime in the water sector.

HM Treasury has not held discussions with the National Audit Office (NAO) on the use of the Special Administration Regime in the water sector.

Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the NAO on the use of the Special Administration Regime in the water sector.

The UK Government and the National Audit Office regularly engage in discussions on economic issues as part of ongoing stakeholder relations.

What discussions her department has had with the ONS regarding the use of the Special Administration Regime in the water sector.

HM Treasury and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) regularly discuss matters in the UK economy which could affect ONS classification decisions, as part of regular stakeholder engagement.

Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her department has had with the ONS regarding the use of the Special Administration Regime in the water sector.

The UK Statistics Authority (which includes the ONS) is a Non Ministerial Department sponsored by the Cabinet Office. At present, DEFRA has not had discussions with the ONS regarding the use of SAR in the water sector.

Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to designate bathing water status to the 2,487 recreationally-used freshwater sites identified by the Environment Agency which currently do not have such s

The Government designates bathing waters following a public application and consultation process. This means the process is driven by individuals and groups with direct ties to sites highly popular with bathers, who best understand how they are used and v...

Whether she has plans to meet with the Climate Change Committee to discuss the potential impact of climate change on the schools’ estate.

The department welcomes the Climate Change Committee’s Well-Adapted UK report which highlights risks to critical infrastructure including schools. Departmental officials will be attending engagement sessions with the Climate Change Committee throughout 20...

Whether she is taking steps to mitigate the potential impact of hot weather on examination results.

The department recognises the challenges posed by high temperatures during the exam period and has published guidance to support schools in managing hot weather available at: https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/hot-weather-and-heatwaves-guidance-for-...

Whether the Government plans to take steps to balance its updated emissions estimates of data centres with the decarbonisation required in the fifth carbon budget.

Growth in data centre electricity demand is inherently uncertain and, where additional electricity demand does materialise, the UK’s rapidly decarbonising power sector will help to mitigate the emissions impact. We will continue to test a range of data ce...

Innovation and Technology, when the National Policy Statement on data centres will be published for consultation.

The Government recognises that data centres facilitate the AI development and application that will be critical to the UK’s economic growth, resilience and technological leadership, and is taking coordinated action across planning, energy and digital infr...

Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's policy is on operator self-monitoring.

We are putting an end to Operator Self-Monitoring and ensuring the public have confidence in the data that is produced from water company assets. We will implement an Open Monitoring approach so everyone can see what is happening, with clear, accessible d...

Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 128631, how many of the 5 prosecutions related to offences which took place after 27 March 2020 were for sewage discharge offences.

Awaiting answer.

Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 128631 to Question 27 April 2026, if she will list the 37 prosecutions by the (a) name of the water and/or sewage company prosecuted, (b) date of prosecution, (c) date of the offence for which they were prosecuted, (d) financial penalty imposed, and (e) date on which the financial penalty was received from the company.

Awaiting answer.