Found: Tuesday, 7 July 2026 Present: Baroness Anelay of St Johns Lord Blunkett Viscount Chandos Baroness Hayman

Found: to progress on Post Implementation Reviews, dated 30 April 2025 Animal and plant health The Baroness Hayman

Found: Baroness Hayman of Ullock Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Seacole Building 2 Marsham Street

Found: session with Defra, VMD and the Environment Agency The Committee took oral evidence from: • Baroness Hayman

Found: possible effects of isoxazolines and the newer chemicals as well as imidacloprid and fipronil, the Baroness Hayman

Found: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 Present: Baroness Anelay of St Johns Lord Blunkett Viscount Chandos Baroness Hayman

Found: As Baroness Hayman has previously mentioned, we are preparing work on an illegal meat action plan for

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet farmers, veterinary professionals, scientists and livestock industry representatives to discuss a national strategy to tackle the spread of bluetongue virus serotype 3, and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Defra engages regularly with farmers, veterinary professionals, scientists, devolved governments and livestock industry representatives on bluetongue virus (BTV-3). Baroness Hayman met industry leaders and veterinary representatives on 8 September to discuss the outbreak. The Secretary of State is also engaging directly with the farming sector, including at the NFU’s Back British Farming Day event on 9 September. Defra is supporting the industry-led Battle Bluetongue campaign to encourage vaccination, and signposting support through the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. Defra will continue to work closely with industry and scientific experts to inform its response.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's long-term education, vaccination and disease-control strategy is to prevent bluetongue virus serotype 3 becoming an annual cycle of infection, reproductive losses and reduced livestock production.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Bluetongue will likely recur in 2027. The best way to protect against reproductive and production losses is to vaccinate early. Defra supports the industry-led Battle Bluetongue campaign and continues to encourage animal keepers to speak to their vet about vaccination. The department take part in industry led webinars and provide other communications. During her recent roundtable with industry representatives affected by bluetongue on 8 September, Baroness Hayman heard first-hand the challenges faced by the sector, the importance of partnership working, and the need to strengthen long-term preparedness and resilience across the sector.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 3 September (HL Deb col 243), what steps they have taken to ensure that water shortage is not significantly due to poor management by water companies of leakage.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Water companies have committed to halving leakage by 2050, from a 2017/18 baseline, and the Government has set an interim target of 30% reduction by 2032. The Water Delivery Taskforce is holding water companies to account for delivery of their planned investments, within and beyond Price Review 2024.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 30 June (HL1196), what steps they are taking to encourage citizen science and public observations of real-time environmental changes to monitor water management and flood risk.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This Government is investing in the power of citizen science to improve environmental understanding and generate high-quality evidence to solve complex water system problems. The Environment Agency has trained citizen scientists to carry out flow monitoring, enabled members of the public to share insights including on flow conditions using its pilot project BluePrint and encouraged use of external flow monitoring apps. This Government has also doubled support to catchment partnerships and provided funding for Water Restoration Fund and Water Environment Improvement Fund projects which support development and analysis of citizen science in local areas.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government why the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government drafted and tabled the Environmental Delivery Plans (Appropriate Prioritisation) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/655) when Baroness Hayman of Ullock made a commitment to the House on 17 September 2025 (HL Deb col 2331) that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs would take the lead on Environmental Delivery Plans.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is responsible for the enabling powers under which the Environmental Delivery Plans (Appropriate Prioritisation) Regulations 2026 were made and therefore took the lead in bringing forward the regulations. The regulations were developed in close collaboration with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Natural England, reflecting the shared responsibility for implementation of the Nature Restoration Fund and Environmental Delivery Plans.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 1 August 2025 (HL9721), what was the outcome of Resource Futures' research on the number of vessels reaching end-of-life and the policy options to reduce marine litter from abandoned vessels; and what steps they intend to take in response.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Resource Futures’ research commissioned by Defra assessed the scale of the problem of marine litter from abandoned vessels and policy options to reduce this. The report concluded that, whilst it is clear that recreational vessel abandonment is set to become an increasingly large problem, data gaps make it difficult to assess accurately the number of abandoned or end-of-life vessels across the OSPAR Maritime Area and in the UK. The report is available here: Marine litter from end of life recreational vessels - ME5247) (see attached).

Drawing on this research, the UK has led work with other countries in the North-East Atlantic as part of the OSPAR Convention to develop best practice guidance on the prevention, reporting, and management of end-of-life recreational vessels. The guidance was adopted by the OSPAR Commission in June and has been published on the OSPAR website here (see attached).

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 1 July (HL Deb col 1066), whether they have asked for an exception carve-out for precision breeding and gene editing in the UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement negotiations.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

We remain committed to implementing the Precision Breeding Act and enabling the safe development of innovative genetic technologies.

Under the UK‑EU Common Understanding, it is recognised that there will be areas where the UK will retain its own rules. The detail of those is subject to ongoing negotiations, and it would not be appropriate to comment further.

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Found: On 18 September 2025, Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals Baroness Hayman of Ullock responded

Found: Defra Minister Baroness Hayman, Minister for Biosecurity and Trade, said: This is real progress for

Found: Defra Minister Baroness Hayman, said: Gamebird shooting has been part of rural life for many years,

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Found: It was submitted by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals, Department

Found: It was submitted by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals, Department

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Found: Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Minister for Animal Welfare and Biosecurity ii I also welcome the Environment

Found: Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Minister for Animal Welfare and Biosecurity ii I also welcome the Environment

Found: Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Minister for Animal Welfare and Biosecurity ii I also welcome the Environment

Found: Defra Minister Baroness Hayman, Minister for Biosecurity and Trade, said: This is real progress for

Found: Mather MP will remain as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport Baroness Hayman

Found: Mather MP will remain as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport Baroness Hayman

Found: 71 List of Ministers’ Interests - July 2026 The Baroness Hayman

Found: Letter dated 19/08/2026 from Baroness Hayman of Ullock to Viscount Stansgate and others regarding a correction