Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Tessa Munt and Hamish Falconer

Thursday 10th September 2026 Commons Chamber

[The Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and European Relations (Mr Hamish Falconer)]

We are engaged in discussions with the European Union on exactly the questions that the hon. Member refers to. We have made good progress in the first two years; I wish to go further, as I set out in my answer to the question before.

[Tessa Munt (Wells and Mendip Hills) (LD)]

Returning to the emergency alerts, what assessment has the Secretary of State made of issuing alerts on a regional or county basis for important but more local emergencies, such as bluetongue outbreaks in cattle and sheep in rural areas?