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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Written Questions

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 15 December 2025UIN 97959

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of (a) named day questions and (b) ordinary written questions were responded to by her Department within the required timescale in (i) May 2025, (ii) June 2025, (iii) July 2025, (iv) August 2025, (v) September 2025, (vi) October 2025 and (vii) November 2025.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Government recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written parliamentary questions (PQs).

Defra’s performance statistics for Named Day and Ordinary Written PQs from May to November 2025 are in the table below. These are the percentages published on time for the case types and time periods requested.

Please note that due to summer recess, no Named Day or Ordinary Written Parliamentary Questions to Defra were due during the month of August.

Named Day

Ordinary Written

May

18%

59%

June

78%

90%

July

86%

93%

August

n/a

n/a

September

51%

62%

October

53%

90%

November

51%

83%

The House of Commons Procedure Committee monitors departmental PQ performance and publishes a report of the Governments consolidated PQ data following the end of each session.

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