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Asked by Freddie van MierloLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 16 July 2026UIN 18398

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026 to UIN 10802, what criteria her Department uses to make decisions on publishing such information.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Government judged that publication of the information requested would not be appropriate as its disclosure would prejudice commercial interests.

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