Tim Farron

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of his Department's (a) targets, (b) requirements and (c) performance standards for ambient air pollution and the World Health Organisation's A

4 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Air Pollution: Health Hazards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will set out the types of health impacts of poor (a) ambient and (b) indoor air quality by (i) geography and (ii) socioeconomic groups.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to strengthen communities' powers to improve accountability and local action on air pollution.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues to determine the extent that her Department's policies on ambient air quality are interacting with policies on climate change mitig

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether local authorities in England have the resources and powers to enforce existing legislation and regulation to improve local air quality.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how her Department's ambient air quality policy is interacting with climate change mitigation, nature recovery and land use planning.

4 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the UK's performance in comparison with international counterparts in setting standards for air quality in (a) ambient air and (b) indoor air.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparisons and best practices can be learned from other countries to help improve air quality in England in (a) ambient air and (b) indoor air.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Government departments other than his Department are able to have the biggest impact on improving levels of ambient air pollution; and how their policies seek to achieve this.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Departmental Coordination

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support change on ambient air quality across Government.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of data capture and analysis for air quality within England.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Monitoring

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding and devolved powers to ensure the comprehensive monitoring of air quality in England.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she had made of the adequacy of alignment between national government targets and obligations and local government actions to improve ambient air quality in England.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of how well examples of local best practice that exist to enforce existing legislation and regulation to improve local air quality are being rol

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of whether examples of best practice exist in England to achieve compliance with legislation and regulation to improve local air quality in each

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of potential barriers and/or challenges to achieving national targets, requirements and performance standards for ambient air quality, indoor ai

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of national targets, requirements and performance standards for air quality and national emission ceilings in protecting public health, cli

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the national targets, requirements and performance standards are for ambient air pollution and national emission ceilings in the Air Quality Environment Act target delivery plan a

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the ten most common causes of air pollution in England in (a) ambient air and (b) indoor air.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence exists of the direct and indirect impact of air pollution on (a) crop yields, (b) biodiversity, (c) pollinator, (d) rain, (e) stratospheric ozone, (f) water quality and (

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence exists of direct and indirect impacts of ambient air pollution on (a) the climate, (b) the environment and (c) public health and their cascading effects.

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the the top five impacts of air pollution in England on each of (a) the climate, (b) the environment and (c) public health and their cascadin

3 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Air Pollution

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department holds data on the top five sources in tonnes of primary air pollution emissions in England for each of (i) fine particulate matter (PM2.5); (ii) nitrogen dioxide

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the prohibition on exhibiting Psittaciformes alongside (a) canaries and (b) finches at licensed bird gatherings; and if she will make an assessment of the potential

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to consult (a) regional bird clubs, (b) national exhibition and (c) any other avicultural organisations on licensing changes and their potential impact on

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the requirement for Bird Gathering Licences to be approved no more than seven days before an event on (a) trends in the number,

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes made in December 2025 to Bird Gathering Licences on the viability of (a) mixed-species bird exhibitions, (b)

29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Birds: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department made of the risks posed by captive-bred birds at licensed gatherings prior to introducing the December 2025 amendments to Bird Gathering Licences; and wh

28 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ecology: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking in response to the findings of the Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published on 26

22 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rural Payments Agency: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff worked for the rural payments agency in each year between 2019 and 2026.