Defra 'failing' to meet performance standards in responding to parliamentary questions

The Procedure Committee said Defra has not met the threshold target of responding to MPs' written parliamentary questions since 2023

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Defra Secretary Steve Reed: "We had 2,000 parliamentary questions a year in 2021/22, but since last July, when I became Defra Secretary, we have had 4,000 parliamentary questions."
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Defra Secretary Steve Reed: "We had 2,000 parliamentary questions a year in 2021/22, but since last July, when I became Defra Secretary, we have had 4,000 parliamentary questions."

Defra is 'underperforming' when it comes to responding to MPs' written parliamentary questions, a Government Select Committee has revealed. Lancaster and Wyre MP Cat Smith chaired a Procedure Committee...

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