Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 175 of the Third Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, A burning issue: managing wildfire risk, HC 713, whether her Department undert
Answer
The Government is considering the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s report, A burning issue: managing wildfire risk. A full response will be provided as part of the Government’s formal response to the Committee in due course.
Verdict: RED (12/100) DEFERRED
The reply says the Government is still considering the Committee's report and will respond in full later, so it does not give a substantive answer now. It never states whether the action recommended in paragraph 175 has been taken. The question text is also truncated in the record, which makes it harder to check the reply against what was asked. A member of the public would most likely need to ask again once the full response is published.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whether the Department undertook the action referred to in paragraph 175 of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee's Third Report, 'A burning issue: managing wildfire risk' (HC 713). The question text is truncated, so the specific action cannot be confirmed from the wording given. | Deferred | Generic | The reply says the Government is considering the Committee's report and will give a full response later, which defers the answer. It never addresses whether the specific action in paragraph 175 was taken, and the question text is truncated, so the reply cannot be checked against it. |