Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121636

Babies and Pregnancy: Weather

Tabled: 17 March 2026

Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on incorporating (a) evidence on the maternal and neonatal risks from extreme heat and (b) measures t

Answer

Emma Hardy

Defra is working across Government to reset the climate adaptation framework and safeguard people, livelihoods, and the natural environment. Defra is setting stronger objectives and improving governance and monitoring, to help the Government turn evidence...

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