Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122005

Climate Change

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using the Adaptation Reporting Power to direct reporting authorities on their measures to adapt to climate change.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Adaptation Reporting Power (ARP), introduced as part of the Climate Change Act 2008, gives the Government the power to direct certain infrastructure operators and some public bodies to produce reports on how they are addressing their current and futur...

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