To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what legislation his Department has drafted in the last 12 months which was not contained in this year’s Queen’s Speech. (103197)

Primary legislation drafted by the Department over the last 12 months which is not specifically mentioned in the Queen’s Speech is that contained in the Animal Welfare, Commons, and Natural Environment and Rural Communities Acts 2006.

The Department has also drafted a significant quantity of secondary legislation, which in common with normal practice is not referred to in the Queen’s Speech.

The Queen’s Speech does refer to “other measures” which covers legislation not specifically referred.