To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to launch the new collaborative centre for the understanding of natural and environmental risks. (248790)

The collaborative Centre of Excellence in Understanding and Managing Natural and Environmental Risk was launched in December.

The centre will provide world-leading evidence and expertise on environmental risks such as flooding, animal and plant disease, and adapting to climate change.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will establish the new collaborative centre for the understanding of natural and environmental risks in the near future; and if he will make a statement. (249748)

The collaborative Centre of Excellence in Understanding and Managing Natural and Environmental Risk was launched in December.

The centre will provide world-leading evidence and expertise on environmental risks such as flooding, animal and plant disease, and adapting to climate change.