Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 27337

Environmental Information Regulations 2004

Tabled: 29 January 2025

Answered: 11 February 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 in relation to the transparency of private companies that perform public services.

Answer

Mary Creagh

This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Defra will not be making the suggested assessment. The relevant provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs) already set out the legal tests ...

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