Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 61076

Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the environment in Inverness, Skye, and West Ross-shire constituency.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Environment Act 2021 requires Ministers to have ‘due regard’ to the policy statement on environmental principles when making policy. This is to ensure that environmental considerations are at the heart of policymaking across government. Environmental ...

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