Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 64674
Planning: Environmental Protection
Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on the (a) duties and (b) targets set in the Environment Act 2021.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe 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 c...
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