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

LabourSouth 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 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 c...

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