Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 8263
Rivers: Environment Protection
Tabled: 9 October 2024
Answered: 18 October 2024
Question
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat — Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including enhanced protection of chalk streams in planning reforms.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe Government is committed to securing better environmental outcomes alongside meeting development needs. We are considering how best to reform environmental assessment processes with that objective in mind, including whether to utilise powers in the Lev...
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