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Water Companies: Environment Protection

Asked by Clive LewisLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 6 January 2025UIN 20989

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) governance and (b) performance of the water industry in England meets the UK's obligations under the Aarhus Convention.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Government is committed to the effective implementation of our international obligations under the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters.

The United Kingdom is not currently subject to any water industry related compliance recommendations concerning its obligations under the Convention.

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