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Environmental Information Regulations 2004

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 11 February 2025UIN 27337

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 in relation to the transparency of private companies that perform public services.

Answered by Mary Creagh

This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only.

Defra will not be making the suggested assessment. The relevant provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIRs) already set out the legal tests which will determine whether or not a private company performing public services is subject to its transparency requirements.

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