Lighting: Pollution Control
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken with relevant authorities to reduce light pollution in (a) Romford constituency and (b) England.
Answered by Emma Hardy
Defra has not had direct discussions with local authorities in Romford or elsewhere about monitoring levels of artificial light
The statutory nuisance regime requires local authorities to take reasonably practicable steps to investigate complaints of artificial light emitted from premises.
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