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Environment Protection

Asked by Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 49299

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Government response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s report on progress in improving the natural environment in England from January 2024, published on 14 January 2025, what progress the cross-Government working group to support effective implementation of the environmental principles policy statement has made.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Cross-Government working group to support the implementation of the Environmental Principles Policy Statement Duty (EPPS) has been actively coordinating efforts across various departments to ensure that the environmental principles are integrated into policy-making processes. The Office for Environmental Protection also published a report on the implementation of EPPS and the government will be responding to that report soon.

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