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Environment Protection: Public Consultation

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 27 February 2026UIN 115043

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the official response to the public consultation on Environmental Permitting Regulations which concluded last year.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Government response to the public consultation on modernising environmental permitting for industry will be published in due course.

We welcome the input received from respondents to the consultation. The reforms will support innovation and improve the permitting framework.

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