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Lighting: Pollution

Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN HL9948, tabled on 6 September 2023

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the results of Star Count 2023 project published by CPRE, the countryside charity.

Answered on

15 September 2023

The Government has not made a formal assessment of the results of CPRE’s Star Count 2023. We recognise that light pollution may have an impact on people and the environment and have put in place a range of measures to ensure that artificial light is managed effectively. These include controls in the planning system, the statutory nuisance regime, and improvements in street lighting.