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Environment Act 2021

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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 605, tabled on 18 July 2024

Question

Mr Toby Perkins
Labour
Chesterfield
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to amend the targets included in the Environment Act 2021.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Labour
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Commons

Answered on

29 July 2024

We are committed to the Environment Act targets. This Labour government is committed to ensuring the Environmental Improvement Plan is fit for purpose and will focus on delivering our Environment Act targets.

The new government will work in partnership with civil society, communities and business to restore and protect our natural world.

We intend to publish the Annual Progress Report on implementation of the Environmental Improvement Plan this summer, which will reveal the situation labour have inherited. This will cover the April 2023 to March 2024 reporting period in accordance with section 9 of the Environment Act 2021.

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