Rivers: Environment Protection
Commons · Question 36987 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to implement the measures announced in the press release entitled Changes announced to better protect England’s chalk streams, published on 21 September 20
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 16 Apr 2025
On 21 September 2023, the Government brought forward an amendment to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, now Act, to add chalk streams to the definitions of 'environmental protection' and 'natural environment', so that they can be considered when sett...