Written questions

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Lords · Question HL7442 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 23 May 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Randall of Uxbridge

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they consulted the Office for Environmental Protection (1) before, and (2) after, the publication of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 23 May 2025

Whilst the department did not actively consult the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), the government welcomes that the OEP share our view that the Nature Restoration Fund has the potential to secure better outcomes for nature whilst also unlocking...