Community Energy: Reviews
Commons · Question 55444 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to review the (a) proportionality and (b) cost-effectiveness of the Environment Agency’s (i) licensing and (ii) inspection processes for small-scale commun
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 10 Jun 2025
The Government makes full use of the comprehensive and wide ranging environmental regulatory framework in England. Defra and the Environment Agency have contributed to HMT’s Regulatory Action Plan and other recent reviews into regulatory effectiveness, in...