Written questions

Environment Protection

Commons · Question 62848 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to consult young people in the development of (a) environmental policy and (b) climate-related decision-making.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 4 Jul 2025

This Government recognises that young people are at the heart of environmental and climate-related decision making and actively considers their views and needs. This year, Defra collaborated with the Department for Education, Policy Lab and environmental ...