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 ...