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Carbon Emissions: Judgements

Commons · Question 125734 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

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Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reverse the interpretation of Environmental Impact Assessment law on carbon emissions created by the Suprem

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Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 27 Apr 2026

The government will continue to support the appropriate application of the judgment in the case of R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents). Consideration of the judgm...