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51 records in UK in 2024
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to align the work of the Office for Clean Energy Jobs with the work of Skills England, and what processes and structural framework they expect to be put in place to facilitate joint working betwee
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to (a) incorporate marine ecosystems into the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and (b) ensure that (i) land and (ii) sea are integrated into the carbon capture strategy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department's upcoming consultation on updated environmental guidance for offshore oil and gas projects will include measures to enact the ban in primary legislation; and when he p
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 19 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to protect areas of natural beauty from (a) new infrastructure and (b) housing projects.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government when the communique for the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs held on 18 November will be published on GOV.UK, given their commitment to publish communiques within two weeks of the Inter-Minist
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is (a) his Department's and (b) the Environment Agency's policy on the use of positive discrimination in the recruitment process for internships.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the (a) governance and (b) performance of the water industry in England meets the UK's obligations under the Aarhus Convention.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will (a) bring forward legislative proposals to (i) formally recognise, (ii) protect and (iii) otherwise support the management of Cornish hedges and (b) provide funding for such
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department were hired via positive action schemes in the last financial year.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 18 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Ofwat on the enforcement of existing laws to protect waterways.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
My Honourable Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Matthew Pennycook MP) has today made the following statement:Development and the environmentThe government is determined to rebuild Britain, delivering on our hugely ambitious Plan for C...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will take steps under the National Planning Policy Framework to increase protections for (a) chalk streams and (b) ancient woodlands.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will take account of the role played by environmental horticulture in their definition of green jobs.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
Development and the environmentThe government is determined to rebuild Britain, delivering on our hugely ambitious Plan for Change milestones of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes and fast-tracking 150 planning decisions on major infrastructure by...
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government when the UK Deep-Sea Mining Environmental Science Network last met.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2024 to Question 9618 on Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ministers' Private Offices, how much was spent on (a) new furniture a
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 16 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much their Department spent on (a) media and (b) voice training for Ministers since 5 July 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that farmers can engage in environmentally sustainable farming projects during winter 2024-25.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Environment Agency spent on road vehicle fleet maintenance by (a) vehicle type, (b) fuel type and (c) non-essential modifications in each of the last three financial years
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Environment Agency has spent on custom wheel lug nuts for Agency vehicles in each of the last three years; and for what purpose.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the ratio of staff to road vehicles in the Environment Agency (a) is and (b) was in each of the last three years.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the Summer Development Internship Programme 2025 is open to all applicants.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ensure (a) internships and (b) job opportunities in (i) his Department and (ii) its non-departmental public bodies are open to all applicants.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of expanding (a) offshore wind, (b) onshore wind and (c) solar energy on environmental conservation.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 December 2024 to Question 17570 on Pension Funds: Environment Protection, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of creating a legal obligation for UK-based p
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2024 to Question 11126 on National Landscapes: Environment Protection, what steps the Government is taking to make National Landscapes wilder and g
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many government procurement cards were held by staff within (a) his core Department and (b) executive agencies of his Department at the end of calendar years (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department's research on the EU Green Taxonomy Framework, published on 29 November 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, If she will make a comparative assessment of the effect of the (a) proposals in Planning Reform Working Paper: Planning Committee on the applicability of the Natural Environment
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 11 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many alcohol industry representatives have Ministers in his Department met with since July 2024.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on government procurement card purchases (a) above and (b) below £500 net of refunded payments in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 December 2024
A Bill to make provision for the designation of rivers, streams and lakes as having protected status; to specify criteria for minimum standards that a site must meet where it has been designated as a river, stream or lake with protected status; to set minimum standards of water quality, safety, environmental management and provision of information in relation to such sites; and for connected purposes.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what plans he has for the use of Earth observation data; and whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of using it to support the (a) measurement, (b) monitoring and (c) setti
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of existing environmental adaptation measures in helping businesses build resilience to climate-related disasters.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will have discussions with the (a) UK Space Agency and (b) Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on using UK Earth Observation data for greenhouse gas emissions trac
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the Government has made of the number of green jobs created by the (a) production and (b) uptake of renewable liquid gases.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether it her policy that the proposed UKADS will assess the (a) environmental and (b) health impacts of new flight paths.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 December 2024
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will include section 17(5) of the Environment Act 2021 in the Green Book.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2024
To ask the Leader of the House, when she plans to update the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation to provide guidance on the environmental principles duty in section 19(1) of the Environment Act 2021.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2024
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) templates and (b) guidance for (i) ministerial submissions, (ii) the write round process, (iii) post implementation reviews of legislation and (iv) the preparation of departmental business cases have
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his department is taking to help protect chalk streams from (a) pollution and (b) overextraction.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of whether the divestment of pension funds from insurance companies that are not compliant with the UK’s climate commitments is a part of fiduciary duty.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 December 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote the development of green jobs; and what is their assessment of the consequences for delivery of a low-carbon built environment.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2024
To ask His Majesty's Government how the work of the Office for Clean Energy Jobs will complement, and contribute to preparing the UK workforce for, the transition to net zero.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 2 December 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many taskings for Military Aid to the Civil Authorities from his Department required the use of RAF CH-47 Chinook helicopters since 2019.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 December 2024
We believe that neither the government, nor anyone else, should be able to use technologies to intervene in the Earth's natural systems. We want all forms of geo-engineering on land, sea and air to be banned. The government has said geo-engineering is essential to meet its climate targets: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/geo-engineering-research-the-government-s-view/9d532e11-2980-4336-abdf-e1ef7f669949#why-they-are-needed We want geo-engineering to be banned.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how their Department defines strategy.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans she has to ensure that new developments in rural areas are (a) sustainable and (b) environmentally friendly.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 28 November 2024
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many international (a) air miles and (b) flights have been completed by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials in their Department since 5 July 2024.