United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 194765
Water Abstraction: Licensing
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18 July 2023
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5 September 2023 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Environment Agency to carry out an assessment of the potential impact on food production whenever there are chan
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18 July 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring the Environment Agency to carry out an assessment of the potential impact on food production whenever there are chan
Source: Commons
5 September 2023
Answer
The Environment Agency already has a duty to consider the costs and benefits of its actions. The Environment Agency applies this duty in abstraction licence and regulatory decisions. There is recognition of the impact a change in abstraction licence condi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-07-18/194765
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1653906
- uk · wq-1653906 · source updated 5 September 2023