Environment Protection: Standards

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisation will provide external scrutiny of the UK's performance against environmental protection requirements once the UK leaves the EU; and if she will appoint an Ombudsman

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1. 22 November 2016

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisation will provide external scrutiny of the UK's performance against environmental protection requirements once the UK leaves the EU; and if she will appoint an Ombudsman

   Source: Commons

2. 28 November 2016

   Answer

   Parliament is responsible for holding the Government to account, and Parliament is ultimately accountable to the electorate. This will not change with our departure from the EU. If there is an allegation that the Government has acted unlawfully, or has no...

   Source: Written answer

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