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Written question asked by Neil Parish (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2017. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Friday, 24 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Power Stations: Pollution

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the UK complies with the Medium Combustion Plant Directive by December 2017.

Answer

We recently consulted on proposals to transpose the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD). We are proposing to amend the current England and Wales environmental permitting regime to implement the MCPD which will be transposed into law by December 2017.

New plants will be required to comply with the MCPD emission limits by 20 December 2018. Existing plants with a rated thermal input >5MW will be required to comply by 1 January 2025 whilst existing plants with a rated thermal input


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68223
Session
2016-17
Subjects
EU law Pollution Power stations
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk