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Written question asked by Geraint Davies (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 6 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 December 2023. It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Monday, 18 December 2023 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Disclosure of Information

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department missed any statutory deadlines to respond to information requests submitted under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.

Answer

Yes, in 2022 and 2023 to date, 4 out of 956 requests that were handled under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 missed the statutory deadline to respond to the information request.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5446
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Disclosure of information Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Environment protection
Legislation
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
Link
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