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Written question asked by Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 4 July 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 July 2017. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 July 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

European Environment Agency

Question

Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the benefits and costs to the UK of membership of the European Environment Agency.

Answer

Within the European Environment Agency budget[1] it is not possible to identify the membership cost for any individual EU Member State. The European Environment Agency undergoes regular independently-conducted evaluations[2] and the UK Government is fully engaged with the evaluation currently in progress[3]. When published in 2018, this evaluation will enhance our understanding of the benefits of European Environment Agency membership.

In common with other EU agencies, as part of exit negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU (and European Environment Agency Member Countries) any potential future relationship with the European Environment Agency.

[1] https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/documents/eea-budgets/budget-of-the-eea-2017

[2] https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/governance/eea-evaluations/eea-evaluation-2013

[3] http://ec.europa.eu/smart-regulation/roadmaps/docs/2018_env_002_eea_evaluation_en.pdf

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL448
Session
2017-19
Subjects
European Environment Agency
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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