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Written question asked by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 24 November 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 December 2025. It was answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Labour) on Monday, 8 December 2025 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Environment Protection

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to include training on the implementation of the duty in section 19 of the Environment Act 2021 to have due regard to the Environmental Principles Policy Statement in the new cycle of the Statutory Instrument Capability Programme due to launch in November.

Answer

Training is available to all civil servants on the environmental principles duty. The Statutory Instrument Capability Programme is a series of monthly seminars designed to advise civil servants on the management of Statutory Instruments, including the role of Impact Assessments.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12263
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Environment protection
Legislation
Environment Act 2021
Link
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