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Defra is implementing and monitoring delivery of environmental targets established under the Environment Act 2021, including air quality, water quality, and protected sites objectives. The department faces challenges in providing clear regulatory frameworks and performance metrics to multiple regulators (Natural England, Environment Agency) operating across overlapping responsibilities with inconsistent approaches.

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2026

5 events
27 Apr 2026 | Written question Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the government transparency data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts,

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the government transparency data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments,

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25 Mar 2026 | Committee report linked

Defra has not set out precisely what environmental regulation should achieve and how the regulators should be set up to achieve this. Regulators currently operate across a complex landscape, with overlapping responsibilities, differing cultures and inconsistent approaches. Yet Defra has not set out clearly what environmental regulation is intended to achieve, nor how regulators should be configured to deliver those outcomes. Regulators want greater clarity from Defra. The lack of strategic di...

Defra has not set out precisely what environmental regulation should achieve and how the regulators should be set up to achieve this. Regulators currently operate across a complex landscape, with overlapping responsibilities, differing cultures and inconsistent approaches. Yet Defra has …

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25 Mar 2026 | Committee report linked

When we asked the regulators what they would most value from Defra to improve the way they can regulate, both responded that they need clarity of outcomes and frameworks, standards and rules, and targets and performance metrics. Natural England told us it wants to know what work it should prioritise, but does not have the resources to address all Defra requirements concurrently.27 It wants Defra to provide a clear framework it should operate in, which would allow its staff to innovate within ...

When we asked the regulators what they would most value from Defra to improve the way they can regulate, both responded that they need clarity of outcomes and frameworks, standards and rules, and targets and performance metrics. Natural England told …

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2025

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18 Jul 2025 | Committee report linked

Significant action needs to be taken in the short term to meet environmental targets. In 2023 Defra published the Environmental Improvement Plan and set targets for the sector to reduce leakage and demand, and address sewer discharges and phosphorus in treated wastewater. It published the Expanded Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan in September 2023, which set targets for water companies to reduce environmental harm from combined sewer overflows to zero by 2050.44 The EA told us that th...

Significant action needs to be taken in the short term to meet environmental targets. In 2023 Defra published the Environmental Improvement Plan and set targets for the sector to reduce leakage and demand, and address sewer discharges and phosphorus in …

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28 Feb 2025 | Committee report linked

We challenged the Department on the balance in legislation that needs to be taken between meeting environmental obligations and costs, raising the example of the £100 million cost of a protective ‘bat tunnel’.36 In order to mitigate HS2’s impact on nearby bat habitats, the Sheephouse Wood Bat Protection Structure is being constructed near Calvert in Buckinghamshire. The structure will be a combination of concrete arches and mesh inserts and around 1km in length and up to 10m high.37 The Depar...

We challenged the Department on the balance in legislation that needs to be taken between meeting environmental obligations and costs, raising the example of the £100 million cost of a protective ‘bat tunnel’.36 In order to mitigate HS2’s impact on …

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2024

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7 Mar 2024 | Committee report linked

Witnesses to this Inquiry have told us that within the UK, land use change, land management practices and pesticide usage are amongst the largest contributing factors to insect decline. Consequently, the largest influence on achieving the biodiversity targets for insect species outlined in the 2021 Environment Act, could lie in the implementation of agri-environmental policies.

Witnesses to this Inquiry have told us that within the UK, land use change, land management practices and pesticide usage are amongst the largest contributing factors to insect decline. Consequently, the largest influence on achieving the biodiversity targets for insect …

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7 Mar 2024 | Committee report linked

The statutory targets to halt and reverse species extinction and decline in abundance are ambitious and welcome. However, the exclusion of numerous invertebrate species and in some cases entire groups from the baseline metrics, particularly those vital for UK food security such as predatory beetles, is concerning. Including only 11 species of bumblebee is not an adequate abundance indicator for all 270 (at least) unique UK bee species. We are concerned that a significant number of insect or i...

The statutory targets to halt and reverse species extinction and decline in abundance are ambitious and welcome. However, the exclusion of numerous invertebrate species and in some cases entire groups from the baseline metrics, particularly those vital for UK food …

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4 Jan 2024 | Committee report linked

Consumption patterns in the UK which rely on the current global supply chain are unsustainable. Addressing these patterns is essential to the UK’s contribution to the alleviation of global biodiversity loss. The first step in addressing them is in recognising the need to reduce the UK’s overall consumption. We welcome the news that the UK Government has commissioned the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to develop a global environmental footprint indicator, but we are disappointed to observ...

Consumption patterns in the UK which rely on the current global supply chain are unsustainable. Addressing these patterns is essential to the UK’s contribution to the alleviation of global biodiversity loss. The first step in addressing them is in recognising …

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4 Jan 2024 | Committee report linked

We reiterate the recommendation we made in our September 2021 report on The UK’s footprint on global biodiversity, which reflects that of the Global Resource Initiative Taskforce, that the UK Government should commence the process of setting an environmental footprint target with the aim of reducing the UK’s global environmental impact, including its deforestation footprint.

We reiterate the recommendation we made in our September 2021 report on The UK’s footprint on global biodiversity, which reflects that of the Global Resource Initiative Taskforce, that the UK Government should commence the process of setting an environmental footprint …

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2023

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5 Dec 2023 | Committee report linked

Once a soil baseline and health indicators are in place, the Government must work with industry and academia to develop a set of binding and measurable targets for improving soil health in England, based primarily on the agreed soil health indicators, and giving a clear but realistic indication of how the use of agricultural inputs will be reduced over time. By the end of 2028, the Government should have amended the Environment Act 2021 section 1, subsection 3 to explicitly mention soil healt...

Once a soil baseline and health indicators are in place, the Government must work with industry and academia to develop a set of binding and measurable targets for improving soil health in England, based primarily on the agreed soil health …

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1 Dec 2023 | Committee report linked

The government considers that most of the damage to the environment from waste could be avoided at the design and production stages by considering the materials used in production and the ease with which products can be reused or repaired. It has an ambition to double resource efficiency (the use that is drawn from raw materials before they are discarded) by 2050. The Department considered setting a long-term statutory target for resource efficiency in 2022. It decided not to because it did n...

The government considers that most of the damage to the environment from waste could be avoided at the design and production stages by considering the materials used in production and the ease with which products can be reused or repaired. …

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25 Oct 2023 | Committee report linked

We raised concerns over the effectiveness of the Department’s oversight of NHS England’s performance against its targets, including the A&E target for 95% of patients to be admitted, transferred, or discharged within four hours.23 This target has not been achieved in the eight years since July 2015. In March 2023, the proportion of all A&E departments meeting the standard was 71.5%.24 The Department told us that it has a completely shared analysis with NHS England and that it was focused on j...

We raised concerns over the effectiveness of the Department’s oversight of NHS England’s performance against its targets, including the A&E target for 95% of patients to be admitted, transferred, or discharged within four hours.23 This target has not been achieved …

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18 Aug 2023 | Committee report linked

The Ministry of Defence is in line to achieve its Greening Government Commitments’ carbon reduction targets early, but these are insufficiently demanding. It appears that the Ministry can meet its targets entirely by taking advantage of the decarbonisation of the National Grid. Targets are hardly stretching if they can be met without any effort, especially for a department that produces half of all central government emissions. For the next round of Greening Government Commitments from 2025– ...

The Ministry of Defence is in line to achieve its Greening Government Commitments’ carbon reduction targets early, but these are insufficiently demanding. It appears that the Ministry can meet its targets entirely by taking advantage of the decarbonisation of the …

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19 Jul 2023 | Committee report linked

To ensure that the nation’s woodlands help to deliver the Government’s ambitions for nature, carbon storage and timber production, several stakeholders have called on the Government to apportion tree-planting targets in line with desired outcomes, to ensure that the right balance of outcomes is achieved from woodland creation. We agree. This initiative could also give the forestry sector and investors clearer direction as to the sort of woodlands which ought to be created under the policy.

To ensure that the nation’s woodlands help to deliver the Government’s ambitions for nature, carbon storage and timber production, several stakeholders have called on the Government to apportion tree-planting targets in line with desired outcomes, to ensure that the right …

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19 Jul 2023 | Committee report linked

In order to give the forestry sector greater clarity, we recommend that following the development of the Land Use Framework, the Government divide its overall tree planting targets into sub-categories for the types of woodland needed to achieve different goals. These targets should be underpinned by the clear, holistic long-term vision common to the timber and forestry sectors which we recommend above. (Paragraph 53) Delivery of tree planting

In order to give the forestry sector greater clarity, we recommend that following the development of the Land Use Framework, the Government divide its overall tree planting targets into sub-categories for the types of woodland needed to achieve different goals. …

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19 Jul 2023 | Committee report linked

Forestry England has planted only 303 hectares against its target of 2,000 hectares of new planting between 2021 and 2026. Despite pursing leasehold partnership arrangements, in recent years Forestry England has planted virtually no new woodlands on leasehold land.

Forestry England has planted only 303 hectares against its target of 2,000 hectares of new planting between 2021 and 2026. Despite pursing leasehold partnership arrangements, in recent years Forestry England has planted virtually no new woodlands on leasehold land. Type: …

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19 Jul 2023 | Committee report linked

DWP does not consistently set clear targets for its programmes or produce results against these targets. Where it has set targets previously, such as for Way to Work, these have been criticised as being inadequately defined and the results against these targets unsubstantiated. DWP should follow guidance from the Office for Statistics Regulation to establish targets and measure performance against these for all its programmes going forward.

DWP does not consistently set clear targets for its programmes or produce results against these targets. Where it has set targets previously, such as for Way to Work, these have been criticised as being inadequately defined and the results against …

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11 Jul 2023 | Committee report linked

Without interim species abundance targets it is unclear how this and future governments will be able to monitor progress against the Environment Act targets. We support species reintroduction as part of the effort to deliver current species abundance targets, but also believe that interim targets should be introduced to track progress against those.

Without interim species abundance targets it is unclear how this and future governments will be able to monitor progress against the Environment Act targets. We support species reintroduction as part of the effort to deliver current species abundance targets, but …

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11 Jul 2023 | Committee report linked

The Government should introduce clear interim species abundance targets and reporting mechanisms to record progress every two years towards species abundance goals outlined in the Environment Act. It should inform us of those targets by December

The Government should introduce clear interim species abundance targets and reporting mechanisms to record progress every two years towards species abundance goals outlined in the Environment Act. It should inform us of those targets by December Type: recommendation | Number: …

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8 Jan 2023 | Committee report linked

Under its previous strategy, Sport England agreed with the Department three numeric targets to increase activity levels among women, lower socio-economic groups and the population as a whole.16 As part of its 2021 Strategy, published in January 2021, it committed to developing key performance measure to monitor progress against its activities. These measures were not yet in place, so we asked Sport England how it would be able to tell whether its efforts had been a success. Sport England told...

Under its previous strategy, Sport England agreed with the Department three numeric targets to increase activity levels among women, lower socio-economic groups and the population as a whole.16 As part of its 2021 Strategy, published in January 2021, it committed …

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2022

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7 Nov 2022 | Committee report linked

Despite progress in reducing the use of some problematic plastics and plastic products and creating an uplift in recycled content in new plastic production, progress in tackling plastic waste appears to have slowed in recent years. Current initiatives are clearly not driving progress as effectively as possible. Some of the definitions and metrics for the targets driving change need to be improved to make them: clearer and less ambiguous; more ambitious and measurable; and more reflective of t...

Despite progress in reducing the use of some problematic plastics and plastic products and creating an uplift in recycled content in new plastic production, progress in tackling plastic waste appears to have slowed in recent years. Current initiatives are clearly …

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7 Nov 2022 | Committee report linked

We are pleased that the previous Government signed the UK up to the UN Environment Assembly agreement working towards a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, and welcome the UK’s founding membership of the related High Ambition Coalition within the forthcoming negotiations. However, we believe that, without the inclusion of legally binding targets, the treaty risks being ineffective in tackling one of the biggest environmental threats our planet faces. We urge the new Government to reaff...

We are pleased that the previous Government signed the UK up to the UN Environment Assembly agreement working towards a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution, and welcome the UK’s founding membership of the related High Ambition Coalition within the …

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26 Oct 2022 | Committee report linked

Ammonia emissions have remained broadly stable since 2007, with the latest data implying that the UK missed its 2020 ceiling for this pollutant.60 We heard from Defra that it only became clear that this target would be missed when the annual projections were published in 2021, and that it has applied for a legal adjustment to take account of new emissions sources that have emerged since the target was set.61 Addressing ammonia emissions will require significant behavioural change in the agric...

Ammonia emissions have remained broadly stable since 2007, with the latest data implying that the UK missed its 2020 ceiling for this pollutant.60 We heard from Defra that it only became clear that this target would be missed when the …

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2 Mar 2022 | Committee report linked

We questioned the Department as to whether it felt measures relating to the energy efficiency of buildings cast as best endeavours, such as ‘as many as possible’ and ‘as many… as reasonably practicable’ were transparent, clear and effective.92 The Department told us that a one-size-fits-all measure cannot be applied to buildings, and the flexibility was intentional to take into consideration the diversity of building stock.93 The Department indicated that these measures were intended to provi...

We questioned the Department as to whether it felt measures relating to the energy efficiency of buildings cast as best endeavours, such as ‘as many as possible’ and ‘as many… as reasonably practicable’ were transparent, clear and effective.92 The Department …

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13 Jan 2022 | Committee report linked

We nevertheless welcome the reductions in serious pollution incidents which water companies have achieved and which the Environment Agency has acknowledged.

We nevertheless welcome the reductions in serious pollution incidents which water companies have achieved and which the Environment Agency has acknowledged. Type: conclusion | Number: 34 | Paragraph: 190 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Waste and Resources Action …

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13 Jan 2022 | Committee report linked

It is clear that there are no quick fixes to decades of under-investment in the sewerage network in England. Successive administrations, water companies and regulators have grown complacent and have sometimes appeared resigned to maintaining the antiquated practice of dumping sewage in rivers.

It is clear that there are no quick fixes to decades of under-investment in the sewerage network in England. Successive administrations, water companies and regulators have grown complacent and have sometimes appeared resigned to maintaining the antiquated practice of dumping …

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13 Jan 2022 | Committee report linked

National Highways mitigated risks of pollution from 23 drainage points in 2020/21. At this rate it will take over 55 years to address the 1,326 outfalls and soakaways it has identified as high risk, not to mention the thousands of other potentially polluting drains on the strategic road network. This is unacceptably slow progress. We are sceptical that the company will be able to achieve its target of no net loss of biodiversity without working at a much faster rate to neutralise the direct r...

National Highways mitigated risks of pollution from 23 drainage points in 2020/21. At this rate it will take over 55 years to address the 1,326 outfalls and soakaways it has identified as high risk, not to mention the thousands of …

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2021

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12 Oct 2021 | Committee report linked

The Department has no meaningful targets or high-level performance framework to incentivise it to develop an affordable estate that better supports defence needs. The Department missed two short-term government targets set in the 2015 Spending Review to release land for 55,000 new homes by March 2020 and raise £1 billion from the sale of land by March 2021. It raised £538 million and released land for just 9,200 houses, having never thought it could meet the target. The Department did not see...

The Department has no meaningful targets or high-level performance framework to incentivise it to develop an affordable estate that better supports defence needs. The Department missed two short-term government targets set in the 2015 Spending Review to release land for …

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30 Sep 2021 | Committee report linked

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 summit presents an opportunity to create a transformative Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework that will ‘bend the curve’ of biodiversity loss. The UK has a crucial role to play in promoting a transformative, ambitious agenda that pairs with its ambitions for the UNFCCC COP26 summit and provides a clear way forward from both events. Parties to the CBD failed to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets set in 2010. The same mistake must no...

The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15 summit presents an opportunity to create a transformative Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework that will ‘bend the curve’ of biodiversity loss. The UK has a crucial role to play in promoting a transformative, …

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30 Jun 2021 | Committee report linked

We recommend that the Government introduce, preferably via the Environment Bill currently before Parliament, a mechanism for statutory interim targets to ensure that its proposed species abundance target is met to halt the decline of nature by 2030. We further recommend that the scope of the proposed 2030 target be extended to encompass legally binding outcome measures on species distribution, extinction risk, habitat extent and condition: it must also reinstate the expired target for Sites o...

We recommend that the Government introduce, preferably via the Environment Bill currently before Parliament, a mechanism for statutory interim targets to ensure that its proposed species abundance target is met to halt the decline of nature by 2030. We further …

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30 Jun 2021 | Committee report linked

The 25 Year Environment Plan is not yet supported by clear, ambitious, quantified statutory targets and milestones. The Environment Bill will provide a statutory underpinning for five of the goals in the Plan, but government has not set long-term objectives for the other five plan areas or how its goals will be met. The current significant improvement test for targets within the Environment Bill is ultimately decided by the Secretary of State. We agree with the Natural Capital Committee that ...

The 25 Year Environment Plan is not yet supported by clear, ambitious, quantified statutory targets and milestones. The Environment Bill will provide a statutory underpinning for five of the goals in the Plan, but government has not set long-term objectives …

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30 Jun 2021 | Committee report linked

The Government must address how it will set long-term objectives for all ten of the Plan’s goals. As agreed to in 2018, the Government must publish how these goals and objectives relate to pre-existing national and international environmental targets. We reiterate our recommendation that the Office for Environmental Protection’s powers, budget and staffing reflect its responsibility to monitor the Government’s delivery of the 25 Year Environment Plan and its enforcement of environmental law.

The Government must address how it will set long-term objectives for all ten of the Plan’s goals. As agreed to in 2018, the Government must publish how these goals and objectives relate to pre-existing national and international environmental targets. We …

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30 Jun 2021 | Committee report linked

Tackling over-consumption of natural resources is essential to meet the Government’s net zero goals and to reverse biodiversity loss. The first step in doing this is recognising the need to reduce the UK’s overall consumption. We welcome indications that Ministers are starting to consider adopting a consumption-based measure of the UK’s environmental impact.

Tackling over-consumption of natural resources is essential to meet the Government’s net zero goals and to reverse biodiversity loss. The first step in doing this is recognising the need to reduce the UK’s overall consumption. We welcome indications that Ministers …

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28 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

The apparent lack of leadership and coordination on environmental tax measures, mirrors findings in our recent reports examining how the government is organised to deliver environmental goals. In our February 2021 report, Achieving government’s long- term environmental goals, we found that Defra had not shown that it had the clout to lead the rest of government.73 While in our March 2021 report, Achieving Net Zero, we found that government did not have a coordinated plan for net zero by 2050 ...

The apparent lack of leadership and coordination on environmental tax measures, mirrors findings in our recent reports examining how the government is organised to deliver environmental goals. In our February 2021 report, Achieving government’s long- term environmental goals, we found …

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17 Feb 2021 | Committee report linked

We further recommend that the Government establish clear and ambitious statutory targets for the state of nature, waste minimisation, water quality and air quality under the Environment Bill once enacted. (Paragraph 50) 72 Growing back better: putting nature and net zero at the heart of the economic recovery The Bank of England’s response to the crisis

We further recommend that the Government establish clear and ambitious statutory targets for the state of nature, waste minimisation, water quality and air quality under the Environment Bill once enacted. (Paragraph 50) 72 Growing back better: putting nature and net …

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3 Feb 2021 | Committee report linked

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has the policy responsibility for the environment, but not the clout to hold other departments to account or manage trade-offs between policy areas. In July 2018, the Environmental Audit Committee recommended that government needed to do more to ensure that all departments, not just Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, were held to account for oversight of the Plan. But the Comptroller and Auditor General found no evidence of shared ownership...

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has the policy responsibility for the environment, but not the clout to hold other departments to account or manage trade-offs between policy areas. In July 2018, the Environmental Audit Committee recommended that …

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3 Feb 2021 | Committee report linked

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (the Department), HM Treasury, Natural England and the Environment Agency about achieving government’s long-term environmental goals.1

On the basis of a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, we took evidence from the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (the Department), HM Treasury, Natural England and the Environment Agency about achieving government’s long-term environmental …

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3 Feb 2021 | Committee report linked

Government has not yet met European Union concentration limits for nitrogen dioxide that had an original compliance deadline of 2010, and the UK was one of six member states referred to the European Court in May 2018 over non-compliance.15 In addition, the most recent update on Biodiversity 2020 targets showed that government was on track to meet only a quarter of them.16 Responsibility but not enough power

Government has not yet met European Union concentration limits for nitrogen dioxide that had an original compliance deadline of 2010, and the UK was one of six member states referred to the European Court in May 2018 over non-compliance.15 In …

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3 Feb 2021 | Committee report linked

The Environment Agency and Natural England have a key role to play in delivering government’s environmental goals. Natural England confirmed that it has had its budget reduced by almost half in recent years which has affected its ability to meet demand for its services and deliver its work.31 As a result of this, it had discussions with the Department and received a 10% increase in grant in aid in 2019–20 to help it focus on getting ready for new duties under the Environment Bill, and to help...

The Environment Agency and Natural England have a key role to play in delivering government’s environmental goals. Natural England confirmed that it has had its budget reduced by almost half in recent years which has affected its ability to meet …

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3 Feb 2021 | Committee report linked

Government needs to ensure that organisations have access to the skills and resources they require to play their part in delivering environmental goals.35 The Department told us that both scientific and project management skills are required to make progress, particularly in the Environment Agency and Natural England as key delivery bodies.36 The Treasury acknowledged the skills gap in scientific capability in the Department’s group, as a result of the reduction in financing between 2010 and ...

Government needs to ensure that organisations have access to the skills and resources they require to play their part in delivering environmental goals.35 The Department told us that both scientific and project management skills are required to make progress, particularly …

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3 Feb 2021 | Committee report linked

Treasury conceded that there is a long way to go before accounting for the environment is fully embedded within the spending review process and is on a level pegging with carbon emissions where there is a statutory budget-setting process. It said it needed to do more to ensure the guidance and the structures used reflect the natural environment, and would have to do a great deal of work at next year’s spending review “to try to cobble together the Environment Bill and the spending cycle”.50 R...

Treasury conceded that there is a long way to go before accounting for the environment is fully embedded within the spending review process and is on a level pegging with carbon emissions where there is a statutory budget-setting process. It …

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3 Feb 2021 | Committee report linked

As the Office for Environmental Protection is yet to be established under the provisions of the Environment Bill, we asked the Department about interim arrangements for holding public bodies to account on environmental law. The Department told us that a secretariat is in place, and the Chair-Designate of the Office appeared at a joint Environmental Audit Committee and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee pre-appointment session on 15 December 2020.51 The Department noted that it will...

As the Office for Environmental Protection is yet to be established under the provisions of the Environment Bill, we asked the Department about interim arrangements for holding public bodies to account on environmental law. The Department told us that a …

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