Environmental protection
Environmental protection news from UK Parliament.
2022 in the House of Lords
Catch up on a packed year in the Lords with 5,244 changes to 100 bills, plus questions and debates in over 3,350 hours of business.
19 December 2022
MPs call for detail on official inquiry into mass sea life die-off
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee asks for more detail on the independent panel of experts to reinvestigate the mass die-off of crustaceans
13 December 2022
England needs a Land Use Framework, says Lords Committee
The House of Lords Land Use Committee has published its report, ’Making the most out of England’s Land’.
13 December 2022
MPs call for binding targets to end plastic pollution as UN talks begin
The Committee has also published an interactive summary of their plastic waste report
28 November 2022
Committee Corridor: UK ‘uniquely exposed’ to current energy crisis
In the latest episode of our Committee Corridor podcast, host Darren Jones and guests discuss the UK's energy security and the road to net zero.
24 November 2022
Environmental targets should be published by COP15, EAC tells Government
Environmental targets should be published by COP15, EAC tells Government
22 November 2022
Minister questioned on floating offshore wind
Welsh Affairs Committee examines the role of the Crown Estate in delivering FLOW in the Celtic Sea
17 November 2022
Challenges to building new nuclear plants examined by MPs
Science and Technology examines the challenges to deliver new nuclear projects in the UK
04 November 2022
MPs launch inquiry on species re-introduction
MPs launch inquiry on species re-introduction
04 November 2022
Committee takes evidence on the key drivers of deforestation
Environmental Audit Committee asks “are Government proposals to tackle the UK’s contribution to global deforestation sufficient?
03 November 2022
Comment: WWF’s Living Planet Report
Chair Rt Hon Philip Dunne spoke of the "dire state of biodiversity around the globe" illustrated in the report.
13 October 2022
Government must support behaviour change to meet climate targets
The Environment and Climate Change Committee published its report - In our hands: behaviour change for climate and environmental goals
11 October 2022
MPs probe Yorkshire sealife deaths
MPs hold a hearing into the deaths of large numbers of crustaceans off the Yorkshire coast
11 October 2022
MPs launch inquiry into food security
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is embarking on a new inquiry, Food Security
25 July 2022
Comment: EA environmental performance report on water and sewerage companies
Environmental Audit Committee Chairman, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, makes a statement
14 July 2022