Further written evidence to be reported to the House
Housing and Regeneration Bill
9:15 am
Neil Sinden: I think it would be welcome, as would greater clarity about the purposes of the new agency in relation to the wider environmental agenda, particularly the sustainable development agenda. Tackling the impacts of climate change, flood prevention and so on is central. Any greater clarity that the Committee can bring to those purposes would be very welcome and make it easier for the agency to collaborate with the bodies that it will need to collaborate with, in order to address the environmental challenges that we face—not just the Environment Agency, but also Natural England.