Environment Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:44 pm on 26 February 2020.

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Photo of Andrew Slaughter Andrew Slaughter Labour, Hammersmith 1:44, 26 February 2020

Given that clause 40 gives the OEP quite broad prohibitions on the disclosure of information, how will we know what it is up to? Will the Secretary of State explain—he can do so in writing—why we need those prohibitions? Will he confirm now that the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, which are so important to public access, will not be interfered with? Will he state in the Bill that there will be no restriction on the public’s access to information through the EIR?