Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 4 November 2025.
James Cleverly
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) remaining in and (b) leaving the Aarhus Convention.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Government remains committed to the effective implementation of its international obligations and to the three pillars of the Aarhus Convention of access to environmental information, participation in environmental decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters.
We remain committed to working with the Convention's mechanisms to ensure it functions effectively and upholds these principles.
Yes1 person thinks so
No1 person thinks not
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