| Heading: |
Great British Energy: Biodiversity |
| Question ID: |
1758121 |
| UIN: |
HL4294 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4098 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Coffey
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Coffey
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend the duty to conserve and enhance biodiversity in the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 as amended by section 102 of the Environment Act 2021 to apply to the proposed Great British Energy |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-05 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
2024 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
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| Answering Member handle: |
lordphilofbrum
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@lordphilofbrum
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| Answer text: |
The biodiversity duty, set out in the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 as amended by section 102 of the Environment Act 2021 applies to public authorities. As Great British Energy is being established as a non-departmental public body, t... |
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| Answering body ID: |
215 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Tweeted: |
true |