A question on #PlanningPermission #EnvironmentProtection tabled by Kevin Hollinrake on 25-04-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Planning Permission: Environment Protection
Question ID: 1797266
UIN: 48126
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-25
Asking Member ID: 4474
Asking Member display name: Kevin Hollinrake
Asking Member handle: kevinhollinrake
Asking Member Twitter reference: @kevinhollinrake
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Planning Inspectorate have issued guidance on the Supreme Court judgement UKSC/2022/0064 in relation to considering the potential impact of
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Date answered: 2025-05-07
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Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: The Supreme Court judgement UKSC/2022/0064 clarified that downstream emissions are to be considered for oil extraction projects where those emissions are an inevitable consequence of the oil extraction. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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