Question follow-through · 27963
Cabinet Office: Environment Protection
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' policy paper entitled Environmental principles policy statement, published on 31 January 2023, whether his Department provides training f
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- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 31 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 10 Feb 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
31 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' policy paper entitled Environmental principles policy statement, published on 31 January 2023, whether his Department provides training f
4 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Feb 2025
Answer published
A range of guidance is available to civil servants when preparing legislation, including on section 19 of the Environment Act 2021. Ahead of the duty coming into force on 1 November 2023, guidance was issued to civil servants working on legislation. In Ja...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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