A question on #HydroelectricPower #CommunityEnergy tabled by Lisa Smart on 30-05-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy.

Heading: Hydroelectric Power: Community Energy
Question ID: 1807031
UIN: 55442
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-30
Asking Member ID: 5070
Asking Member display name: Lisa Smart
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lisa Smart
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to simplify regulatory requirements for community hydroelectric schemes; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of doing so on his (a) net zero and
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Date answered: 2025-06-09
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Answering Member ID: 4645
Answering Member display name: Emma Hardy
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Emma Hardy
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Answer text: The Government makes full use of the comprehensive and wide ranging environmental regulatory framework in England. Defra and the Environment Agency have contributed to HMT’s Regulatory Action Plan and other recent reviews into regulatory effectiveness, in...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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