Asked by: Theresa Villiers (Conservative - Chipping Barnet)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 108(c) of the White Paper, The future relationship between the UK and the EU, Cm 9593, which environmental laws and rules will be included in that commitment.
Answered by Robin Walker
This Government has been clear that the UK will maintain high environmental standards once it has left the EU. The UK is party to numerous Multilateral Environmental Agreements, and the UK is committed to upholding its international obligations under these agreements after it leaves the EU.
In recognition of these ambitious, domestic choices, the Government proposes that as the UK leaves the EU, both parties should commit to the non-regression of environmental standards. The exact details of this will be subject to negotiation.