Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the implications for its policies of the UN General Assembly resolution of 28 July 2022 on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment.

The UK has long recognised the unequivocal threat that environmental degradation poses to the lives and wellbeing of individuals and communities across the world, including the most marginalised and vulnerable. The UK is concerned that environmental degradation can have implications for the full enjoyment of human rights and supported General Assembly Resolution 76/300 on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. You can find our full Explanation of Vote on the resolution here: Explanation of vote on resolution on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Existing UK domestic legislation and regulatory regimes already satisfy our environmental obligations in a way that is sufficiently robust, and cover environmental and human health protection aspects. We remain committed to environmental action and will continue to champion more ambitious efforts in environment protection.