PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Aarhus Convention (21 November 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the limit on costs recoverable from an individual party in an Aarhus Convention claim.
Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)
Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)
Answer
The Government introduced a revised Environmental Costs Protection Regime (ECPR) in 2018, which allows certain environmental claims to be brought without prohibitive expense.
The Government is committed to conducting a review of the ECPR and will publish a call for evidence in due course.
Answered by:
Mike Freer (Conservative)
28 November 2023
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