OEP called to give evidence to Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has called upon the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) to give evidence in a special session this week.

The evidence session, which is not part of any current inquiry, will cover the UK government’s progress on environmental goals, marine protected sites, the recent water white paper as well as other environment related topics.

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The one-off session will take place from 10am on Wednesday 28 January. It can be followed live or afterwards on Parliament TV or in person in the Palace of Westminster (committee room 4).

Giving evidence will be:

• Dame Glenys Stacey,
  Chair, Office for Environmental Protection;
• Natalie Prosser,
  CEO, Office for Environmental Protection;
• Professor Robbie McDonald;
  Chief Scientist, Office for Environmental Protection.

Questions from the committee will cover the following areas:

• the government’s progress on environmental goals;
• protected wildlife sites report;
• marine protected sites;
• water white paper;
• agriculture diffuse pollution;
• waste.