Select committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Draft National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure inquiry

Closed Opened 13 Feb 2019 Closed 13 Feb 2019

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

The Government has published a draft National Policy Statement (NPS) for Water Resources Infrastructure. It sets out the government’s policy for development of nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs) for water resources in England. The final NPS will be used as the primary basis for decisions on development consent applications relating to water resources NSIPs. The draft NPS is subject to consultation according to the procedures laid down in the Planning Act 2008, as amended by the Localism Act 2011. A public consultation on the draft NPS took place between 29 November 2018 and 31 January 2019, and a process of parliamentary scrutiny will now take place.

Where it stands

The inquiry is closed, opened 13 February 2019.

The committee has published 1 report, most recently 13th Report - Draft National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure on 26 April 2019.

The government's response

No government response is linked to this report.

Reports

13th Report - Draft National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure26 April 2019

All reports

Evidence

2 oral evidence sessionsLatest 20 March 2019

All evidence

Recent activity

Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair on NPS water resources and an update on reservoir safety, 19 July 201924 July 2019, Correspondence
Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State on reservoir safety and National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure, 10 July 201911 July 2019, Correspondence
Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State on reservoir safety and National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure, 10 July 201911 July 2019, Correspondence

Reports

1 report

13th Report - Draft National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure

HC No.: HC 1978
Published: 26 Apr 2019
Items: 0
Government response: No government response is linked to this report.

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
20 Mar 2019	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗
13 Mar 2019	Oral evidence session No witnesses recorded	View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters

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Published	Direction	Letter
24 Jul 2019	To committee	Letter from the Secretary of State to the Chair on NPS water resources and an update on reservoir safety, 19 July 2019
11 Jul 2019	To committee	Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State on reservoir safety and National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure, 10 July 2019
11 Jul 2019	To committee	Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State on reservoir safety and National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure, 10 July 2019