Select Committee · Environmental Audit Committee

The Government’s approach to sustainable development inquiry

Status: Closed Opened: 21 Jul 2015 Closed: 8 Jun 2016

Inquiry scope

Promoting sustainable development – which for the purposes of this inquiry includes protecting the environment, supporting the low carbon economy and improving wellbeing – could be worth billions of pounds to the UK economy. In 2013, the low carbon economy generated over £120 billion in turnover. The 2015-20 period will be crucial for ensuring the Government continues to promote sustainable development, with many key policies coming to an end and due for renewal or replacement. The Committee will be exploring what impact the new Government’s fiscal and legislative agenda will have on sustainable development. It will be looking to establish themes for its work during the Parliament and measures against which the Government's success can be judged. The evidence received for this inquiry will feed into the Committees work over the course of this Parliament.

Oral evidence sessions

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
9 Dec 2015	No witnesses recorded	View ↗

Correspondence

1 letter

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Published	Direction	Letter
3 Feb 2016	—	Francis Maude MP to Chair, Follow up to Oral Evidence on the Government’s Approach to Sustainable