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MPs to scrutinise EU green policies ahead of Brexit referendum
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UK Parliament, Westminster
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The public inquiry ‘is now open for written submissions’, as edie.net reports. There’s the invitation…
The cross-party Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has announced it will hold a public inquiry to assess the effectiveness of European environmental policy in the UK, ahead of the nation’s planned in-out EU referendum.
The inquiry, which is now open for written submissions, will investigate the merits and drawbacks of determining environmental policy at an EU level for the UK, along with the implications of such policies on the UK environment.
Specifically, the EAC is looking for answers to key questions around the balance between EU environmental frameworks and national approaches; the impact EU environmental policies have had on UK businesses; and the role of the EU as an international negotiator on environmental issues.
The EAC hopes the inquiry will inform the in-out debate ahead of the referendum on EU membership that the Conservative Government has committed to holding by the end of 2017, following a renegotiation of the UK’s terms of membership.
Full report: MPs to scrutinise EU green policies ahead of Brexit referendum
Presumably the referendum won’t happen before the inquiry is over? We shall see.
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Source: https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/mps-to-scrutinise-eu-green-policies-ahead-of-brexit-referendum/
