Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the quantum of additional funding to be provided to enable the establishment of a new UK Environmental Protection Agency.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been allocated £310m additional funding in 2018-19 from the Reserve to address additional activities arising from the UK’s exit from the European Union. These activities include establishing a new environmental body. The government will be consulting shortly on environmental governance, including proposals for this body.