Department for Communities and Local Government: EU Law

(asked on 12th January 2017) - View Source
Questioner
Kirsty Blackman Portrait
Kirsty Blackman
(Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)

Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which EU directives relating to his Department's responsibilities are awaiting transposition into UK law.

Answered by
Marcus Jones Portrait
Marcus Jones
Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
This question was answered on 18th January 2017

The UK remains a member of the EU until we leave, with full rights and obligations of membership. This includes transposing EU legislation into UK law.

The following directive relating to the Department's responsibilities is currently awaiting transposition.

'Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment'.

Transposition date: 16 May 2017.

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