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Consultations in the environment

Consultations in this section cover the following topics:

  • Air quality
  • Biodiversity
  • Business and environment
  • Chemicals
  • Consumer products
  • Energy
  • Flooding
  • GM issues
  • Marine
  • Pollution prevention and control
  • Radioactivity
  • Recycling and waste
  • Sustainable production and consumption
  • Water

Response column: when consultation responses are available in the library, L is added in this column; when a summary of responses is available on the website, S is added. See consultation notes for further information.

Consultation title Issued Deadline Response
Consultation on marine plan areas within the English Inshore and English Offshore Marine Regions 17 November 2009 16 February 2010  
Consultation on the transposition of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe 9 November 2009 29 January 2010  
Consultation on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive: Putting in place the legal framework for implementation 30 October 2009 22 January 2010  
Consultation on Update to the 2005 Detergents Regulations: Changes to Derogations Procedures and the Implementation of a Ban on Inorganic Phosphates in Domestic Laundry Cleaning Products 22 October 2009 21 January 2010  
A consultation on draft environmental permitting guidance – exempt waste operations 15 October 2009 5 January 2010  
Consultation on Local Authority Environmental Regulation of Industrial Plant: 2010/11 Fees and Charges 30 September 2009 23 December 2009  
Consultation on the Cave Review of competition and innovation in water markets 17 September 2009 14 December 2009  
Consultation on UK implementation of enforcement obligations on ban of exports of metallic mercury and certain metallic mercury compounds and mixtures, and the safe storage of metallic mercury 16 September 2009 14 October 2009 L
Consultation on a proposal to require Offshore Transmission Owners to obtain a licence under Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 for the deposit of cables 27 July 2009 26 October 2009  
Consultation on Hazardous Waste Strategy 21 July 2009 13 October 2009  
Consultation on proposals for Fairer and Better Environmental Enforcement 21 July 2009 14 October 2009  
Consultation on the transposition of the revised Waste Framework Directive (Directive 2008/98/EC) in England and Wales 16 July 2009 9 October 2009  
Consultation on Draft Noise Action Plans 15 July 2009 4 November 2009  
Consultation on secondary legislation for England and Wales under the Marine and Coastal Access Bill: Part 4 Marine Licensing 1 July 2009 22 September 2009  
Adapting to Climate Change – ensuring progress in key sectors. Consultation on the Adaptation Reporting Power in the Climate Change Act 2008 18 June 2009 9 September 2009 L
Consultation on Coastal Change Policy 15 June 2009 25 September 2009  
Consultation on the Implementation of the Market Surveillance and Enforcement Requirements of the Eco-design of Energy Using Products and Energy Labelling Framework Directives 11 June 2009 4 September 2009 L
Consultation on draft guidance on how to measure and report your greenhouse gas emissions 5 June 2009 7 August 2009  
Consultation on proposals for time limiting of water abstraction licences 12 May 2009 4 August 2009 S
Environmental Permitting Programme: Consultation on Government Guidance 6 May 2009 29 July 2009  
Consultation on the revised Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice 30 April 2009 31 July 2009  
Consultation on implementing the abstraction elements of the Water Act 2003 29 April 2009 22 July 2009 L S
Consultation on the Draft Flood and Water Management Bill 21 April 2009 24 July 2009  
Delivering Marine Conservation Zones and European Marine Sites: A draft strategy for marine protected areas 20 April 2009 13 July 2009 L S
Proposed amendments to the Environmental Noise (England) Regulations 2006 16 February 2009 11 May 2009 L S
Consultation on the second phase of Environmental Permitting Programme (EPP2) 16 February 2009 11 May 2009 L S
Draft UK notification to the European Commission to secure additional time to meet the limit values for particulate matter for certain zones/agglomerations in accordance with the Council Directive 2008/50/EC on Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe 27 January 2009 10 March 2009 L S
Consultation on Implementation of the Paint Products Regulations 2005 Addressing Monitoring and Enforcement Issues 6 January 2009 31 March 2009 L S
Draft Statutory Instrument to amend provisions of the Water Resources Act 1991 for Water Protection Zones, and related Draft Statutory Guidance for the Environment Agency 22 December 2008 31 March 2009 L S
The Rules of Court for the water and sewerage special administration regime 17 December 2008 20 March 2009 L S
A National Flood Emergency Framework 17 December 2008 27 March 2009  
An amendment to the Marine Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2007 27 November 2008 19 February 2009 L S
The scope of the proposed 6-year review of Process Guidance Notes for Part B Installations 14 November 2008 6 February 2009 L S
Better Regulation Review of Part B Activities 14 November 2008 6 February 2009 L S
Proposed amendments to the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 13 November 2008 6 February 2009 L S

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