AQW 18580/17-22

Mr John Blair
Alliance Party
South Antrim

Tabled Date: 07/05/2021
Answered On Date: 20/05/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail on the engagement his Department has had with the Ulster Farmer’s Union and other industry representatives regarding his Department’s Climate Change Bill.

Answer:

My Department completed a public consultation on a ‘Discussion Document on a Northern Ireland Climate Change Bill’ and this consultation was issued widely, including to the Ulster Farmer’s Union and other industry representatives in Northern Ireland. It sought views from the general public and a wide range of stakeholders and sectors across Northern Ireland on policy options for a climate change Bill for Northern Ireland. Analysis of the consultation responses has been commissioned from Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency (NISRA). The results of the analysis and summary of responses obtained from the consultation, will be published by my Department in due course.