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  • We're seeking views on introducing technical standards regulations to the heat network sector.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • We are seeking views on the government’s proposals to raise minimum energy efficiency standards for privately rented homes in England and Wales by 2030.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • This report summarises the several order and regulating order application activity between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2025.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • We are seeking views on the Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Access to Infrastructure) Regulations 2011 to ensure fair access to CO2 pipelines and storage sites.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • We want your views on our proposals to change the standard rules permits medium combustion plant and specified generators.

  • February 2026 Catch Limit Review

  • Consultation on whether England and Wales should change their Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) related livestock feed controls.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2024 to 2025.

  • This strategy sets out the UK government’s refreshed approach to its partnership with Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • The Environment Agency's approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the Hull and East Riding catchment.

  • The Environment Agency's approach to managing new and existing abstraction and impoundment within the Yorkshire Derwent catchment.

  • The strategy for biodiversity in Overseas Territories.

  • Proposal for a capped contingent liability regarding a policy indemnity to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSENT) for the Orkney Transmission Link project.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is consulting on its draft strategy for the safe, secure and sustainable decommissioning of the UK’s legacy nuclear sites

  • This communiqué summarises the meeting of the UK-Ireland Contact Group on Radiological Matters which took place on 20 November 2025.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • How the Environment Agency monitors businesses affected by the packaging waste regulations in England.

  • A new integrated approach to bring about a generational step change and deliver sustainable and embedded improvements to animal welfare.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Seeking views on proposals to extend the current UK REACH submission deadlines for transitional registrations.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • On 3 Dec 2025, the 14th Annual UK-Japan Nuclear Dialogue was held in Manchester to further strengthen cooperation between the UK and Japan on nuclear energy.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Introduction of subcategories within the plastic packaging categories as specified under Regulation 7(11) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024.