17617 (2025). Benjamin Doyle to the Minister for the Environment

Written Question

Published date: 01 May 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	17617 (2025)
Question asked:	14 Apr 2025
Member asking:	Benjamin Doyle
Portfolio:	Minister for the Environment
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	27 Apr 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_17617_2025
Document guid:	5f25d701-0664-4038-9395-5932dda28857

17617 (2025). Benjamin Doyle to the Minister for the Environment: On what date, if any, did the Minister and the Chief Executives of the agencies they are responsible for, if any, ensure that all staff involved in the development of government regulatory proposals are familiar with the contents of Cabinet Office Circular CO (24) 7 - Impact Analysis Requirements, if at all?

Hon Penny Simmonds: As I stated in my response to written parliamentary question 274 (2025) of 28 January 2025, the Cabinet Circular titled 'Impact-Analysis Requirement' was distributed internally to managers in the Ministry for the Environment on 13 January 2025. The Ministry regularly runs training sessions for staff with support from a presenter on how to write and assess regulatory papers. As a Crown Entity, the Environmental Protection Authority does not develop government regulatory proposals.