Thread by @DrBrendanMoore

Notable that in the background document to the #QueensSpeech & the Environment Bill, there is no reference to EU environmental law & governance or how the proposals will address possible gaps from #Brexit

Now we await the Bill itself, expected tomorrow.

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…

@VGravey @CharlieBEU @aglawfoodie Just as an example, there is discussion of improving air quality, but no mention of the Air Quality Directive or the UK's struggles in meeting its limits.

@VGravey @CharlieBEU @aglawfoodie The "new long term domestic environmental governance", including the Office for Environmental Protection, is being established in large part to replace EU governance of environmental law through the European Commission, ECJ.

But these are not mentioned.

The risk if these types of framings are more widespread is that they make these proposals look like de novo innovations and it make it less likely they will compared to the EU baseline (e.g. how will UK air quality standards compare to the AQ Directive?)

And interesting that #AgricultureBill & #FisheriesBill are organized under the Delivering Brexit section, while #EnvironmentBill is in its own section.