Lobbying for climate action & funding
Dear Hertfordshire County Council,
Please treat this as a Freedom of Information/Environmental Information Regulations request.
I would like information about your council’s lobbying work in relation to climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following question:
Has the council written to or met with UK national or devolved governments to ask or lobby for climate action since 1st January 2019? Please provide some evidence of the most recent letter or meeting such as a copy of the letter or email sent, or the date, topic of meeting and position of the person that the meeting was held with.
This includes either asking for more powers and funding for local authorities to take climate action, or asking for the government to take further action themselves. This includes working with other local authorities to send joint letters or meetings to lobby UK or devolved governments, and includes both general climate action and calls for action on specific issues such as transport where climate change is mentioned as a motivating factor for taking action.
This includes if a cabinet member or other councillor has written to or met with the UK or devolved governments on behalf of the council.
I look forward to hearing from you in due course.
Yours faithfully,
Hannah Jewell, Climate Emergency UK
Information request
Our reference: 1340529
Your reference: [FOI #937613 email]
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Dear Hannah Jewell
Thank you for your correspondence which was received on 17th January 2023
requesting the following information:
Lobbying for climate action & funding
I would like information about your council's lobbying work in relation to
climate action for the Council Climate Action Scorecards.
In particular, please supply me with information relating to the following
question:
Has the council written to or met with UK national or devolved governments
to ask or lobby for climate action since 1st January 2019? Please provide
some evidence of the most recent letter or meeting such as a copy of the
letter or email sent, or the date, topic of meeting and position of the
person that the meeting was held with.
This includes either asking for more powers and funding for local
authorities to take climate action, or asking for the government to take
further action themselves. This includes working with other local
authorities to send joint letters or meetings to lobby UK or devolved
governments, and includes both general climate action and calls for action
on specific issues such as transport where climate change is mentioned as
a motivating factor for taking action.
This includes if a cabinet member or other councillor has written to or
met with the UK or devolved governments on behalf of the council.
Your request for information is being considered under the Environmental
Information Regulations 2004. We will respond to your request as quickly
as possible, and by close of 14th February 2023 at the latest.
Yours sincerely,
Victoria Hooper
Information Access Practitioner
Information Access
Hertfordshire County Council
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Dear Hannah Jewell
Thank you for your request for information received on 17th January 2023.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely,
Victoria Hooper
Information Access Practitioner
Information Access
Hertfordshire County Council
County Hall, Room 216 Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8DE, Postal Point:
[1]logo CHO320
T: 01992 555848
E: [2][email address]
[3]Facebook link to Hertfordshire County Council[4]Twitter link
for Hertfordshire County Council[5]update me logo
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
Hertfordshire County Council
This email contains proprietary confidential information some or all of
which may be legally privileged and/or subject to the provisions of
privacy legislation. It is intended solely for the addressee.
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disseminate the information contained within this e-mail. Please notify
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Hertfordshire County Council.
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