Dear - Climate Emergency UK,

I write to confirm receipt of your request for information, which was
received on 17/01/2023  and can confirm that it is now being processed.
Your request has been given the unique reference number FOI/260 and you
should quote this reference number in all correspondence. You should
receive our response within 20 working days; this means that you can
expect to receive the requested information by 13/02/2023. If we are
unable to deal with your request within that time limit or the Council
does not hold the information or there is a reason for it to be withheld,
we will promptly advise you in writing.

If you have any queries or concerns then please do not hesitate to contact
us.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications. The reference number for your case is FOI/260

Regards,

Information Governance Team

 Dear - Climate Emergency UK

Environmental Information Request - Re: FOI/260

Thank you for your request received on 16/01/2023  in which you asked for
the following information from Lancaster City Council:

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 councilor has written to or met
with the UK or devolved governments on behalf of the council.

Your request has been handled under the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004.

Response

The Council continues to lobby government on climate change actions.
 Motions passed by the council are sent to various Ministers, examples
below:

•  Climate Emergency Declaration Jan 2019 - [1]Can be found here.
•  Climate and Ecology Bill December 2022  - [2]Can be found here.

If you have any queries or concerns about this response, please contact
this office. For details of how to appeal a decision we have made, see
below.

How to Appeal

Internal Review

If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to an
internal review.  The handling of your request will be looked at by
someone who was not responsible for the original case, and they will make
a decision as to whether we answered your request correctly.

If you would like to request a review, please write or send an email to
the Council, within two months of the date of this email, at the following
address:

Information Governance
Lancaster City Council
Town Hall
Dalton Square
Lancaster
LA1 1PJ
Email:  [3][Lancaster City Council request email]

Information Commissioner’s Office

If you remain dissatisfied after an internal review decision, you have the
right to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office.  The Commissioner
is an independent regulator who has the power to direct us to respond to
your request differently if he considers that we have handled it
incorrectly.

You can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at the following
address:

Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745 if you prefer to use a
national rate number

Website:  [4]https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/

Re-use of Public-Sector Information

Some of the information that we provide in response to EIR requests will
be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the copyright will be
owned by Lancaster City Council. The copyright in other information may be
owned by another person or organisation, as indicated on the information
itself.

You are free to use any information supplied for your own non-commercial
research or private study purposes. The information may also be used for
any other purpose allowed by a limitation or exception in copyright law,
such as news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example by
publishing the information in analogue or digital form, including on the
internet, will require the permission of the copyright owner.

For information where the copyright is owned by Lancaster City Council,
please contact this office if you would like to request permission.

For information where the copyright is owned by another person or
organisation you must apply to the copyright owner to obtain their
permission.

Yours sincerely

References

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