"This scorecard highlights yet again Government’s failure to live up to its promise of being the ‘greenest government ever’. Getting a ‘red card’ for lack of action on flood prevention and reducing air pollution, two issues with a direct and immediate impact on health and wellbeing, as well as failing to protect our wildlife and countryside, demonstrates a worrying disregard for the best interests of the public. Urgent action is needed to ensure progress in the ten environmental areas the committee has rated, and the Conference season will give Party leaders the chance to tell us whether they intend to improve protection for our homes and families, or keep protecting the polluters."
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Notes
The EAC's scorecard and data are available here - http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/news/environmental-scorecard-report/
