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The Lord Bishop of Norwich

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 June 2026

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Environment Act 2021 Targets

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My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for her reply. Notwithstanding the work that the Government have done on this and the plans that they have put in place, the Office for Environmental Protection has concerns. It reported back in January: “Government needs to speed up and scale up its efforts … and actions” because they remain “largely off track to meet EA21 targets”. The window of opportunity is closing fast. We need to drive nature recovery at scale. With 70% of the UK being farmland, farmers play a vital role in nature recovery as well as in ensuring food supply. Might the Government consider providing greater support to farmers for these two twin aims, including within the environmental land management schemes?
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