Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of her Department's report entitled Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published on 20 January 2026.

Tabled: 21 May 2026Answered: 4 June 2026

Asked by

Adrian Ramsay

Green PartyWaveney Valley

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mary Creagh)

I am getting a bit of a workout this morning bobbing up and down, Mr Speaker. The nature security assessment is a cross-Government strategic analysis designed to inform planning for potential shocks. It does not make predictions or set policy; it drives a more joined-up approach across Government by identifying climate and nature-related risks, so that they can be managed and anticipated early.