Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 21732

Biodiversity

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 8 January 2025
Named Day

Question

Joe Morris

LabourHexham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of biodiversity net gain in delivering for biodiversity as intended.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Mandatory biodiversity net gain is an important means of ensuring development makes a net positive contribution to nature. It is in the early stages of implementation. The policy has been designed to achieve long-term benefits for biodiversity, with major...

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