Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31763

Biodiversity: Lincolnshire

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 27 February 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of available sites for biodiversity net gain credits in Lincolnshire.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The national Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) register now lists 46 gain sites, covering over 1300 hectares of area habitats in England. Defra also know that there are many more BNG units available in the private market, which will be added to the register. De...

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