Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18349

Environment Protection

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 17 July 2026

Question

Chris Hinchliff

LabourNorth East Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed appropriate prioritisation approach within Environmental Delivery Plans on environmental harm; and what framework w

Answer

Mary Creagh
The mitigation hierarchy remains at the heart of the Nature Restoration Fund. These Regulations require Natural England, where appropriate, to prioritise avoidance measures over mitigation and compensation measures, and mitigation over compensation measur...

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