Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 121357

Environment Protection: National Security

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Cat Smith

LabourLancaster and Wyre

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to help mitigate the national security risks identified in the nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national secu

Answer

Mary Creagh
Nature underpins the UK’s security, prosperity and resilience and understanding the threats we face from biodiversity loss is essential to addressing them effectively. The Nature security assessment forms part of cross-government resilience planning and c...

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