Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102571

Environmental Delivery Plans

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria will be used to assess whether Environmental Delivery Plans meets the Overall Improvement Test.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Overall Improvement Test requires the Secretary of State to consider whether, by the end date of an Environmental Delivery Plan, the positive effect of all the conservation measures set out in the Environmental Delivery Plan will materially outweigh t...

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