Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90551

Grasslands: Environment Protection

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases Natural England is investigating for potential breaches of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No.2) Regulations 2006 on semi-natural grassland

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Figures by financial year can be found in Natural England’s published enforcement reports here. The 2023/24 report is due to be published soon, and work is underway on the 2024/25 report.