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 Party — North 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 EagleFigures 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.