Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 40340
Local Government: Ecology
Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the recruitment of additional ecologists in local government.
Answer
Mary CreaghSince November 2021, the Government has committed over £35 million to Local planning authorities (LPAs) to help them prepare for and implement biodiversity net gain. Defra has confirmed funding up to the end of 2024/25 and will confirm for 2025/26 shortly...
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