Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 42670

Local Government: Public Records

Tabled: 31 March 2025

Answered: 16 April 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for local record centres.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Biodiversity data is essential for informed planning decisions, with Local Environmental Records Centres (LERCs) and national platforms like the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) providing key species data. However, access to, and use of, Biodiversity d...

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