Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 56018

Natural England: Finance

Tabled: 30 May 2025

Answered: 17 June 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes to funding to Natural England for national landscapes on important (a) habitats and (b) wildlife.

Answer

Mary Creagh

For the 2024-2025 financial year Natural England received a total of £237 million funding from Defra in their Delegated Authority Document, and for 2025-2026 this figure is £248 million.