Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 60317

Natural England: Nature Restoration Fund

Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 20 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal DemocratTaunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of levels of resourcing for Natural England on the use of developer levies collected through the Nature Restoration Fund fo

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is working closely with Natural England to ensure that resources are in place to administer the Nature Restoration Fund, which is designed to run on a cost recovery basis.