Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49477

Nature Restoration Fund

Tabled: 30 April 2025

Answered: 8 May 2025

Named Day

Question

Josh Newbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed Nature Restoration Fund will (a) supersede and (b) compliment the existing biodiversity net gain obligations for new developments under the Environment Act 2021.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Nature Restoration Fund will not supersede existing Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) obligations for new developments. BNG is a requirement which applies to most new development across England, aiming to leave habitats in a measurably better state than the...

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