Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102574

Nature Restoration Fund: Environmental Delivery Plans

Tabled: 2 January 2026

Answered: 9 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether developer contributions to the Nature Restoration Fund will be ring-fenced for use within the geographic area covered by the relevant Environmental Delivery Plan.

Answer

Mary Creagh

Revenue paid into an Environmental Delivery Plan is subject to a statutory ringfence for use to implement that Environmental Delivery Plan and deliver appropriate conservation measures as outlined within that Environmental Delivery Plan. As set out in Sec...

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