Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 118971

Planning Permission: Biodiversity

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Pippa Heylings

Liberal DemocratSouth Cambridgeshire

To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the evidential requirements applied to planning applicants claiming exemption from the mandatory biodiversity gain conditi

Answer

Ellie Reeves
The Solicitor General has not had any such discussions.