Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 68228

Property Development: Biodiversity

Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Alex Brewer

Liberal DemocratNorth East Hampshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure adequate funding for Natural England to protect biodiversity on new housing developments.

Answer

Mary Creagh
For the 2025-2026 financial year, Natural England received a total of £248 million funding from Defra to deliver their strategic aim of recovering nature for growth, health and security. In addition to this the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local G...

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