Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 47876

Seas and Oceans: Infrastructure

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 29 April 2025

Question

Steve Darling

Liberal DemocratTorbay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Minister has made an assessment of the merits of adopting a Nature Inclusive Design as a standard requirement for offshore projects to (a) boost marine biodiversity and (b)

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra recognises the potential for nature-inclusive design (NID) to have a positive environmental benefit when used in suitable areas of the marine environment. However, we are developing Marine Net Gain policy to deliver further positive environmental en...

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