Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97858

Sites of Special Scientific Interest

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the condition of Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Answer

Mary Creagh
As of December 2025, around 41% of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) features are in favourable condition across all of England, and the percentage in favourable or unfavourable recovering condition is around 62%. The Environmental Improvement P...

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