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Biodiversity: Reviews

Asked by Cat EcclesLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 March 2025UIN 37941

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will conduct a review of the statutory framework for biodiversity net gain; and if he will take steps with environmental horticulture experts to include cultivated pl

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Government is working with stakeholders, including the horticulture sector, to monitor the implementation of biodiversity net gain to make sure it is working as intended.

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