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Biodiversity: Environment Protection

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 6 June 2025UIN 54114

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to provide additional funding to (a) climate and (b) nature recovery programmes.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Phase 1 of the Spending Review concluded in October last year and set Defra's budget for 2025-26. Phase 2 of the Spending Review is underway and will set our Departmental budgets until 2029-29.

Decisions regarding allocation of budgets for future years, including climate and nature recovery programmes, will be taken following the outcome of the SR on 11 June.

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