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Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 58969

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether expenditure on (a) swift bricks and (b) bee houses and biomes for new-build homes can be counted towards biodiversity net gain units.

Answered by Mary Creagh

No, expenditure on swift bricks, bee houses and bee biomes cannot be counted towards biodiversity net gain (BNG) units which must be calculated using the main Statutory BNG metric or the small sites version of it.

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