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Chilterns: Expenditure

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 July 2025UIN 64205

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on the Chilterns National Landscape Boundary Review project.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The total cost of Natural England’s consultancy contracts on the Chilterns National Landscape Boundary Review project is approximately £430,000.00. This cost includes the production of all the technical reports as well as support for some engagement work with stakeholders. The total cost expensed internally by Natural England is detail we do not hold as many different teams and individuals have been involved in the project since its inception.

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