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Swifts: Bricks

Asked by Lewis CockingConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 September 2025UIN 69634

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether swift bricks count towards biodiversity net gain.

Answered by Mary Creagh

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

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