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Environment Protection: Finance

Asked by Cameron ThomasIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81090

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to secure long-term public budgets for nature recovery.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

We are prioritising investment that supports the Government’s Plan for Change and builds work to reform Defra to drive growth, while maintaining our commitment to farming, food security, and nature’s recovery.

This Government has committed a record £11.8 billion allocation to deliver sustainable farming and food production over this parliament. This includes increasing spend on nature-friendly farming including Environmental Land Management schemes to £2 billion by 28/29.

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