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Nature Restoration Fund

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 January 2026UIN 102573

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the amount of developer contributions to be paid into the Nature Restoration Fund in each of the next five years.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) will be financed through a developer levy.

As set out in our NRF Implementation Plan, the first Environmental Delivery Plans will cover developers’ obligations related to nutrient pollution mitigation.

The overall level and profile of receipts will depend on the timing and scale of developments coming forward under each individual Environmental Delivery Plan.

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