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Planning Permission: Biodiversity

Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratAttorney GeneralTabled Answered 12 March 2026UIN 118972

The question

To ask the Solicitor General, whether she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact of proposed exemptions to Biodiversity Net Gain requirements on the Government’s statutory environmen

Answered by Ellie Reeves

The Solicitor General has had no such discussions.

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