VerbatimParliament, as it happens

Environment Protection: National Security

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 26325

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the status of the national security assessment is on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security within the National Security Risk Assessment framework.

Answered by Cabinet Office

The Nature Security Assessment is a forward-looking assessment that is designed to support preparedness and resilience planning. It helps our understanding of the nature-related risks across the country. It sits within the framework of risks set out in the government’s National Risk Register and Chronic Risk Analysis. The National Risk Register focuses on the UK’s most serious acute risks, and the Chronic Risk Analysis are medium to long term risks and includes biodiversity loss. They are separate and complementary publications, and all assessments and analyses aid resilience planning.

Verbatim has judged this answer against the question that was actually asked — answered, partly answered, or evaded. Sign in to see the verdict →

Open this question in Verbatim →

Every written question, searchable

155,000 questions tabled since the election, with the answer each department gave — and the ones still unanswered, with the clock running. Free to search.

Search written questions →Read on Verbatim