Biodiversity
Commons · Question 21732 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of biodiversity net gain in delivering for biodiversity as intended.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 8 Jan 2025
Mandatory biodiversity net gain is an important means of ensuring development makes a net positive contribution to nature. It is in the early stages of implementation. The policy has been designed to achieve long-term benefits for biodiversity, with major...