Written questions

Green Recovery Challenge Fund

Lords · Question HL8304 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Goodman of Wycombe

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Green Recovery Challenge Fund Round 1 and 2 projects underwent independent auditing or verification of reported environmental outcomes, and how many of those audits identified discrepancies or inflated reporting by

Answer

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 17 Jun 2025

The Green Recovery Challenge Fund (GRCF) was an £80 million fund over two rounds to support nature recovery and conservation across England between 2020 and 2023. It was developed by the last government in response to COVID-19 and administered on behalf o...