Biodiversity
Commons · Question 70371 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Sammy Wilson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason his Department is consulting on proposals to change Biodiversity Net Gain requirements for small sites and medium sites one year after Biodiversity Net Gain became mand
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Sep 2025
The Government has been working closely with stakeholders to gather feedback and evidence on how BNG is being implemented. Early information suggests BNG implementation is largely working as intended, but there is emerging evidence that some smaller devel...