Biodiversity
Commons · Question 97371 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to lay before Parliament final regulations and statutory guidance to implement mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 10 Dec 2025
Biodiversity net gain will apply to nationally significant infrastructure projects from May 2026. The Government consulted on the implementation detail over the summer and will publish a response and other relevant guidance in due course.