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Biodiversity

Commons · Question 97856 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of biodiversity loss over the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 16 Dec 2025

Defra does not have data on biodiversity loss covering the most recent 12‑month period. However, a range of official publications and monitoring frameworks provide the latest picture of biodiversity trends and the government’s most recent assessment of pr...