Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Biodiversity
Commons · Question 100137 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of biodiversity net gain on the UK's progress in meeting its legally-binding biodiversity targets.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 18 Dec 2025
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) plays a vital role in protecting nature and the Government expects it to make an important contribution to meeting legally binding environmental targets. We have heard from developers, local authorities, and ecologists that BNG...