Written questions

Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Grants Programme: Recycling

Commons · Question 109937 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department’s press release entitled UK leads global efforts to help communities save the ocean and beat poverty, published on 26 January 2026, what assessment she

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 5 Feb 2026

The Ocean Community Empowerment and Nature Grants Programme assesses long‑term financial sustainability as part of its highly competitive two‑stage application process. Applicants must set out their methodology, the evidence base for their approach, how t...