Written questions

Biodiversity: Rural Areas

Commons · Question 123178 · Tabled 24 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support biodiversity in rural communities.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 31 Mar 2026

This Government is committed to restoring and protecting nature in rural communities through delivering our legally binding biodiversity targets on species abundance, species extinction and habitat creation and restoration. The Land Use Framework (LUF) sh...