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Environment Protection

Commons · Question 6553 · Tabled 3 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the ecology sector as part of delivering nature recovery objectives and wider green economic growth.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 14 Jul 2026

Our environmental improvement plan provides a stable, long-term framework for investment and a guide for the developing the technologies and skills to deliver it. We recognise the importance of the ecology sector in supporting project pipelines for Biodiv...