Biodiversity: Ecomomic Situation
Commons · Question 8139 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential economic risks posed by continued biodiversity loss.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 17 Jun 2026
The Government stands by the Dasgupta Review, concluded under the previous government, that found nature, and the biodiversity that underpins it, sustains our economies, livelihoods, and wellbeing and failing to account for the value of nature undermines ...