A question on #SeasAndOceans #Infrastructure tabled by Steve Darling on 24-04-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy.

Heading: Seas and Oceans: Infrastructure
Question ID: 1797062
UIN: 47876
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-24
Asking Member ID: 5066
Asking Member display name: Steve Darling
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Minister has made an assessment of the merits of adopting a Nature Inclusive Design as a standard requirement for offshore projects to (a) boost marine biodiversity and (b)
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Date answered: 2025-04-29
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Answering Member ID: 4645
Answering Member display name: Emma Hardy
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Emma Hardy
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Answer text: Defra recognises the potential for nature-inclusive design (NID) to have a positive environmental benefit when used in suitable areas of the marine environment. However, we are developing Marine Net Gain policy to deliver further positive environmental en...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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