| Heading: |
Nature Restoration Fund |
| Question ID: |
1798805 |
| UIN: |
49477 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-04-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5034 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Josh Newbury
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joshnewburymp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@joshnewburymp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed Nature Restoration Fund will (a) supersede and (b) compliment the existing biodiversity net gain obligations for new developments under the Environment Act 2021. |
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true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-08 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1579 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mary Creagh
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| Answering Member handle: |
marycreagh_
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@marycreagh_
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| Answer text: |
The Nature Restoration Fund will not supersede existing Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) obligations for new developments. BNG is a requirement which applies to most new development across England, aiming to leave habitats in a measurably better state than the... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |