Question follow-through · 1987

Water: Pollution Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of her policies on (a) the mitigation credit market and (b) investor confidence in nature markets.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
26 Jul 2024
Target answer date
30 Jul 2024
Answer
5 Aug 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of her policies on (a) the mitigation credit market and (b) investor confidence in nature markets.

  2. 30 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 5 Aug 2024

    Answer published

    This government was elected on a mandate to get Britain building again, alongside protecting and restoring the natural environment. We are determined to transform the system to ensure a win-win for people and nature. The existing nutrient mitigation marke...

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