Question follow-through · 38782

Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help meet (a) climate and (b) nature targets.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
19 Mar 2025
Answer
20 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help meet (a) climate and (b) nature targets.

  2. 19 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to delivering for nature and climate. We are taking action to meet our Environment Act targets, to restore and protect our natural world, and one of the government’s five missions is to make Britain a clean energy superpower, d...

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